Irregular Verbs

Exercise: Past Forms of Irregular Verbs

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense form of the irregular verb given in parentheses.

1. Yesterday, I _____ (go) to the grocery store.

2. She _____ (buy) a beautiful dress for the party.

3. We _____ (eat) pizza for dinner last night.

4. He _____ (take) his dog for a walk in the afternoon.

5. They _____ (see) a movie over the weekend.

6. I _____ (give) my friend a birthday present.

7. The child _____ (drink) a glass of milk.

8. My brother _____ (drive) to work very early this morning.

9. She _____ (meet) her old friend after many years.

10. He _____ (swim) across the river yesterday.

Irregular verbs in English 

Part 2: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past tense form of the irregular verb to complete the sentence.

1. We finally _____ the top of the mountain.

   a) reach

   b) reached

   c) reacheded

   d) reaches

2. The teacher _____ the answer to the question.

   a) know

   b) knew

   c) knowing

   d) knowed

3. The cat _____ under the bed when it was scared.

   a) hide

   b) hidded

   c) hid

   d) hiding

4. She _____ all her money on that concert ticket.

   a) spent

   b) spend

   c) spended

   d) spendt

5. The bird _____ away before we could get a closer look.

   a) flown

   b) fly

   c) flew

   d) flying

Part 3: Sentence Transformation

Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense.

1. She sings beautifully at the concert.

   - __________________________________

2. They take the early train to New York.

   - __________________________________

3. I feel happy about the news.

   - __________________________________

4. He writes a letter to his grandmother.

   - __________________________________

5. We go to the beach every summer.

   - __________________________________

Part 4: Short Response

Write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) about what you did last weekend. Make sure to use at least five different irregular verbs in their past forms.

Answers

Part 1: 

1. went

2. bought

3. ate

4. took

5. saw

6. gave

7. drank

8. drove

9. met

10. swam

Part 2:

1. b) reached

2. b) knew

3. c) hid

4. a) spent

5. c) flew

Part 3:

1. She sang beautifully at the concert.

2. They took the early train to New York.

3. I felt happy about the news.

4. He wrote a letter to his grandmother.

5. We went to the beach every summer.

Part 4:

Last weekend, I went to the park with my friends. We saw a group of people playing soccer and decided to join them. After the game, we ate ice cream and talked about our plans for the summer. In the evening, I wrote in my journal about the fun we had.