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Tests and exercises on irregular verbs in English

  • 23.06.2024
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On this page, you will find practical exercises and tests to help you check and consolidate your knowledge of irregular verbs in English. The exercises are suitable for beginners as well as those who want to refresh their memory and master verb forms automatically.

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Exercise 1. Choose the correct form of the verb (V2)

Choose the correct second form of the irregular verb that fits the meaning. You have one verb in the infinitive and three answer options.
Example:
He ___ a letter yesterday. (to write)
a) writed b) wrote c) written
✅ Correct answer: b) wrote

Answer the questions by selecting the correct option.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2. Insert the verb in the correct form (V2)

Put the verb in brackets into the second form (Past Simple). Write only the correct option — no confusion with V1 or V3!
Example:
He ___ a message. (send)
✅ He sent a message.

  1. She ___ a cake for his birthday. (make)
  2. We ___ a lot of photos on vacation. (take)
  3. He ___ me yesterday. (call)
  4. I ___ my leg while playing football. (hurt)
  5. They ___ the project on time. (finish)
  6. I ___ all the money. (spend)
  7. She ___ me her notes. (lend)
  8. We ___ a great book last week. (read)
  9. He ___ the question twice. (repeat)
  10. They ___ very late. (arrive)
  11. I ___ you at the party! (see)
  12. The cat ___ the bird. (catch)
  13. My friend ___ the test easily. (pass)
  14. I ___ very tired after work. (feel)
  15. He ___ at the joke. (laugh)

✅ The answers to all the tasks can be found at the bottom of the page.

Exercise 3. Find the mistake and correct the verb

Each sentence contains a mistake in the form of an incorrect verb. Your task is to find the mistake and replace the verb with the correct second form (Past Simple).
Example:
He buyed a new phone.
✅ He bought a new phone.

  1. She goed to the cinema yesterday.
  2. I runned five kilometers in the morning.
  3. They drinked coffee after dinner.
  4. We writed him a letter.
  5. He swimmed in the river last summer.
  6. I finded my wallet under the sofa.
  7. She cuted her finger while cooking.
  8. We sleeped in a tent during the trip.
  9. He drived too fast on the highway.
  10. The kids catched a cold last week.
  11. I thinked about it all night.
  12. She singed beautifully at the concert.
  13. They feeled great after the walk.
  14. He throwed the ball too far.
  15. I breaked my phone again.

✅ The answers to all the tasks can be found at the bottom of the page.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct form of the verb (V3)

Choose the correct third form of the irregular verb (V3) that fits grammatically and logically into the sentence.
Example:
She has ___ the keys. (lose)
a) lost b) losed c) lose
✅ Correct answer: a) lost

Answer the questions by selecting the correct option.

Exercise 4

Exercise 5. Match the verbs with their forms

Here is a list of 15 verbs (V1) and a set of forms V2 and V3. Your task is to match each first form with the correct second and third forms. Just write the correct pair next to it.
Example:
begin — began — begun ✅
Verb (V1):

  1. give
  2. go
  3. come
  4. take
  5. do
  6. speak
  7. fly
  8. write
  9. fall
  10. drink
  11. choose
  12. break
  13. know
  14. buy
  15. grow

Forms (V2–V3, disorganized):
a) took — taken
b) came — come
c) gave — given
d) bought — bought
e) did — done
f) went — gone
g) drank — drunk
h) spoke — spoken
i) wrote — written
j) chose — chosen
k) knew — known
l) fell — fallen
m) flew — flown
n) grew — grown
o) broke — broken
✅ The answers to all the tasks can be found at the bottom of the page.

Answers

    1. bought
    2. came
    3. left
    4. broke
    5. saw
    6. knew
    7. told
    8. ate
    9. sat
    10. did
    11. gave
    12. shut
    13. ran
    14. met
    15. cried

    1. made
    2. took
    3. called
    4. hurt
    5. finished
    6. spent
    7. lent
    8. read
    9. repeated
    10. arrived
    11. saw
    12. caught
    13. passed
    14. felt
    15. laughed

    1. went
    2. ran
    3. drank
    4. wrote
    5. swam
    6. found
    7. cut
    8. slept
    9. drove
    10. caught
    11. thought
    12. sang
    13. felt
    14. threw
    15. broke

    1. eaten
    2. seen
    3. told
    4. shut
    5. sent
    6. found
    7. won
    8. hit
    9. been
    10. heard
    11. read
    12. left
    13. thought
    14. broken
    15. watched

    1. give — gave — given
    2. go — went — gone
    3. come — came — come
    4. take — took — taken
    5. do — did — done
    6. speak — spoke — spoken
    7. fly — flew — flown
    8. write — wrote — written
    9. fall — fell — fallen
    10. drink — drank — drunk
    11. choose — chose — chosen
    12. break — broke — broken
    13. know — knew — known
    14. buy — bought — bought
    15. grow — grew — grown

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