The Irregular Verbs Game

The Irregular Verbs Game

By Ismael Lancharro Jurado

The correct option is "been"

• Conjugation: Be / was-were / been = ser-estar

• Example: We have been friends since we were five years old.

• Translation: Hemos sido amigos desde que teníamos 5 años.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: I have never "_____" to Mexico.

• be

• was

• were

• been

I have never been to Mexico.

• Conjugation: Be / was-were / been = ser-estar

• Translation: Nunca he estado en México.

• Explanation: We use the present perfect together with ever and never to talk about things that we have (or not) done at any time in our life.

• Structure of the present perfect affirmative (+never): Subject + have/has+ never + past participle + complement

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: I "_____" happier when I was ten years old.

• am

• was

• were

• is

I was happier when I was ten years old.

• Conjugation: Be / was-were / been = ser-estar

• Translation: Era más feliz cuando tenía 10 años.

• Explanation: We use the past simple of the verb "to be" (was/were) together with past time expressions to talk about the past.

Have you ever been to China?

• Conjugation: Be / was-were / been = ser-estar

• Translation: Has estado alguna vez en China?

• Explanation: We use the present perfect together with ever and never to talk about things that we have (or not) done at any time in our life.

• Structure of the present perfect interrogative (+ever): Have/has + subject + ever + past participle + complement

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of the verb "to eat"?

• Ate

• Eated

• Eaten

The correct option is "ate"

• Conjugation: Eat / ate / eaten = comer

• Example: Sam ate pizza on Friday

• Translation: Sam comió pizza el viernes

My brother ate a hamburger yesterday.

• Conjugation: Eat / ate / eaten = comer

• Translation: Mi hermano comió una hamburguesa ayer

• Explanation: We use the past simple to talk about finished actions that happened in the past.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: Do you "_____" meat? I thought you were vegetarian.

• eat

• ate

• eaten

• eated

Do you eat meat? I thoughtt you were vegetarian.

• Conjugation: Eat / ate / eaten = comer

• Translation: Comes carne? Pensaba que eras vegetariano/a

• Explanation: We use the present simple interrogative to ask about habits or general truths.

• Structure: Do/does + subject + verb (bare infinitive) + complement

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: I have "_____" a sandwich 5 minutes ago

• eat

• eated

• ate

• eaten

I have eaten a sandwich 5 minutes ago

• Conjugation: Eat / ate / eaten = comer

• Translation: He comido un sandwich hace 5 minutos

• Explanation: We use the present perfect to talk about recent events.

• Structure of the present perfect affirmative: Subject + have/has + past participle + complement

I always eat cookies for breakfast on Sundays.

• Conjugation: Eat / ate / eaten = comer // Have / had / had= tener-tomar

• Translation: Yo siempre como/tomo galletas para desayunar.

• Explanation: We use the present simple to talk about habits or routines.

The correct option is "encontrar"

• Conjugation: Find / found / found = encontrar

• Example: I can't find my keys

• Translation: No puedo encontrar mis llaves

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the appropriate form of the verb "to find":

Mary "_____" her keys on the desk.

• find

• finded

• found

• founded

Mary found her keys on the desk.

• Conjugation: Find / found / found= encontrar

• Translation: Mary encontró las llaves encima del escritorio.

• Explanation: We use the past simple to talk about finished actions that happened in the past.

Did you find the exam difficult?

• Conjugation: Find / found / found= encontrar

• Translation: Encontraste el examen difícil? (te pareció difícil el examen?)

• Explanation: We use the past simple interrogative to ask about something that happened once in the past.

• Structure of the past simple interrogative: Did + subject + verb (bare infinitive) + complement

Has the pirate found a treasure on the island?

• Conjugation: Find / found / found= encontrar

• Translation: Ha encontrado el pirata un tesoro en la isla?

• Explanation: We use the present perfect to talk about events in the past without specifying when they happened.

• Structure of the present perfect interrogative: Have/has + subject + past participle + complement

The correct option is "buy"

• Conjugation: Buy / bought / bought= comprar

• Example: I have to buy eggs

• Translation: Tengo que comprar huevos

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: She didn't "_____" anything at the shop.

• buy

• bought

• boughted

• buyed

She didn't buy anything at the shop.

• Conjugation: Buy / bought / bought= comprar

• Translation: Ella no compró nada en la tienda

• Explanation: We only use the irregular past form in past simple affirmative sentences.

• Structure of the past simple negative: Subject + didn't + verb (bare infinitive) + complement

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the appropriate form of the verb "to buy": Have you "_____" eggs at the supermarket this morning?

• Buy

• Bought

• Did buy

• Buyed

Have you bought eggs at the supermarket this morning?

• Conjugation: Buy / bought / bought= comprar

• Translation:Has comprado huevos en el supermercado esta mañana?

• Explanation: We use the present perfect to talk about recent events.

• Structure of the present perfect interrogative: Have/has + subject + past participle + complement

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle of the verb "to go"?

• Goed

• Went

• Gone

• Goun

The correct option is "gone"

• Conjugation: Go / went / gone= Ir

• Example: She's gone out for a walk.

• Translation: Ella ha ido a dar un paseo.

Let's go to the cinema

• Conjugation: Go / went / gone= Ir

• Translation: Vayamos al cine

• Explanation: We use let's to make suggestions.

• Structure of the suggestion with "let's": Let's + verb (bare infinitive) + complement

Don't go to the party if you don't want to be punished.

• Conjugation: Go / went / gone= Ir

• Translation: No vayas a la fiesta si no quieres que te castigue

• Explanation: We use don't + verb to form negative imperatives, which are used to tell somebody to do (ot not to do) something.

• Structure of the imperative with "don't": Don't + verb ( bare infinitive) + complement

Let's speed it up!

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: I never "_____" milk in the morning.

• drank

• drink

• eat

• know

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: I "_____" your mother at the supermarket yesterday

• seem

• saw

• seen

• seen

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: Have you "_____" the Unit 5 test?

• Doing

• Do

• Done

• Did

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle of the verb "to read"?

• read

• red

• readed

• readen

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: I never "_____" to do my homework

• Forgot

• Forgotten

• Forget

• Forgive

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: We usually "_____" at the park before going to the academy

• met

• mit

• meets

• meet

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: I have "_____" somebody speaking in Spanish.

• hear

• heard

• here

• herd

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: How much did you "_____" for that T-shirt?

• payed

• paid

• pay

• peid

Complete the story: "A busy morning at the Academy"

Multiple Choice

He said: I don't "_____" English, and I want to learn with you.

• Become

• Eat

• Speak

• Became

Multiple Choice

After hearing that, Nati "_____" very happy.

• feel

• feels

• felt

• fil

Multiple Choice

Nati looked around and "_____" the wallet on the table.

• find

• finds

• found

• finded

Multiple Choice

She said: Yes, it is here. Do you need me to "_____" it to you?

• bring

• brought

• give

• gave

Multiple Choice

The boy replied: Yes, please. To the bus station. I need it to "_____" the bus.

• bring

• tell

• ride

• catch

Multiple Choice

So, Nati "_____" the wallet in her pocket

• keep

• kept

• keeps

• keeped

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option: Thank you so much! La Canonja English College "_____" the best teachers in the world.

• have

• has

• head

• had