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Free Irregular Verbs Worksheets and Exercises (PDF Included)

On this page, you’ll find a variety of irregular verbs worksheets and exercises designed to help learners recognize, understand, and use irregular verbs correctly. These printable activities are ideal for classroom practice, homework, or self-study, with a clear focus on the past simple forms of common irregular verbs.

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Cut and Paste Irregular Verbs Worksheet

Carefully cut out the past simple forms from the worksheet. Look at each infinitive verb and find its correct past simple form. Paste the past simple form next to the matching infinitive verb. Make sure each verb is matched correctly.

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Write Irregular Verbs Worksheets

Look at each verb carefully. Write the correct past tense form of each verb in the space provided. Write neatly and check that each sentence makes sense.

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Fill in the Blank Irregular Verbs Worksheet

Read each sentence carefully. Complete the sentence by using the correct past simple form of the verb given in parentheses.

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Irregular Verbs Word Search Worksheet

Find and circle the past simple forms of irregular verbs hidden in each word search grid. Words may appear horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

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Irregular Verbs Exercises

Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks

Write the correct past simple form of the verb in parentheses.

  1. Yesterday, I _______ (go) to the market.
  2. She _______ (eat) all the cookies.
  3. After the rain stopped, we _______ (see) a beautiful rainbow.
  4. He _______ (take) his dog for a walk in the park.
  5. Last month, they _______ (buy) a new car.
  6. My brother _______ (write) a letter to his friend.
  7. Because they were late, the kids _______ (run) to school.
  8. Yesterday, I _______ (find) a lost wallet on the street.
  9. She _______ (sing) a song at the talent show.
  10. On a hot day, we _______ (drink) lemonade.

Answer Key

  1. went
  2. ate
  3. saw
  4. took
  5. bought
  6. wrote
  7. ran
  8. found
  9. sang
  10. drank

Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Past Tense Form

Choose the correct past simple form of the verb.

  1. I (break / broke) my phone yesterday.
  2. They (catch / caught) the ball easily.
  3. He (fly / flew) to Japan last week.
  4. We (begin / began) the project in January.
  5. She (feel / felt) sad after the movie.

Answer Key

  1. broke
  2. caught
  3. flew
  4. began
  5. felt

Exercise 3: Match the Present and Past Forms

Match each verb in the present tense with its correct past simple form.

Present (1–5) Past (a–e)
1) eat a) made
2) go b) had
3) have c) went
4) swim d) ate
5) make e) swam

Answer Key

  1. d (eat – ate)
  2. c (go – went)
  3. b (have – had)
  4. e (swim – swam)
  5. a (make – made)

Exercise 4: Correct the Mistakes

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

  1. She finded a coin on the ground. → _______
  2. We goed to the zoo yesterday. → _______
  3. They singed very well. → _______
  4. I writed a poem for my mom. → _______
  5. He buyed a pair of shoes. → _______

Answer Key

  1. finded → found
  2. goed → went
  3. singed → sang
  4. writed → wrote
  5. buyed → bought

Exercise 5: Complete the Sentences with Your Own Ideas

Use the correct past simple form of the verb in parentheses.

  1. Last summer, I _______ (go) to _______.
  2. My best friend _______ (give) me a _______ for my birthday.
  3. Yesterday, we _______ (meet) _______ at the park.
  4. I _______ (lose) my keys and _______ (can not) find them.
  5. She _______ (wear) her favorite _______ to the party.

Sample Answer Key

  1. Last summer, I went to Italy.
  2. My best friend gave me a watch for my birthday.
  3. Yesterday, we met our cousins at the park.
  4. I lost my keys and could not find them.
  5. She wore her favorite red dress to the party.

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Free Irregular Verbs Worksheets and Exercises (PDF Included) — Practice Quiz

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Q1

Question 1: Which of the following is the correct past simple form of the verb 'buy'?

Question 1 options
'Bought' is the correct irregular past simple form of 'buy'. Common mistakes include using 'buyed', which incorrectly applies the regular -ed ending to an irregular verb.
Q2

Question 2: The correct past simple form of 'go' is 'goed'.

Question 2 options
This is false. 'Go' is an irregular verb, so its past simple form is 'went', not 'goed'. Adding -ed to irregular verbs is a common mistake that the article highlights in its error-correction exercises.
Q3

Question 3: Yesterday, she ___ a song at the talent show.

Question 3 options
'Sang' is the correct irregular past simple form of 'sing'. The forms 'singed' and 'sung' are common errors — 'singed' wrongly adds -ed, and 'sung' is the past participle, not the past simple.
Q4

Question 4: Match each present-tense irregular verb with its correct past simple form.

Question 4 options
eat
swim
write
take
wrote
ate
took
swam

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'Eat' becomes 'ate', 'swim' becomes 'swam', 'write' becomes 'wrote', and 'take' becomes 'took'. These are all irregular verbs whose past forms must be memorized rather than formed with -ed.
Q5

Question 5: Which sentence correctly uses the past simple of an irregular verb?

Question 5 options
'She found a coin on the ground' is correct because 'found' is the proper past simple form of 'find'. The other sentences contain errors: 'writed' should be 'wrote', 'catched' should be 'caught', and 'feeled' should be 'felt'.

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