Irregular Verb Chart:, Exercises of English

Download Irregular Verb Chart: and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! Center for Academic Support Irregular Verbs Most verbs are REGULAR: they form their past tense and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the plain form—live, lived, lived. About two hundred English verbs are IRREGULAR: they form their past tense and past participle in some irregular way—break, broke, broken. Simple Present Tense: Action that is occurring now, occurs habitually, or is generally true. Example: Many artists live in New York. Example: The dishwasher breaks dishes every day. Simple Past Tense: Action that occurred before now. Example: Many artists lived in New York prior to last year. Example: He broke three plates yesterday. Past Participle: The past participle of a verb is sometimes similar in form to the past tense but it cannot be used alone; it must be accompanied by a helping verb, unless it is used as an adjective. The past participle can be used (1) with has or have in the present perfect tense, (2) with had in the past perfect tense, (3) with some form of be to create a passive-voice construction, and (4) by itself, as an adjective, to modify a noun. Examples: (1) Many artists have lived in New York all of their lives. (present perfect) (2) Those artists had lived in the suburbs. (past perfect) (3) The plates were broken for several days before he threw them away. (passive voice) (4) The broken plates were thrown into the trash. (adjective— modifies plates) Below is a partial list of irregular verbs: Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense Past Participle arise arose arisen awake awoke awoken am/is/are was/were been bear bore borne beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bet bet bet bind bound bound bite bit bitten bleed bled bled Center for Academic Support Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense Past Participle blow blew blown break broke broken breed bred bred bring brought brought build built built burn burned, burnt burned, burnt buy bought bought cast cast cast catch caught caught choose chose chosen cling clung clung come came come cost cost cost creep crept crept cut cut cut deal dealt dealt dig dug dug dive dived, dove dived do did done drag dragged dragged draw drew drawn dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feed fed fed feel felt felt fight fought fought find found found fit fit fit flee fled fled fling flung flung fly flew flown forbid forbade forbidden forget forgot forgotten, forgot forgive forgave forgiven forsake forsook forsaken freeze froze frozen get got gotten, got give gave given go went gone grind ground ground grow grew grown