Irregular verbs

Here is a list of fifty of the most common irregular verbs, with exercises below. This is a
good place to start if you are intermediate or beginner level. Download a copy of
this list in PDF. If you are more advanced, download this much longer list,
which includes most of the crazy verbs in English.

Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle

be was / were been

become became become

begin began begun

bring brought brought

buy bought bought

choose chose chosen

come came come

do did done
drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feel felt felt

find found found

fly flew flown

forget forgot forgotten

get got got (gotten in USA)

give gave given

go went gone
have had had

hear heard heard

keep kept kept

know knew known

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lose lost lost

make made made

meet met met

pay paid paid

put put put

read read (pronounced /red/) read (pronounced /red/)

run ran run

say said said

see saw seen

sell sold sold

send sent sent

sing sang sung

sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

speak spoke spoken

 stand stood stood

swim swam swum

take took taken

teach taught taught

tell told told

think thought thought

understand understood understood

wear wore worn

write wrote written

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1) She   (bring) some chocolates to the party..
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2) I   (hear) a new song on the radio.. Show Answ er

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3) I   (read) three books last week.. Show Answ er

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4) They   (speak) French to the waitress.. Show Answ er

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5) He   (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand.. Show Answ er

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6) I   (forget) to buy some milk.. Show Answ er

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7) She   (have) a baby in June.. Show Answ er

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8) You   (lose) your keys last week.. Show Answ er

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9) They   (swim) 500m.. Show Answ er

10) I   (give) my mother a CD for Christmas..

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11) At the age of 23, she   (become) a doctor.. Show Answ er

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12) I   (know) the answer yesterday.. Show Answ er

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13) He   (tell) me that he lived in Toronto.. Show Answ er

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14) We   (lend) John £200.. Show Answ er

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15) She   (drink) too much coffee yesterday.. Show Answ er

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16) The children   (sleep) in the car.. Show Answ er

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17) He   (keep) his promise.. Show Answ er

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18) I   (choose) steak for dinner.. Show Answ er

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19) The film   (begin) late.. Show Answ er

20) We   (fly) to Sydney..
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21) They   (drive) to Beijing.. Show Answ er

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22) He   (teach) English at the University.. Show Answ er

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23) I   (send) you an email earlier.. Show Answ er

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24) We   (leave) the house at 7a.m... Show Answ er

25) He   (feel) terrible after eating the prawns..

Irregular Verbs - Past Simple 2
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1) I   (come) to England in 1993.. Show Answ er

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2) She   (stand) under a tree to shelter from the rain.. Show Answ er

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3) They   (do) their homework yesterday.. Show Answ er

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4) We   (sing) too much last night - I have a sore throat!.. Show Answ er

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5) He already   (eat) all the cake.. Show Answ er

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6) The child   (fall) off his bicycle..
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7) It   (take) three hours to drive to Paris.. Show Answ er

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8) I   (find) your keys under the table.. Show Answ er

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9) She   (get) a new bike for her birthday.. Show Answ er

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10) She   (sell) her house last year.. Show Answ er

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11) We   (go) to New York in January.. Show Answ er

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12) Finally my mother   (let) me go to a party.. Show Answ er

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13) It   (be) cold last night.. Show Answ er

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14) I   (meet) John at the weekend.. Show Answ er

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15) Lucy   (pay) the bill before leaving the restaurant.. Show Answ er

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16) We   (see) the new film yesterday.. Show Answ er

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17) She   (wear) her new coat to the party.. Show Answ er

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18) I   (think) my football team would win.. Show Answ er

19) They   (put) their bags in the bedroom

20) Billy   (run) after the bus.. Check
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21) She   (say) that she would come later.. Show Answ er

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22) I   (buy) some books this morning.. Show Answ er

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23) We   (make) a cake - it was delicious.. Show Answ er

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24) He   (sit) on the old chair and it broke.. Show Answ er

25) They   (write) a letter to their parents

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1) Julie wasn't at home, she had   (go) to the shops.. Show Answ er

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2) We've already   (have) lunch.. Show Answ er

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3) This was the first time she had   (do) her homework.. Show Answ er

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4) They have   (begin) painting the living room.. Show Answ er

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5) We have   (keep) this secret for three years.. Show Answ er

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6) He has never   (drive) a motorbike before..
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7) I have   (be) sick all week.. Show Answ er

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8) By the time we arrived, the children had   (eat) all the chocolate.. Show Answ er

9) The books had   (fall) off the table and were all over the floor..
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10) "Are you okay?" "I've   (feel) better".. Show Answ er

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11) I'd   (lend) my umbrella to John, so I got wet.. Show Answ er

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12) I've been looking for ages but I haven't   (find) my keys yet.. Show Answ er

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13) The birds have   (fly) south for the winter.. Show Answ er

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14) She has finally   (come).. Show Answ er

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15) Don't worry, we haven't   (forget) about the meeting.. Show Answ er

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16) It had   (become) very cold, so we went inside.. Show Answ er

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17) You have   (buy) a lot of clothes recently.. Show Answ er

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18) I'd   (get) a lovely new bike for my birthday, so I was keen to
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19) She'd   (bring) a cake to the party, but we didn't eat it

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20) Have you   (choose) your university yet?. Show Answ er

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21) Have you ever   (drink) Turkish coffee?. Show Answ er

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22) I've   (give) some money to Julia.. Show Answ er

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23) Had you   (hear) of this band before you came to the
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24) She has   (know) about this problem for three
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25) Why has John   (leave) already?