vocabulary elementary irregular
Irregular Verbs
Vocabulary
| sweep | hold | cost |
| take | bleed | hurt |
| shut | freeze | split |
| bend | throw | catch |
| steal | blow | spread |
| bring | fall | build |
| forget |
Sweep, swept, swept
1. sweep, swept, swept
Who sweeps the floors of your school or company? The revolution swept away the old regime. Give specific examples. Is this good or bad?
2. hold, held, held
The travelers held their purses, passports, and wallets tightly! Why did they hold them tightly?
3. cost, cost, cost
How much did gasoline (petrol), bread, beef, and a cup of coffee cost in your grandparents’ time? How much does it cost now?
4. take, took, taken
I had a headache. What did I do? Should the government take away people’s guns?
5. bleed, bled, bled
The CEO and chief accountant bled sunflower processing plant dry. What happened?
Hurt, hurt, hurt
6. hurt, hurt, hurt
Carol hurt Wendell’s feelings last week. How did she hurt his feelings? Who do you call if you get hurt?
7. shut, shut, shut
Roy is a hermit; he has shut himself out from the rest of the world. How has he shut himself out? Why did he shut himself out? Should the government shut the door on immigration?
8. freeze, froze, frozen
Are frozen foods popular? The invaders failed to conquer Russia. Why did they fail to conquer Russia?
9. split, split, split
What happened to Czechoslovakia? Terry and Laura have split up. Why did they split up? They broke up because….
10. bend, bent, bent
Last night on TV, I saw a man bend a spoon. He also bent fork and a house key. What do you think?
Throw, threw, thrown
11. throw, threw, thrown
The protesters turned violent. What happened? What did the protesters do? Why did they do this?
12. catch, caught, caught
Bjork and his friends went to the seaside. Later they saw a police car. Describe what had happened there.
13. steal, stole, stolen
What can you say about Robin Hood? Was he good or bad or both?
14. blow, blew, blown
Thakin had a birthday party yesterday. What did he do?
15. spread, spread, spread
Give examples of things that have spread over the internet. What do you spread on bread?
Bring, brought, brought
16. bring, brought, brought
We had a big birthday party for Xuxa last Saturday. What happened?
17. fall, fell, fallen
The antique vase fell on the floor. How did Mrs. Carlson feel? The government has fallen. Is this good or bad?
18. build, built, built
Who built the pyramids? The Great Wall? Stonehenge? the Moai? Why were they built?
19. forget, forgot, forgotten
Nancy was very angry with Will. Why?
Have your friends forgotten their high school French?
