Elementary exercises to the irregular verbs
TASK 1 - Write the past tense form TASK 3 - Rewrite the sentences into the
of the verbs on the line. Simple Past Tense. Then write a negative
1. stand ___________________ sentence. Look at the example.
2. put ___________________ e.g.: He writes a letter.
3. sit ___________________ He wrote a letter.
4. read ___________________ He didn’t write a letter.
5. ring ___________________
6. sink ___________________ 1) She makes a cake.
7. tell ___________________ ____________________________________
8. send ___________________ __________________________________
9. smell ___________________ 2) The girls sing beautiful songs.
10. run ___________________ ____________________________________
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3) The boys swim in the sea.
TASK 2 - Write the past tense form ____________________________________
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of the verbs in the brackets on the
lines. 4) I tell you a story.
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1. I _____________ a beautiful dress
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in the shop yesterday. (see)
5) Mary sees you at a café.
2. Joe _____________ on the lottery
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last week. (win) __________________________________
3. We _____________ some days in 6) He wears blue shirt on Monday.
the mountains last month. (spend) ____________________________________
4. I know, that sign _____________ __________________________________
something important. (mean) 7) Susan teaches English.
5. The thief _____________ my ____________________________________
wallet. (steal) __________________________________
6. The boys _____________ the page 8) Tim reads books after school.
of my book. (tear) ____________________________________
7. I _____________ he was at home. __________________________________
(think) 9) The postman rings the bell.
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8. Your mum _____________ me the
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irregular verbs. (teach)
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9. Arthur _____________ a new
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jumper yesterday. (wear)
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10. That stranger _____________
Japanese. (speak)
Sentence construction in the Past Simple Tense with irregular verbs.
affirmative sentence
subject + irregular verb form + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. I broke a vase in the living-room yesterday.
negative sentence
subject + did + not (didn’t) + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. I did not (didn’t) break a vase in the living-room yesterday.
interrogative sentence
(Wh-question) + did + subject + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday?
When did you break a vase in the living-room?
short answer
You give short answers to yes-no questions.
Yes, subject +did. Or No, subject + didn’t.
E.g. Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday? Yes I did.
No, I didn’t.
TASK 4 - Rewrite the sentences into the TASK 5 - Change the following sentences into
Simple Past Tense. Then write an interrogative then give short answers according
interrogative sentence. Look at the to the sign. Look at the examples.
e.g.: They ate a lot.
example.
Did they eat a lot? Yes, they did.
e.g.: They go skiing. They went skiing.
She knew the secret.
Did they go skiing? Did she know the secret? No, she didn’t.
1) The teacher writes on the blackboard. 1) You understood the lesson.
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2) I think about animals. 2) We put the clothes into the room.
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3) It means nothing. 3) Kate sat next to Max.
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4) Peter speaks to you. 4) I swept the floor.
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5) You wake up at 6 o’clock. 5) You threw a ball to me.
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6) The ship sinks. 6) We ran to the teacher.
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7) I pay for the food. 7) She stuck photos.
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8) We say ‘Goodbye’. 8) I tore my skirt.
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9) Tom wins every game. 9) You took my coat.
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10) She sends you a letter. 10) The sun set.
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TASK 6 - Rewrite the sentences into TASK 8 - Ask questions about the
the Present Simple Tense. There are underlined words.
regular and irregular verbs in this
exercise. Look at the example. 1) We sang a song at school.
e.g.: She danced a lot. She dances a lot. _______________________________
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1) I smelt something good. 2) I woke him up at 6 o’clock.
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2) I did my homework. _______________________________
______________________________ 3) She threw a pen next to the bin.
3) The boys spelt their names. _______________________________
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4) The children played basketball.
4) She rode a bike at 6 o’clock.
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5) A boy stole some apples.
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5) You went to Sweden.
6) Peter rode a bike in the afternoon.
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7) They stood up when the teacher came in.
6) You wrote a letter to me.
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8) Peter sold watermelon in summer. _______________________________
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9) She saw Barbara. 7) She paid for the lunch.
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10) Jenny lived in London. _______________________________
______________________________ 8) I sold books in this bookshop.
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TASK 7 - Complete the sentences with
9) Tom and Mary set the table before
the correct form of the verb in the
lunch.
Past Simple.
1) Tom __________ a horse in the park. _______________________________
(ride) _______________________________
2) Sam _____________ attention to the 10) You stuck your exercise-book.
teacher. (not pay) _______________________________
3) Ben __________ a ball towards me. _______________________________
(throw) 11)We swam in the swimming-pool.
4) ____ you _______ what the teacher said? _______________________________
(understand) _______________________________
5) Mindy _____________ her composition
12) Barbara took my hat.
yesterday afternoon. (not write)
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6) ____ you _______ up early today? (wake)
7) Mike _____________ anything from the _______________________________
shop. (not steal)
8) ____ you _______ on the contest? (sing)
9) I __________ my pen. (tear) by Zsuzsapszi
10) She __________ my seat in the
theatre. (take)
