Irregular English Verbs

Irregular English Verbs

These are the verbs that are lawless renegades.

Six Common Irregular Verbs

• Begin

• Awake

• Bite

• Bleed

• Burst

• Beat

Notes on Irregular Verbs

• Some irregular verbs share the same infinitive, past, and past participle forms.

• Some irregular verbs don't share any of the same forms.

• Some share the same past simple and past participle form but not the same infinitive form.

• Some irregular verbs share the same infinitive and past simple form but not the past participle form.

• BUT ALL IRREGULAR VERBS SHARE ONE THING IN COMMON.................

They don't follow the normal rules!!!

Normal rules follow the pattern of adding -d, -ed, or -ied to create past simple and past participle forms.

Begin

• Infinitive Form= begin/ to begin

• Example: I want to begin a race.

• Past Simple Form= began

• Example: I began a race.

• Past Participle: begun

• Example: I had begun a race.

• This follows the second note that none of the forms are the same.

Awake

• Infinitive Form= awake/ to awake

• Example: I wanted to awake at 5am.

• Past Simple Form= awoke

• Example: I awoke at 5am.

• Past Participle: awoken

• Example: I had awoken at 5am.

• This also follows the second note.

Bite

• Infinitive Form: bite/ to bite

• Example: I bite my pickle.

• Past Simple Form: bit

• Example: I bit my pickle.

• Past Participle: bitten

• Example: I have bitten my pickle.

• Which note does this verb follow?

Bleed

• Infinitive Form= bleed/ to bleed

• Example: They bleed green.

• Past Simple= bled

• Example: They bled green.

• Past Participle= bled

• Example: They had bled green.

• Can you guess which note from the earlier slide this follows?

Burst

• Infinitive Form= burst/ to burst

• Example: The grass caused the bubble to burst.

• Past Simple Form= burst

• Example: The bubble burst.

• Past Participle= burst

• Example: The bubble has burst.

• Do you notice how all of these are the same form?

Beat

• Infinitive Form= beat/ to beat

• Example: She wanted to beat him in the race.

• Past Simple Form= beat

• Example: She beat him in the race.

• Past Participle Form= beaten

• Example: She has beaten him in the race.

• Which forms are the same for this irregular verb?

Time for a quiz!!!

Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb forms of: begin, awake, bite, bleed, burst, or beat.

***Pssst! Write these verbs down so you can refer to them during the quiz.

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Now for a little Multiple Choice!

Almost done!

Choose the option that fits best in the sentence.

Multiple Choice

Steven wanted ____ the drum.

• to beat

• beat

• beaten

• beated

Multiple Choice

The balloon was going to ____.

• bursted

• bursts

• burst

• bursting

Multiple Choice

The ink in my pen ______.

• bleeded

• bleeds

• bled

• both "bleeds" and "bled"

Multiple Choice

Ouch! I have been _______.

• bite

• bitten

• bited

• biting

Multiple Choice

The story ______ with three bears.

• began

• begin

• begun

• both "began" and "begun"

Multiple Choice

I have _______ the baby!

• awaking

• awake

• awoke

• awaken

Multiple Select

What rule do all irregular verbs follow?

• Adding -d, -ed, or -ied to their past simple and past participle forms.

• Both past simple and past participle forms are the same.

• Infinitive form, past simple form, and past participle form are all the same.

• I'm a renegade! I have no rules!

HOORAY! YOU HAVE FINISHED!