Irregular verbs

Infnitive 2
nd
Form
(Past Simple)
3
rd
Form
(Past Participle)
be was/were been
become became become
begin began begun
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burned/burnt burned/burnt
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/
dreamt
dreamed/
dreamt
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fght fought fought
fnd found found
fy few fown
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
get got got
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
lead led led
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt
leave left left
Infnitive 2
nd
Form
(Past Simple)
3
rd
Form
(Past Participle)
let let let
lie lay lain
light lit lit
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read /rid/ read /red/ read /red/
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
shine shone shone
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written
Exam strategies
Reading
True/False
Read all the statements before you read the text.
The statements are in the same order as the text.
Underline the key words in the statements.
Find the part in the text which matches each
statement. Pay attention to words with similar and
opposite meaning, time expressions and tenses.
Choose True or False for each statement.
Multiple choice
Read all the questions before you read the text.
The questions follow the order of the information in
the text.
Underline the key words in the questions and fnd
the key words or synonyms in the text. Then read
this part of the text again carefully.
Compare the words you underlined in the text and
in the question. Choose the answer that is closest to
the meaning in the text.
Matching
Read the instruction and make sure you understand
the task.
Do you have to match headings to paragraphs,
questions to paragraphs, etc?
When you have to match headings to paragraphs,
focus on the main idea of each paragraph.
When you have to match questions to paragraphs,
fnd the parts of the text which answer the questions.
This type of task often includes an extra item. You
need to eliminate it.
Gapped text
Read the text to fnd out what it is about.
Read the phrases or sentences you have to put into
the text.
Notice any pronouns in the phrases or sentences
and decide what they refer to in the text.
Check that the gapped phrase or sentence fts the
text before and after it. Pay attention to sequencing
words (e.g. frst, then, after that) and tenses.
Read the completed text to check it is correct.
Exam strategies
Listening
True/False
Before you listen, read all the statements and
underline the key words.
The statements are in the same order as the recording.
Listen for key words in the recording. Pay attention
to words with similar and opposite meaning, time
expressions, tenses and modifers (e.g. very, quite).
Choose True or False for each statement.
Listen again to check and correct your answers.
Multiple choice
Before you listen, read all the questions and
underline the key words.
The questions are in the same order as the recording.
Listen for key words in the recording. Pay attention
to words with similar and opposite meaning, time
expressions, tenses and modifers (e.g. very, quite).
Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the
recording. Answer all the questions.
Listen again to check and correct your answers.
Matching
Read the instruction and make sure you understand
the task. Do you have to match people to situations/
places/opinions, etc?
Underline the key words in the task and listen for
similar information in the recording.
This type of task often includes an extra item. You
need to eliminate it.
Gap ll
Read the instruction and make sure you understand
the task. Do you have to complete the gaps with a
word, more than one word or a phrase?
Read the gapped text to fnd out what it is about.
Read the text around the gap and decide what kind
of word (e.g. a noun, an adjective) or information
needs to go in the gap.
Listen once and try to complete each gap. The gaps
follow the order of the recording.
Listen again to check and correct your answers.
Answering questions
Before you listen, read all the questions and
underline the key words. Try to predict the answers.
The questions are in the same order as the recording.
Listen once and make notes for each question.
After listening, use your notes to write complete
answers to the questions.
Listen again to check and correct your answers.
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Taken from Real Life Students Book