Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF MANDAUE CITY
Jose L. Briones St.,Mandaue City

Irregular Verbs
DRILLS ON IRREGULAR VERBS
ENGLISH 8
1st Quarter

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
 Label irregular verbs
 Utilize irregular verbs by sentence construction
 Construct a short reaction about a certain issue using irregular verbs
 Identify the uses of irregular verbs in the sentence

LEARNING COMPETENCY:
 Use verbs and adverbs to convey emotional response or reaction to an issue to
persuade

Irregular verbs are

Do you those that do not
know take the –ed It sure is! Let’s learn
what are ending for the Past That’s more about it.
irregular Simple Tense and interesting!
Past Participle
verbs?
forms
 IRREGULAR VERBS

- are common verbs in the English language that do not

follow the simple system of adding “d” or “ed” to the end of
the word to form a past tense

- these are verbs that contrast with regular verbs

- many of the irregular V2 (past simple) and V3 (past

participle) forms are the same such as cut – cut, had – had,
let – let, hurt – hurt, fed – fed, sold – sold
 - the simple past and past participle of irregular verbs can end in variety of ways with
absolutely no consistent pattern

Sample Sentences

 I saw the dog.

Saw is a conjugation of the irregular verb see.

 I went to school.

Went is a conjugation of the irregular verb go.

 I had a cake for my birthday.

Had is the conjugation of the irregular verb have.

Irregular verbs account for approximately 200 of the most commonly used in the
English verbs. Not only these verbs are common but some of them are necessary for
constructing basic sentences.

For you to learn English, you also need to learn the irregular verbs. For you to do
this, memorization is a way to learn all the conjugations.
 Forms of Irregular Verbs

As a review, please remember that English verbs have five basic forms used to express time:

 The root (sometimes called as the base form)

 Third-person singular
 Simple past
 Past participle
 Present participle

The root is the base from of the verb from which the other forms are constructed. Please
take note that it is important to focus on the conjugations of irregular verbs when talking about
the past, specifically the simple past and the past participle, because this is where the
irregularities occur.

The simple past is used to talk about completed actions in the past. The past participle
is combined with auxiliary verbs to form perfect, passive and conditional tenses. Auxiliary verbs
are helping verbs that give more information on the time or mood of the main verb.

Take note that irregular verbs do not follow a consistent pattern when forming the simple
past or the past participle, unlike the regular verbs. For example, be becomes was (singular) /
were (plural) when forming the simple past and been when forming the past participle.

Examples:
Simple Past

 Yesterday, I was at school.

 Yesterday, Joe and Sally were in class.

Past Participle
  I have been in school today.
 Joe has been with Sally.
Have and has are the auxiliary verbs in the sample sentences while been is the past
participle of the be verb.

So remember, irregular words should not be conjugated like regular verbs.

Note: Conjugate means changing the form of the verb to make it agree with the subject.

Examples for the base form of the verb see and ate:
Simple Past with correct conjugations without auxiliary verbs
 Jose saw the dog.
 Jose ate the apple.

Past Participle with correct conjugations with auxiliary verbs

 Jose has seen the dog.
 Jose has eaten the apple.
As what was mentioned, for you to learn irregular verbs, we have to follow the old fashioned
way of learning, and that is memorization. Below is the list of the Common Irregular Verbs.
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
Root (Base Form) Simple Past Past Participle
be was (singular) were (plural) been
bear bore born
beat beat beaten
begin began begun
bite bit bitten
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
buy bought bought
can could n/a
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
freeze froze frozen
get got got/gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
 COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
Root (Base Form) Simple Past Past Participle
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lie lay lain
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
read read read
ring rang rung
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
set set set
shoot shot shot
show showed shown
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
 Other Rules for Irregular Verbs

In addition to how irregular verbs do not add -ed to the end to form the past tense
version, you’ll also encounter some other odd rules.

Some Do Not Change Form with Tense

Normally, the past form of the verb looks different from its base form or present tense
counterpart. Even in the case of most irregular verbs, you’ll notice a change, like how
“come” becomes “came.” However, there are a number of irregular verbs that do not
change form at all with changes in the verb tense.

Here are several notable examples:

- bet - bid - burst - bust

- cast - cut - hit - hurt

- let - preset - put - quit

- read - set - shed - slit

- shut - split - spread - sublet

- thrust - upset

Some May Not Change Form or Add

an - ed

Eventhough the general rule of thumb dictates that irregular verbs do not add –ed to
the end to form the past tense version, some irregular verbs do, and some require doubling
the final consonant before adding the - ed suffix to the end.

Common Examples:

- fit > fit/fitted - input > input/inputted - wed > wed/wedded

- rid > rid/ridded - sweat > sweat/sweated - wet > wet/wetted

 Let’s have more sample sentences using
irregular verbs.

Are you ready?

Here are several examples of irregular verbs being used in sentences.

 The car was blue before it was painted black.

 She awoke with a start.

 Pete bent the frame when he dropped it.

 The Smiths brought pumpkin pie to the potluck dinner.

 Tina chose the purple sweater.

A good way to see irregular verbs in action is to compare a series of sample sentences
involving the present tense, past tense, and the past participle.
 He wanted to be the very best, like his father was before him, and his grandfather had
been before him.

 To build her sandcastle, Arya looked at how her brother built his sandcastle after he had
built up so much anticipation.

 Today, we’re going to drive to the mall. Yesterday, we drove to the park. All said, we
had driven thousands of miles that summer.

 Her mother wants to grow carrots this year, since she grew turnips last year, and had
grown so many other vegetables over the years.

 Sheldon heard the phone ring. And then it rang again. It had rung every day, around
the same time, for three weeks.
 ACTIVITY TIME

Exercise 1

Directions: Complete the chart with the appropriate irregular verb form.
Copy the chart and answer it in your activity notebook.
V1 V2 V3
give gave given
1. go
2. done
3. said
4. came
5. have
6. stood
7. made
8. bought
9. sat
10. swim
11. speak
12. saw
13. written
14. sing
15. run

Exercise 2

Directions : Underline the irregular verb in each sentence. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.

1. The gopher dug quite a hole in the backyard.

2. I can’t believe that fell through the cracks.

3. Eventually, Sophie found her way back home.

4. His brother has quit smoking when their mom got sick.

5. As difficult as it was, Shawn finally forgave his father.

6. The suspect went into hiding.

7. They held hands as they walked down the street.

8. Kindly input your details on the sheet of paper.

9. The Lee family made lemonade.

10. The rabbit ran clear across the field.

11. She saw quite the frightening vision.

12. The house sold for over 3 million pesos.

13. He thought he could do better than that.

14. The employees understood what they had to do.

15. Stephen wrote numerous novels over the years.

Exercise 3

Directions: Fill in the words into the crossword. Write your answers in your activity notebook.

Across
3. Simple Past of BRING
5. Simple Past of STUCK
8. Simple Past of SING
10. Simple Past of EAT
11. Simple Past of FEED
12. Past Participle of SHAKE
16. Past Participle of SELL
17. Past Participle of READ
18. Simple Past of LEAVE
20. Simple Past of MEET
21. Simple Past of DRAW
24. Simple Past of DRINK
25. Simple Past of FLY
26. Past Participle of STAND
27. Past Participle of MAKE
Down
1. Simple Past of HURT
2. Simple Past of CHOOSE
3. Past Participle of BE
4. Past Participle of TAKE
6. Simple Past of UNDERSTAND
7. Simple Past of SIT
9. Past Participle of GO
13. Simple Past of HEAR
14. Past Participle of SWIM
15. Past Participle of WRITE
19. Simple Past of GO
22. Simple Past of PAY
23. Simple Past of WIN
Exercise 4

Directions: In each line is a set of verbs. Find the irregular verb in each line. Write your answers
in your activity notebook.

1. read feel play see

2. listen do go make
3. know help say think
4. like write forget eat
5. take bring cut clean
6. watch be have meet
7. put buy cook teach
8. catch find answer lose
9. want tell win sit
10. sell build drink open

Exercise 5

Directions: Write a two-paragraph essay about your experience during the community
quarantine that has happened in our city. Utilize the irregular verbs by underlining them. Write
your output in your activity notebook.
 SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MANDAUE CITY
NIMFA D. BONGO, Ed. D, CESO V
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ESTELA B. SUSVILLA, PhD, CESE

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JAIME P. RUELAN, Ed. D.

OIC-Chief Curriculum Implementation Division

ISMAELITA N. DESABILLE, Ed. D.

LRMDS Education Program Supervisor

MERCEDITA M. DEMORAL, Ed. D.

English - Education Program Supervisor

DEBBIE DELSEY DABON

Author/ Lay-out Artist/Illustrator

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGIONAL OFFICE VII

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Chief, Curriculum, and Learning Management Division

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Answer Key:

Exercise 1

1. went, gone
2. do, did
3. say, said
4. come, come
5. had, had
6. stand, stood
7. make, made
8. buy, bought
9. sit,sat
10. swam, swum
11. spoke, spoken
12. see, seen
13. write, wrote
14. sang, sung
15. run, ran

Exercise 2

1. dug
2. fell
3. found
4. quit, got
5. was, forgave
6. went
7. held
8. input
9. made
10. ran
11. saw
12. sold
13. thought, do
14. understood
15. wrote

Exercise 3

Across
1. brought
5. stuck
8. sang
10. ate
11. fed
12. shook
16. sold
17. read
18. left
20. met
21. drew
24. drank
25. flew
26. stood
27. made

Down
1. hurt
2. chose
3. been
4. taken
6. understood
7. sat
9. went
13. heard
14. swum
15. written
19. went
22. paid
23. won

Exercise 4
1. play
2. listen
3. help
4. like
5. clean
6. watch
7. cook
8. answer
9. want
10. open

Exercise 5.

Subjective answer.