irregular verbs

Grammar

Irregular Verbs

Irregular vs. Regular Verbs

What's the difference?

Regular Verbs

• follow the same pattern to form the PAST TENSE

• Add -ed or -d to the end of the verb

• I painted our kitchen red

Irregular past-tense verbs

• Do not end with -ed

• He drew a portrait of me

• NOT = He drawed a portrait of me

Irregular past-tense verbs

the irregular verbs be and have have irregular spellings for the present and past tenses.

Multiple Choice

^{Change the underlined verb to past tense:}

The child break the glass vase

• breaked

• broke

Multiple Choice

^{Change the underlined verb to past tense:}

Carlos go to school late today.

• goed

• went

Irregular Verbs

Sometimes it can get confusing! Reading a lot of different things can help expose you to the different spellings and tenses.

Match

Match the following verbs with their irregular past tense form.

• are

• sell

• come

• grow

• run

were

sold

came

grew

ran

• were

• sold

• came

• grew

• ran