Elementary exercises to the irregular verbs

TASK 1 - Write the past tense form of TASK 2 - Write the past tense form of the
the verbs on the line. verbs in the brackets on the lines.
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bring ___________________ Tim ____________ (break) the window.
feel ___________________ I ____________ (cut) my finger.
catch ___________________ The Smiths ____________ (build) a new house
give ___________________ for their dog.
know ___________________ Mary ____________ (draw) a horse.
be ___________________ He ____________ (bite) me.
leave ___________________ My face ____________ (hurt).
hold ___________________ The school ____________ (begin).
cost ___________________ We ____________ (find) a good film.
drive ___________________ They ____________ (have) dinner.
buy ___________________ Birds ____________ (fly) over the trees.
grow ___________________ She ____________ (get) flowers from him.
keep ___________________ We ____________ (come) to the party.
hear ___________________ He ____________ (hide) his presents.
do ___________________ You ____________ (go) to the cinema.
can ___________________ Peter ____________ (fall) from the tree.
become___________________
lose ___________________
eat ___________________

TASK 3 –
Which verbs can you see in the pictures? Write the two form next to the pictures.
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__________________ the letters
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____________________ a bath
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____________________ the ball
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 Sentence construction in the Past Simple 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
Past Simple Tense. Then write a negative
sentence. Look at the example below.
e.g. He writes a letter. è He wrote a letter.
He didn’t write a letter.
I am a little girl.
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He loses his job.
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We learn English.
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The fire burns.
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Matthew drives a car.
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The dog brings a bone.
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You drink some coke.
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Trees grow in the garden.
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I know your address.
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Tom leaves school.
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TASK 5 - Rewrite the sentences into the
Past Simple Tense. Then write an
interrogative sentence. Look at the example
below.
e.g. They go skiing.  They went skiing.
Did they go skiing?
She keeps the lunch warm.
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You do your homework.
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She eats ham and eggs for breakfast.
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I feel tired.
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The boys always fight.
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I give you my book.
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We hear everything.
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I learn the new words every day.
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They hit the ball.
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You hold my camera.
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TASK 6 - Change the following
sentences into interrogative then give
short answers according to the sign.
Look at the examples.
e.g.: They ate a lot.  
Did they eat a lot? Yes, they did.
She knew the secret.  
Did she know the secret? No, she didn’t.
I became a doctor.
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We had dinner at 6 o’clock yesterday.
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Father bought food.
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The teacher gave us a test last week.
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Sam could see you.
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Henry fell asleep in his bed.
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Tom and Mary caught a cold.
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Paul learnt the irregular verbs.
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It cost 20 p.
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Tim broke the world record.
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TASK 7 - Rewrite the sentences into
the Present Simple Tense. There are
regular and irregular verbs in this
exercise. Look at the example.
e.g.: She danced a lot.  She dances a lot.
They went to the swimming-pool.
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Mandy found an umbrella.
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Jim and Alison travelled to Scotland.
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Terry worked in a bank.
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My sister had a shower in the morning.
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They watched television.
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I got up at 8 o’clock.
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She ate an orange.
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My mum cleaned my room.
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I played tennis.
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They enjoyed the party.
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My father finished work at 5 o’clock.
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We bought a new car.
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Mrs Bill painted the bathroom.
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The children washed the car.
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He started school.
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