REGULAR AND IREGULAR VERBS

Verbs

Types of verbs. Verb tense.

What is a VERB?

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence (it says something about the subject), such as 

hear, become, happen.

A VERB IS A DOING WORD!

Examples of Action Verbs

• She tasted the stew.

• He eats mushrooms.

• They do not (don't) ride the bus to school.

• Mary will write about her holiday in her journal.

Examples of Linking Verbs

• William is excited about his project.

• You looked tired after studying all night.

• That egg smells rotten.

• Dreams will come true when you believe in them.

Examples of Helping Verbs

• Peter was singing for an hour.

• Bonzo had eaten the chicken before we could stop him.

• The wifi will be disconnected after 6 o'clock.

• You must exercise to keep fit.

Multiple Choice

Which word is the VERB?

I eat an apple every day.

• I

• eat

• apple

• day

Multiple Choice

Fill in the correct option.

Let's _______ to the playground.

• eat

• water

• walk

• blanket

Multiple Choice

What kind of verb is the highlighted word below.

You must write the word using the correct spelling.

• Linking

• Action

• Helping

Multiple Choice

What kind of verb is the highlighted word below?

I swam in the sea in the summer.

• Linking

• Action

• Helping

Verb Tenses

Verbs can be used in different tenses

- Past (something that has already happened)

- Present (something that is currently happening)

- Future (something that has yet to occur)

Regular Verbs

Regular verbs are verbs that follow a regular pattern when switching between forms.

The base form of a verb is the simple, plain form of the verb that would appear in the dictionary. 

Multiple Choice

What is the simple present tense of climbed?

• climb/climbs

• will climb

• climbing

Multiple Choice

Change the tense from present to past tense.

She works hard at school.

• working

• worked

• will work

Multiple Choice

Change the tense from past tense to future tense.

Adam played tennis.

• plays

• will play

• playing

Irregular Verbs

An irregular verb is a type of verb that does not follow the general rule of using “-ed” at the end of the word to make the past tense or the past participle form.

It means the spellings of an irregular verb can be tricky, and may follow a different pattern.

Multiple Choice

What is the past tense of run?

• running

• ran

• will run

Multiple Choice

What is the past participle tense of wear?

• wore

• wearing

• worn

Multiple Choice

What is the present tense of read?

• read

• red

• reading

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of PLAY?

• Plaied
• Played
• Playd
• Plad

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of STOP?

• Stopped
• Stoped
• Stap
• Stoppen

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of STUDY?

• Study
• Studed
• Studyed
• Studied

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of GO?

• Went
• Goed
• God
• Gone

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of BEGIN?

• Begined
• Began
• Begun
• Beginned

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of BUY?

• Buyed
• Buied
• Bought
• Buying

Multiple Choice

What is the past simple of DO?

• Did
• do
• done
• doed

Multiple Choice

They ______ to the hospital yesterday.

• go
• goed
• gone
• went

Multiple Choice

I _____ you at the park yesterday! 

• saw
• seen
• see
• seed

Multiple Choice

I _________ at school yesterday.

• was
• were

Multiple Choice

Peter ...........me that he lived in New York.

• told

• tell

• telled

• tould

Multiple Choice

fall

• feel

• fool

• fallt

• fell

Multiple Choice

win

• won

• win

• wan

• win

Multiple Choice

fly

• flew

• flow

• flea

• fleid

Multiple Choice

fly

• flew

• flow

• flea

• fleid

Multiple Choice

stand

• standed

• stood

• stayed

• stand

Multiple Choice

Past of: Work

• Worked

• Workd

Multiple Choice

Past of: Cook

• Cooked

• Cookd

Multiple Choice

Past of: Play

• Plaied

• Played

Multiple Choice

Past of: Stay

• Stayed

• Staied

Multiple Choice

Past of: Study

• Studyed

• Studied

Multiple Choice

Past of: Carry

• Carryd

• Carried

Multiple Choice

Past of: Bake

• Baked

• Bakeed

Multiple Choice

Past of: Dance

• Danced

• Danceed

Multiple Choice

Past of: Stop

• Stopd

• Stopped

Multiple Choice

Past of: Ban

• Band

• Banned

Multiple Choice

Past of: Break

• Broke

• Braked

Multiple Choice

Past of: Blow

• Blew

• Blowed

Multiple Choice

Past of: Do

• Doed

• Did

Multiple Choice

Past of: Go

• Goed

• Went

Multiple Choice

Past of: Sleep

• Slept

• Sleeped

Multiple Choice

Past of: Lose

• Loseed

• Lost