Irregular Verb Forms

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Which of the following verbs has the same form in the past simple (V2) and past participle (V3)?

  • Drive
  • Cut (correct)
  • Choose
  • Begin

For the verb 'hide', what is the correct past participle (V3) form?

  • Hid
  • Hided
  • Hidden (correct)
  • Hide

Which of these verbs has two accepted past simple (V2) and past participle (V3) forms?

  • Burn (correct)
  • Bite
  • Beat
  • Build

Select the correct past simple (V2) form of the verb 'choose'.

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What is the base form (V1) of the verb whose past simple (V2) form is 'knew'?

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Which verb maintains the same form in all three columns (Base, Past Simple, and Past Participle)?

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Which of the following is the past participle (V3) of the verb 'drive'?

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What is the past simple (V2) form of the verb 'fly'?

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Select the past participle (V3) of the verb 'steal'.

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Which of the following verbs has 'went' as its past simple (V2) form?

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Flashcards

Be (Base Form V1)

To be in a place or state.

Beat (Base Form V1)

To strike repeatedly

Become (Base Form V1)

To start to be.

Begin (Base Form V1)

To start or initiate something.

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Bend (Base Form V1)

To curve or change direction.

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Bet (Base Form V1)

To risk something, e.g. money.

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Bite (Base Form V1)

To use your teeth to cut or break something.

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Bleed (Base Form V1)

To emit blood.

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Blow (Base Form V1)

To exhale air forcefully.

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Break (Base Form V1)

To separate into pieces as a result of a blow or impact.

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Study Notes

  • Irregular verbs change their form in the past simple and past participle.
  • Regular verbs form the past simple and past participle by adding "-ed."

Verb Forms

  • Base Form (V1): The infinitive form of the verb (e.g., be, beat, become).
  • Past Simple (V2): Used to describe completed actions in the past (e.g., was/were, beat, became).
  • Past Participle (V3): Used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (e.g., been, beaten, become).

Irregular Verb Examples

  • Be:
  • V2: was/were
  • V3: been
  • Beat:
  • V2: beat
  • V3: beaten
  • Become:
  • V2: became
  • V3: become
  • Begin:
  • V2: began
  • V3: begun
  • Bend:
  • V2: bent
  • V3: bent
  • Bet:
  • V2: bet
  • V3: bet
  • Bite:
  • V2: bit
  • V3: bitten
  • Bleed:
  • V2: bled
  • V3: bled
  • Blow:
  • V2: blew
  • V3: blown
  • Break:
  • V2: broke
  • V3: broken
  • Bring:
  • V2: brought
  • V3: brought
  • Build:
  • V2: built
  • V3: built
  • Burn:
  • V2: burnt/burned
  • V3: burnt/burned
  • Buy:
  • V2: bought
  • V3: bought
  • Catch:
  • V2: caught
  • V3: caught
  • Choose:
  • V2: chose
  • V3: chosen
  • Come:
  • V2: came
  • V3: come
  • Cost:
  • V2: cost
  • V3: cost
  • Cut:
  • V2: cut
  • V3: cut
  • Dig:
  • V2: dug
  • V3: dug
  • Do:
  • V2: did
  • V3: done
  • Draw:
  • V2: drew
  • V3: drawn
  • Dream:
  • V2: dreamt/dreamed
  • V3: dreamt/dreamed
  • Drink:
  • V2: drank
  • V3: drunk
  • Drive:
  • V2: drove
  • V3: driven
  • Eat:
  • V2: ate
  • V3: eaten
  • Fall:
  • V2: fell
  • V3: fallen
  • Feed:
  • V2: fed
  • V3: fed
  • Feel:
  • V2: felt
  • V3: felt
  • Fight:
  • V2: fought
  • V3: fought
  • Find:
  • V2: found
  • V3: found
  • Fly:
  • V2: flew
  • V3: flown
  • Forget:
  • V2: forgot
  • V3: forgotten
  • Forgive:
  • V2: forgave
  • V3: forgiven
  • Freeze:
  • V2: froze
  • V3: frozen
  • Get:
  • V2: got
  • V3: got
  • Give:
  • V2: gave
  • V3: given
  • Go:
  • V2: went
  • V3: gone
  • Grow:
  • V2: grew
  • V3: grown
  • Hang:
  • V2: hanged/hung
  • V3: hanged/hung
  • Have:
  • V2: had
  • V3: had
  • Hear:
  • V2: heard
  • V3: heard
  • Hide:
  • V2: hid
  • V3: hidden
  • Hit:
  • V2: hit
  • V3: hit
  • Hold:
  • V2: held
  • V3: held
  • Hurt:
  • V2: hurt
  • V3: hurt
  • Keep:
  • V2: kept
  • V3: kept
  • Know:
  • V2: knew
  • V3: known
  • Lay:
  • V2: laid
  • V3: laid
  • Lead:
  • V2: led
  • V3: led
  • Learn:
  • V2: learnt/learned
  • V3: learnt/learned
  • Leave:
  • V2: left
  • V3: left
  • Lend:
  • V2: lent
  • V3: lent
  • Let:
  • V2: let
  • V3: let
  • Lie:
  • V2: lay
  • V3: lain
  • Lie (regular verb):
  • V2: lied
  • V3: lied
  • Light:
  • V2: lit
  • V3: lit
  • Lose:
  • V2: lost
  • V3: lost
  • Make:
  • V2: made
  • V3: made
  • Mean:
  • V2: meant
  • V3: meant
  • Meet:
  • V2: met
  • V3: met
  • Overcome:
  • V2: overcame
  • V3: overcome
  • Pay:
  • V2: paid
  • V3: paid
  • Put:
  • V2: put
  • V3: put
  • Quit:
  • V2: quit/quitted
  • V3: quit/quitted
  • Read:
  • V2: read
  • V3: read
  • Ride:
  • V2: rode
  • V3: ridden
  • Ring:
  • V2: rang
  • V3: rung
  • Rise:
  • V2: rose
  • V3: risen
  • Run:
  • V2: ran
  • V3: run
  • Say:
  • V2: said
  • V3: said
  • See:
  • V2: saw
  • V3: seen
  • Sell:
  • V2: sold
  • V3: sold
  • Send:
  • V2: sent
  • V3: sent
  • Set:
  • V2: set
  • V3: set
  • Shake:
  • V2: shook
  • V3: shaken
  • Shine:
  • V2: shone
  • V3: shone
  • Shoot:
  • V2: shot
  • V3: shot
  • Show:
  • V2: showed
  • V3: shown
  • Shut:
  • V2: shut
  • V3: shut
  • Sing:
  • V2: sang
  • V3: sung
  • Sink:
  • V2: sank
  • V3: sunk
  • Sit:
  • V2: sat
  • V3: sat
  • Sleep:
  • V2: slept
  • V3: slept
  • Smell:
  • V2: smelt
  • V3: smelt
  • Speak:
  • V2: spoke
  • V3: spoken
  • Spell:
  • V2: spelt
  • V3: spelt
  • Spend:
  • V2: spent
  • V3: spent
  • Stand:
  • V2: stood
  • V3: stood
  • Steal:
  • V2: stole
  • V3: stolen
  • Stick:
  • V2: stuck
  • V3: stuck
  • Sting:
  • V2: stung
  • V3: stung
  • Sweep:
  • V2: swept
  • V3: swept
  • Swim:
  • V2: swam
  • V3: swum
  • Take:
  • V2: took
  • V3: taken
  • Teach:
  • V2: taught
  • V3: taught
  • Tear:
  • V2: tore
  • V3: torn
  • Tell:
  • V2: told
  • V3: told
  • Think:
  • V2: thought
  • V3: thought
  • Throw:
  • V2: threw
  • V3: thrown
  • Understand:
  • V2: understood
  • V3: understood
  • Wake up:
  • V2: woke up
  • V3: woken up
  • Wear:
  • V2: wore
  • V3: worn
  • Win:
  • V2: won
  • V3: won
  • Write:
  • V2: wrote
  • V3: written

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