IRREGULAR VERBS

Present Past Examples

come came He came home late last night. He usually comes earlier.

do did You did this task well. You usually do it worse.

buy bought She never buys sausages. Yesterday she bought them because she really
wanted them.

go went I usually go running in the evening. Today I went in the morning.

eat ate Now she eats less food than before. In the past, she ate bigger portions.

drink drank Usually he doesn’t drink alcohol. But yesterday was his birthday and he drank
whisky.

drive drove Usually he drives fast. This morning he drove slowly because he was nervous.

ride rode I never rode a bike as a child. Now I ride it every day.

give gave My grandmother usually gives me money for my birthday. But this year she
gave me a cake.

make made She always makes me omelette for breakast.

But this morning she made me a sandwich. Maybe she was tired.

say said He says he eats healthy food, but yesterday he said he drank cola.

pay paid I pay by credit card. He paid in cash.

write wrote He never writes me letters. But yesterday he wrote me a poem.

have had I have a lot of money now. In the past, I had nothing.

tell told My daughter always tells the truth. But yesterday she told me a lie. I don’t
know what’s wrong with her.

take took My dad never takes me fishing with him. But yesterday he took me with him.

think thought She thinks I don’t love her. Yesterday she thought I love another woman.

choose chose She always chooses clothes that don’t fit her. Yesterday she chose a sweater
 that was really ugly and too big for her.

leave left He says he never leaves his country.

He left his house and never came back.

see saw I usually see my friends on the weekends. But this time I saw them on
Wednesday.

sleep slept I never sleep more than 8 hours. Yesterday I slept for 10 hours.

spend spent Usually I don’t spend a lot of money. But yesterday I spent $1000.

sit sat I sit a lot in front of the computer. In the past, I sat for only a few hours.

swim swam I swam very well before. Now I can’t swim well.

find found I found the best jeans in the shop last year, but now they aren’t in the shops
anymore. I can’t find good jeans for me now.

win won My brother always wins gold medals on the competitions. I only won a silver
medal 2 years ago.

run ran I never ran before. Now I run 5km each day.

feel felt I felt bad yeasterday. Now I feel much better.

1. Complete the sentences with the write irregular verb from the chart.

1. Yesterday he _____ home at 9 pm and I _____ him he was too late. He said he

_______ in the rain and roads very wet. But I was angry and _____ him to go

away.

2. I ______ ice cream for dinner and now I can’t talk. I think I’m ill.

3. My mother _______ me a present and _______ me tickets to Paris.

4. He _______ I was joking but I really told him to take his clothes and go away.

5. My sister ________ a bad boyfriend for her, but I’m afraid to tell her this.

6. I bought a puppy and _______ him a name “James”.

7. I _______ 10 tasks wrongly and failed the exam.

8. He _______ me a text message and asked me to help him.

9. I _______ my jacket and went outside.

10. Mom _______ me in the shop without any money. I couldn’t buy anything.
2. Answer the questions
1. What did you think of your partner/friend when

you first met him/her?

2. What made you laugh when you were a

child?

3. What did you buy in the shop last week?

4. Did you do any sport when you were a child?

What did you do?

5. Can you drive a car? Did you drive faster/better in the past?

6. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

7. Did you drink alcohol in the past? What did you drink most often?

8. What present did you give to your friend for his/her last birthday?

9. Did you go out last week? Where did you go?

10. When was the last time when you wrote a letter? What did you write?