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Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs, on the other hand, do not follow a consistent pattern when forming the past tense. They have unique forms for the past tense that do not end in “-ed.” These past tense forms need to be learned individually because they do not conform to regular rules.
GROUP 1
| Order | Present | Past | Sample Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Be | Was/Were | I was at the beach all day yesterday. |
| 2. | Become | Became | She became a teacher after five years of study. |
| 3. | Begin | Began | We began our hike early in the morning to avoid the heat. |
| 4. | Break | Broke | He broke his glasses during the soccer game. |
| 5. | Bring | Brought | They brought homemade cookies to the party. |
| 6. | Build | Built | My grandfather built this house in the 1950s. |
| 7. | Buy | Bought | Last week, I bought a new laptop for work. |
| 8 | Choose | Chose | For her birthday, she chose a chocolate cake. |
| 9. | Come | Came | Everyone came to the meeting on time. |
| 10. | Cut | Cut | He cut his finger while cooking dinner. |
GROUP 2
| Order | Present | Past | Sample Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Do | Did | Did you do your homework yesterday? |
| 2. | Drink | Drank | We drank iced tea on the porch in the evening. |
| 3. | Drive | Drove | She drove to the coast for the weekend. |
| 4. | Eat | Ate | They ate sushi for dinner last night. |
| 5. | Fall | Fell | He fell off the ladder but wasn’t hurt. |
| 6. | Feel | Felt | I felt very happy after hearing the good news. |
| 7. | Find | Found | They found a lost kitten in their garage. |
| 8. | Fly | Flew | We flew to Paris for our vacation last summer. |
| 9. | Forget | Forgot | I forgot to bring my phone with me. |
| 10. | Get | Got | She got a beautiful gift from her friend. |
GROUP 3
| Order | Present | Past | Sample Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Give | Gave | He gave a stunning performance at the concert. |
| 2. | Go | Went | Last weekend, we went to the museum. |
| 3. | Grow | Grew | The children grew so much over the summer. |
| 4. | Have | Had | We had a great time at the beach yesterday. |
| 5. | Hear | Heard | I heard a strange noise outside last night. |
| 6. | Keep | Kept | She kept all the letters in a special box. |
| 7. | Know | Knew | They knew the answer to the question immediately. |
| 8. | Leave | Left | He left his keys on the table. |
| 9. | Let | Let | They let us borrow their car for the weekend. |
| 10. | Lose | Lost | I lost my wallet on the way home. |
GROUP 4
| Order | Present | Past | Sample Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Make | Made | We made pancakes for breakfast on Sunday. |
| 2. | Meet | Met | I met some old friends for coffee yesterday. |
| 3. | Pay | Paid | She paid the bill and left the restaurant. |
| 4. | Put | Put | He put the book back on the shelf after reading it. |
| 5. | Read | Read (red) | Last night, I read the first chapter of a new book. |
| 6. | Ride | Rode | They rode their bikes through the park. |
| 7. | Run | Ran | This morning, I ran around the lake. |
| 8. | Say | Said | She said she would call me later. |
| 9. | See | Saw | We saw a shooting star last night. |
| 10. | Sell | Sold | They sold their old car and bought a new one. |
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