Common Irregular Verbs Quiz

Irregular Verbs

• Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the typical conjugation patterns in their different tenses.
• Their past tense and past participle forms are not predictable from the present form.
• Mastering irregular verbs is crucial for understanding and using English effectively. Learning the specific forms is essential.
• A core skill in language acquisition is the identification and memorisation of irregular verb forms.
• They appear frequently in both spoken and written English.
• Examples of irregular verbs are important to learn.

Common Irregular Verbs

• Be: present tense forms: am, is, are; past tense: was, were; past participle: been
• Have: present tense: have, has; past tense: had; past participle: had
• Do: present tense: do, does; past tense: did; past participle: done
• Go: present tense: go; past tense: went; past participle: gone
• See: present tense: see; past tense: saw; past participle: seen
• Say: present tense: say; past tense: said; past participle: said
• Take: present tense: take; past tense: took; past participle: taken
• Bring: present tense: bring; past tense: brought; past participle: brought
• Break: present tense: break; past tense: broke; past participle: broken
• Choose: present tense: choose; past tense: chose; past participle: chosen
• Come: present tense: come; past tense: came; past participle: come
• Feel: present tense: feel; past tense: felt; past participle: felt
• Get: present tense: get; past tense: got; past participle: gotten/got
• Give: present tense: give; past tense: gave; past participle: given
• Know: present tense: know; past tense: knew; past participle: known
• Make: present tense: make; past tense: made; past participle: made
• Run: present tense: run; past tense: ran; past participle: run
• Say: present tense: say; past tense: said; past participle: said
• Tell: present tense: tell; past tense: told; past participle: told
• Think: present tense: think; past tense: thought; past participle: thought
• Write: present tense: write; past tense: wrote; past participle: written
• Find: present tense: find; past tense: found; past participle: found

Strategies for Learning

• Create flashcards: write the verb in the present tense, past tense, and past participle on each card.
• Use a variety of learning resources: textbook, online exercises, and language learning apps.
• Practice regularly: use the verbs in sentences to reinforce learning.
• Focus on the specific patterns within each tense and look for any similarities.
• Create sentences using each irregular verb in different grammatical contexts.
• Make lists of frequent irregular verbs.
• Try to group related verbs together in your memorization.
• Engage in discussions to use the verbs naturally.
• Review regularly and revisit those verbs you struggle with.