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Irregular Verbs Exercises

Before doing these exercises on irregular verbs, you might think of having a look at this Irregular Verbs Groups or Irregular Verbs List.

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Understanding Irregular Verbs: A Comprehensive Guide

Hey there, fellow English teacher! As a Moroccan educator working with 14-20-year-olds, I’ve spent countless hours in the classroom (and at the gym, of course—nothing beats a good BJJ roll after lesson planning!) helping students conquer the wild world of irregular verbs. On my WordPress site dedicated to English learning materials, I get tons of requests for resources that make grammar stick. That’s why I’m excited to share this deep-dive guide. We’ll cover an extensive irregular verbs list, explore their quirky patterns, and pack in practical exercises. Learning irregular verbs is like building muscle through consistent training—start with the basics, add reps, and soon you’ll be fluent and confident. Let’s roll!

Irregular verbs are those rebels of English grammar that don’t follow the usual “-ed” rule for past tense and past participle. Think “go-went-gone” instead of “goed.” These verbs trace their roots back to Old English, surviving centuries of language shifts. For teens and young adults, mastering them unlocks smoother conversations about school, dreams, or even global issues like sustainable development. In my lessons, I always tie them to relatable themes—gifts of youth, cultural appreciation, or advances in science—to spark interest.

Why bother with a full irregular verbs list? Simple: they make up about 200 of the most common verbs in English! Without them, sentences like “I have eaten traditional Moroccan tagine” fall flat. On my site, I offer printable lists grouped by patterns, helping students memorize faster. Let’s break it down: some verbs stay the same (cut-cut-cut), others swap vowels (sing-sang-sung), and a few go totally rogue (be-was/were-been). This structure is your roadmap to success.

In Morocco, where students juggle Arabic, French, and English, irregular verbs can feel like an extra sparring partner in boxing—tough but rewarding. I once had a student who confused “lie” (recline) with “lay” (place something). After targeted practice, she aced her exam and even wrote a story about cultural festivals using a dozen irregular forms. That’s the power of focused learning!

Expanded Irregular Verbs List: 100 Essential Verbs for Students

Ready for the goldmine? Below is a comprehensive irregular verbs list of 100 verbs, organized in a handy table. I’ve selected these based on frequency in BAC exams, IELTS tests, and everyday chat. Print it for your classroom or download from my WordPress site—it’s SEO-optimized for “irregular verbs list PDF.”

#	Base Form	Past Tense	Past Participle	Example Sentence (Theme)
1	arise	arose	arisen	New ideas have arisen in sustainable development.
2	awake	awoke	awoken	Youth awoke to cultural appreciation.
3	be	was/were	been	I have been studying education reforms.
4	bear	bore	borne	Women have borne leadership roles.
5	beat	beat	beaten	Teams beat challenges in citizenship projects.
6	become	became	become	Students became advocates for humor in learning.
7	begin	began	begun	We have begun brain drain awareness campaigns.
8	bend	bent	bent	They bent rules for socio-economic progress.
9	bet	bet	bet	I bet on tech advances.
10	bid	bid	bid	We bid farewell to old cultural issues.
11	bind	bound	bound	Traditions bound communities together.
12	bite	bit	bitten	The dog bit during the humor skit.
13	bleed	bled	bled	Efforts bled into international organizations.
14	blow	blew	blown	Winds blew change in women’s power.
15	break	broke	broken	Barriers were broken in education.
16	breed	bred	bred	Ideas bred innovation in science.
17	bring	brought	brought	They brought gifts of youth to class.
18	build	built	built	We built sustainable homes.
19	burn	burnt	burnt	Passion burnt for cultural appreciation.
20	burst	burst	burst	Laughter burst in humor lessons.
21	buy	bought	bought	Students bought books on citizenship.
22	cast	cast	cast	They cast votes for women leaders.
23	catch	caught	caught	We caught ideas on brain drain.
24	choose	chose	chosen	She chose education over challenges.
25	come	came	come	Guests came to cultural events.
26	cost	cost	cost	Progress cost effort in socio-economics.
27	creep	crept	crept	Change crept into old traditions.
28	cut	cut	cut	We cut costs for sustainable projects.
29	deal	dealt	dealt	They dealt with cultural issues.
30	dig	dug	dug	Archaeologists dug up history.
31	do	did	done	We did experiments in science.
32	draw	drew	drawn	Artists drew sustainable designs.
33	dream	dreamt	dreamt	Youth dreamt of global citizenship.
34	drink	drank	drunk	They drank tea at cultural meets.
35	drive	drove	driven	Ambition drove tech advances.
36	eat	ate	eaten	We ate at international organization dinners.
37	fall	fell	fallen	Stars fell in youth poetry.
38	feed	fed	fed	They fed ideas to students.
39	feel	felt	felt	We felt power in women’s stories.
40	fight	fought	fought	They fought socio-economic challenges.
41	find	found	found	We found solutions for brain drain.
42	flee	fled	fled	Ideas fled old constraints.
43	fling	flung	flung	They flung humor into lessons.
44	fly	flew	flown	Planes flew aid to Morocco.
45	forbid	forbade	forbidden	Traditions forbidden by progress.
46	forget	forgot	forgotten	We forgotten old cultural biases.
47	forgive	forgave	forgiven	Youth forgiven for learning mistakes.
48	freeze	froze	frozen	Rivers frozen in winter stories.
49	get	got	got/gotten	They got skills from education.
50	give	gave	given	Gifts given to celebrate youth.
51	go	went	gone	Students gone to UN conferences.
52	grow	grew	grown	Communities grown through citizenship.
53	hang	hung	hung	Art hung in cultural exhibits.
54	have	had	had	We had debates on science.
55	hear	heard	heard	Stories heard about women leaders.
56	hide	hid	hidden	Treasures hidden in folklore.
57	hit	hit	hit	Ideas hit home in lessons.
58	hold	held	held	Meetings held for sustainable dev.
59	hurt	hurt	hurt	Challenges hurt but taught resilience.
60	keep	kept	kept	Traditions kept alive.
61	kneel	knelt	knelt	They knelt in cultural rituals.
62	know	knew	known	Facts known about international orgs.
63	lay	laid	laid	Plans laid for education reform.
64	lead	led	led	Women led power movements.
65	lean	leant	leant	They leant on community support.
66	learn	learnt	learnt	Lessons learnt from history.
67	leave	left	left	Students left for abroad studies.
68	lend	lent	lent	Books lent for cultural reading.
69	let	let	let	We let creativity flow.
70	lie	lay	lain	They lain under stars dreaming.
71	light	lit	lit	Fires lit for storytelling.
72	lose	lost	lost	Opportunities lost to brain drain.
73	make	made	made	Inventions made in tech labs.
74	mean	meant	meant	Words meant for encouragement.
75	meet	met	met	Friends met at youth events.
76	melt	melted	melted	Ice melted in climate talks.
77	pay	paid	paid	Fees paid for education.
78	put	put	put	Effort put into humor sketches.
79	read	read	read	Books read on socio-economics.
80	ride	rode	ridden	They ridden camels in deserts.
81	ring	rang	rung	Bells rung for celebrations.
82	rise	rose	risen	Sun risen on new beginnings.
83	run	ran	run	Youth ran campaigns for power.
84	say	said	said	Speeches said on citizenship.
85	see	saw	seen	Wonders seen in science fairs.
86	seek	sought	sought	Knowledge sought in libraries.
87	sell	sold	sold	Art sold for charity.
88	send	sent	sent	Messages sent to orgs.
89	set	set	set	Goals set for sustainable dev.
90	shake	shook	shaken	Hands shaken in agreements.
91	shine	shone	shone	Stars shone on youth dreams.
92	shoot	shot	shot	Videos shot for cultural docs.
93	show	showed	shown	Films shown on brain drain.
94	shut	shut	shut	Doors shut on old issues.
95	sing	sang	sung	Songs sung at festivals.
96	sink	sank	sunk	Ships sunk in history tales.
97	sit	sat	sat	They sat discussing power.
98	sleep	slept	slept	Youth slept after long studies.
99	speak	spoke	spoken	Debates spoken on tech.
100	steal	stole	stolen	Ideas stolen from innovators.

Whew, that’s your ultimate irregular verbs list! Each example ties into our themes, making it perfect for Moroccan classrooms. Pro tip: Laminate this for group activities—students love racing to shout correct forms.

Now, let’s talk patterns in depth. Group 1 (No Change): cut, hit, put—easy peasy, like a light jog. Group 2 (Vowel Shift): swim-swam-swum, drink-drank-drunk—spot the “i-a-u” rhythm! Group 3 (Total Change): go-went-gone, be-was/were-been—memorize with stories. Group 4 (Same Past & Participle): buy-bought-bought. In my BJJ classes, I use these groups like techniques: master one, then chain them.

Common pitfalls? “Read” is “red” in past tense (sounds like color!). Or “lie-lay-lain” vs. “lay-laid-laid”—I draw quick comics on my whiteboard to clarify. For socio-economic themes, “The economy sank, but we have risen again.”

Mnemonics work wonders: For “begin-began-begun,” picture a beginner begging to be gone! Share these on your WordPress blog for parent downloads.

Irregular Verbs Exercises: Hands-On Practice for Mastery

Time to sweat! These Irregular Verbs Exercises are tailored for your 14-20-year-olds—short, themed, and progressive. Use them in 45-minute classes or as homework PDFs from my site. We’ll build from simple to complex, just like progressive overload in boxing.

### Fill-in-the-Blanks Irregular Verbs Exercises (Beginner Level)

Exercise 1: Gifts of Youth Theme (10 sentences). Use the irregular verbs list.

Yesterday, I _____ (draw) a map of my dreams.
The team has _____ (begin) a youth club.
She _____ (choose) to volunteer for charity.
We _____ (break) free from bad habits.
He _____ (bring) funny stories to share.
They have _____ (build) a community garden.
I _____ (buy) books on self-growth.
The dog _____ (bite) the soccer ball.
We _____ (catch) the spirit of teamwork.
She has _____ (come) a long way.

Answers: 1. drew 2. begun 3. chose 4. broke 5. brought 6. built 7. bought 8. bit 9. caught 10. come

Exercise 2: Education Theme (10 more).

Students _____ (do) great on tests.
The teacher has _____ (drink) mint tea.
We _____ (drive) to the museum.
I _____ (eat) healthy for focus.
Grades _____ (fall) but rose again.
We _____ (feel) proud of progress.
They _____ (fight) for better schools.
Secrets _____ (find) in old books.
Birds _____ (fly) during recess.
I _____ (forget) my homework once.

Answers: 1. did 2. drunk 3. drove 4. ate 5. fell 6. felt 7. fought 8. found 9. flew 10. forgot

Multiple-Choice Irregular Verbs Exercises (Intermediate Level)

Exercise 3: Women and Power Theme.

She has _____ for equality. a) fighted b) fought c) fights
Leaders _____ inspiring speeches. a) give b) gave c) given
They have _____ barriers. a) broke b) broken c) break
We _____ to meetings. a) go b) went c) gone
Progress has _____ slowly. a) growed b) grew c) grown
I _____ the news. a) hear b) heard c) heared
She _____ hidden talents. a) hide b) hid c) hidden
They _____ the prize. a) win b) won c) winned
We have _____ promises. a) keep b) kept c) keeps
Ideas _____ from her mind. a) spring b) sprang c) sprung

Answers: 1.b 2.b 3.b 4.b 5.c 6.b 7.c 8.b 9.b 10.c

Interactive Irregular Verbs Exercises: Gamified Fun for Engagement

Static worksheets? Nah—let’s amp it up with Interactive Irregular Verbs Exercises! These use tech or group play, perfect for digital natives. Implement via Google Forms on my WordPress quizzes or classroom whiteboards. It’s like a live sparring session: unpredictable and exhilarating!

Digital Quiz Interactive Irregular Verbs Exercises

Exercise 4: Sustainable Development Theme. (Create in Quizlet or Kahoot—link in my site bio.) Match 10 pairs, timed!

Base	Past	Participle
Matches:
grow	broke	built
break	grew	broken
build	made	grown
make	put	made
put	took	put
take	threw	taken
throw	knew	thrown
know	flew	known
fly	went	flown
go	drew	gone
grow-grew-grown; break-broke-broken; etc.

Scores:** 10/10 = Eco-Warrior! Use: “We have built green cities.”

Group Role-Play Interactive Irregular Verbs Exercises

Exercise 5: Cultural Appreciation & Humor Theme. Groups of 4, 5-min skits using 8 verbs from the list.

Prompt: “Create a funny dialogue where a tourist has lost (lose) a artifact, but it was found (find) after a wild chase. Include: go, run, see, laugh (though regular, add irregulars!).”

Sample Skit: Tourist: “I lost my rug! I went to the market, ran fast, saw a thief, but we fought and I got it back!” (Laughter ensues.) Verbs used: lost, went, ran, saw, fought, got.

Debrief: Students vote best skit—reinforces speaking!

Advanced Sentence-Building Interactive Irregular Verbs Exercises

Exercise 6: Brain Drain & International Organizations Theme. Pairs build 5 present perfect sentences.

Has _____ (leave) Morocco for studies?
They have _____ (send) aid via UN.
Skills _____ (become) global assets.
We have _____ (meet) experts abroad.
Talents _____ (arise) from challenges.

Sample Answers: 1. left 2. sent 3. become 4. met 5. arisen