Irregular verbs 1 – 10

N. INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

1 be
2 beat
3 become
4 begin
5 break
6 bring
7 build
8 burn
9 buy
10 catch

Exercises

1. Complete the sentences with the correct verb

 This company ______________ many houses last year.

 The situation ______________a problem for Bob.
 Barcelona ______________ Real Madrid (by) 3–1.
 Janice ______________t a new watch last week.
 I ______________that window last week.
 I ______________ my daughter to the office.
 He ______________the documents so nobody would ever see them.
 I ______________ to work early this morning.
 Tom ______________ in New York yesterday.
 He ______________ a cold on holiday.

1) be
2) beat
a. became
3) becom
e b. burnt
4) begin c. bought
5) break d. brought
6) bring e. broke
7) build f. was - were
8) burn g. caught
9) buy h. built
10) catch i. began
2. Match the verb with the correct form j. beat
3. Word search. Find the verbs in past simple

Be beat become
Begin break bring
Build burn buy
catch

4. Write 5 sentences using the verbs in past simple tense.

1) ………………………………………………………………………………….

2) ………………………………………………………………………………….

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Irregular verbs 1 – 10
N. INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
1 be
2 beat
3 become
4 begin
5 break
6 bring
7 build
8 burn
9 buy
10 catch

Exercises

5. Complete the sentences with the correct verb

 The situation became a problem for Bob.

 Holland beat Belgium (by) 3–1.
 Tom was in New York yesterday.
 I began to work early this morning.
 I broke that window last week.
 I brought my daughter to the office.
 This company built many houses last year.
 He burned the documents so nobody would ever see them.
 Janice bought a new watch last week.
 He caught a cold on holiday.

11) be
 12) beat
13) becom
e
14) begin
15) break
16) bring
17) build
18) burn
19) buy
20) catch
6. Match the verb with the correct form

7. Word search. Find the verbs in past simple

k. became
l. burnt
m. bought
n. brought
o. broke
p. was - were
q. caught
r. built
s. began
t. beat
 be break buy
beat bring catch
become build
begin burn

8. Write 5 sentences using the verbs in past simple tense.

6) ………………………………………………………………………………….

7) ………………………………………………………………………………….

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