irregular verbs win won won
Irregular Verbs
Regular Verbs
Verbs in English have three tense forms: the base form (or infinitive without “to”), the past simple, and the past participle. For convenience, we can call them “verb-1”, “verb-2”, and “verb-3”.
With regular verbs, the past simple and past participles are formed by adding -d or -ed, or -ied (in place of most y endings) to the end.
Most English verbs are regular.
Irregular verbs do not follow this rule.
Irregular Verbs
One kind of irregular verb changes form, but the past tense and the past participle are the same. Examples include feed, fed, fed; and win, won, won.
See REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS.
Answer the following questions or respond to the statements. Say why and give examples.
Slide Slid Slid
1. slide, slid, slid
There was an accident on the freeway today. What happened?
1. sneak, sneaked (snuck), sneaked (snuck)
Warren, a runaway, didn’t have any money; but he sailed on the ship. How?
2. speed, sped, sped
Mr. Knowles sped to the hospital. Why?
3. spell, spelled (spelt), spelled (spelt)
Jeff wrote a letter in English; Jae Wook wrote in Korean. Who spelt more words incorrectly? Who make more spelling mistakes?
4. spend, spent, spent
Irene and Stanley feel desperate. Why? Is this good or bad?
5. spill, spilled (spilt), spilled (spilt)
There’s no use crying over spilt milk. Give examples from real life.
Spin Spun Spun
6. spin, spun, spun
The dancers spun around and around. What happened when they stopped?
7. spit, spat (spit), spat (spit)
Tommy’s mother scolded him. Why?
8. stand, stood, stood
When the president (queen, winner) entered the hall,
9. stick, stuck, stuck
We can’t drive anymore. Why not?
10. sting, stung, stung
The robbers were going to raid the church — but they turned back. Why?
Strike Struck Struck
11. strike, struck, struck
What will happen if a person strikes another person?
Paul stuck a match in non-smoking building. What happened?
12. sweep, swept, swept
The revolution swept away the old regime. Give specific examples.
13. teach, taught, taught
My favorite teachers taught me………
14. tell, told, told
The whistle-blower told the newspaper (journalist) all of the organization’s secrets. Was this good or bad?
15. think, thought, thought
In ancient times, people though………
Win Won Won
16. win, won, won
Who have won Nobel Prizes from your country?
17. wind, wound, wound
Smedley wound his clock on Thursday, but forgot to wind it on Sunday. What happened?
Other Irregular Verbs
18. go went gone
In the past, everyone went to the movie theater (cinema). Yes or no?
Many university graduates have gone to Germany. Why?
19. become became become
After drinking the magic potion,
20. fly flew flown
Who was Neil Armstrong? Who is Buzz Aldrin?
