Common Irregular Verbs
Common Irregular Verbs
Key concepts:
I.
Regular Verbs: most verbs form their past tense and past participles by adding –ed.
A. Example 1: The team played hard last night. – past tense
B. Example 2: The team has played hard all year. – past participle – notice the helping verb “has”
before the main verb “played.”
II.
Irregular Verbs: some verbs do not form their past tense and past participles by adding –ed; instead,
they completely change form (refer to the list of common irregular verbs).
A. Example 1: Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens. – past tense
B. Example 2: I have run seven marathons. – past participle
Instructions: Choose the correct form of the irregular verb in parenthesis by writing it on the line.
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MWJH ________ every football game last year. (win)
You’re late because the bell has already ___________. (ring)
I’ve already ___________ to the store. (go)
We get _________ today! (pay)
He has __________ seven novels. (write)
Now, read the following paragraph and write each verb in column 1. In column 2, indicate whether
the verb is regular or irregular. If the verb is written incorrectly, then revise the sentence by rewriting
it correctly in column 3. The first one is done for you.
At the Warren Theater, we seen the movie Prisoners. Before the movie, I noticed that
everybody in theater had brung his or her cell phone. Instead of having meaningful conversations
with those around them, almost nobody speaked a single word. They payed more attention to
texting, e-mailing, and playing games on their phones. One person had even went as far as bringing
his laptop, which made me wonder why he even came to the movie in the first place.
Verb
seen
Regular or Irregular
irregular
Revised Sentence
At the Warren Theater, we saw the movie Prisoners.
Common Irregular Verbs
Now, exchange your PLEA paragraph with one of your peers. Read the paragraph and follow the same steps for your
partner’s paragraph that you did for the paragraph regarding the Warren Theater. Finally, exchange papers again and
use your partner’s suggestions to help you make the necessary changes to your paragraph.
Verb
Regular or
Irregular
Revised Sentence