SIMPLE PAST TENSE EXERCISE 3: IRREGULAR VERBS (ESL)

A2–B1 · Intermediate

This exercise focuses on irregular verbs in the simple past tense. Unlike regular verbs, irregular past forms must be memorized. There is no -ed ending.

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Fill in each blank with the SIMPLE PAST form of the verb. These are IRREGULAR VERBS.

He his wife to the concert. (bring)

She alone. (come)

I a great time yesterday. (have)

My cousins to India during the summer. (go)

My sister beautifully when she was younger. (sing)

The police the thief. (catch)

She at home all evening. (be)

My friend seven bottles of beer. (drink)

I her an email. (write)

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My husband me flowers for my birthday. (give)

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Grammar review: Irregular verbs in the simple past

Unlike regular verbs, irregular verbs do not form the past tense by adding -ed. Common examples include go → went, see → saw, have → had, and bring → brought. Use the same past form with every subject: I went, she went, they went.

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