Irregular Verbs Lesson 1

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Irregular Verbs

Lesson 1

D. Visser

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• In the English language we've got regular and irregular verbs.
  
• Regular verbs don't change in different tenses, they only get: +ed.
  
• Irregular verbs completely change, that is why they're so difficult.
  
• In these lessons you will learn the irregular verbs categorised by sound. 

What are irregular verbs?

Tenses?

Tijdsbepaling

Present Simple

This is how the verbs are categorised: 

Tegenwoordige tijd

Past Simple

Past Participle

Verleden tijd

Voltooid deelwoord

What are irregular verbs?

This lesson's verbs:

We will tackle the first three groups of the irregular verbs

• Every group has colour coded verbs based on sound. 
• This means that those verbs sound the same. 
• You can click on this icon to hear what they sound like: 

Group 1:

To sink

To drink

To shrink

To swim

To begin

To run

To sing

To ring

Overview:

sink

drink

 shrink

sing

ring

rang

rung

sang

sung

drank

drunk

sank

sunk

shrank

shrunk

swam

swum

swim

begin

began

begun

run

ran

run

These verbs all have "ang" in the past simple, and "ung" in the past participle

These verbs all have "ank" in the past simple, and "unk" in the past participle

These verbs all have "an"/"am" in the past simple, and "un"/"um" in the past participle

Exercise 1: drag the verbs to the correct box

Verbs with:

"ank" "unk" sounds

Verbs with:

"an/am" "un/um" sounds

To drink

Verbs with: 
"ang" "ung" sounds

To run

To sing

To swim

To begin

To ring

To shrink

To sink

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 1: 'shrunk' is the past participle of 'to shrink'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 2: 'run' is the past simple and the present simple of 'to run'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 3: swam is the past simple of 'to swim'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 4: 'rung' is the past participle of 'to ring'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 5: 'song' is the past participle of 'to sing'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 3: complete the verb

drink

past simple

past participle

present simple

drank

drunk

sink

sank

sunk

shrink

shrank

shrunk

ring

rang

rung

sing

sang

sung

swim

swam

swum

begin

began

begun

run

run

ran

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 1: Last night we _____ (to swim) in the lake.

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 2: We have _____ (to begin) to exercise once a week.

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 3: Yesterday she _____(to drink) all of the wine!

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 4: He had _____(to run) all the way home.

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 5: The boat almost _____(to sink)!

To bleed

To read

To sell

To tell

To hold

To lead

To feed

Group 2:

Overview:

bleed

tell

sell

lead

feed

fed

fed

led

led

told

told

bled

bled

sold

sold

hold

held

held

These verbs all have "ed" in the past simple, and "ed" in the past participle

These verb is different in sound but still belongs with this group as the past simple and past participle are the same

These verbs all have "old" in the past simple, and "old" in the past participle

read

read

read

you pronounce "read" as "red"

Exercise 1: drag the verbs to the correct box

Verbs with:

"old" sounds

Verbs with:

"eld" sounds

To lead

Verbs with: 
"ed" sounds

To hold

To bleed

To sell

To feed

To tell

To read

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 1: 'hold' is the past participle of 'to hold'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 2: 'bled' is the past simple and  participle of 'to bleed'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 3: sold is the past simple of 'to sell'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 4: 'read' is the past participle of 'to read'

1. True
2. False

Exercise 2: multiple choice

Question 5: you pronounce the past simple of 'to read' the same as the present simple

pronounce

uitspreken

1. True
2. False

Exercise 3: complete the verb

past simple

past participle

present simple

led

read

read

feed

lead

fed

bled

led

read

bled

bleed

fed

sell

told

tell

sold

held

hold

told

sold

held

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 1: Last night we _____ (to hold) a firefly.

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 2: We have _____ (to feed) the ducks.

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 3: Yesterday he _____(to tell) me he loved me!

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 4: I had _____(to read) that book so many times.

Exercise 4: fill in the gap

Question 5: She scraped her knee and it _____(to bleed).

To split

To quit

To let

To set

To upset

To fit

To hit

Group 3:

To shut

To cut

To put

To cost

To hurt

To spread

To broadcast

Overview:

split

let

set

fit

hit

hit

hit

fit

fit

let

let

split

split

set

set

These verbs all have "it" in the past simple, and "it" in the past participle. They all stay the same.

These verbs all have "et" in the past simple, and "et" in the past participle. They all stay the same.

quit

quit

quit

upset

upset

upset

Overview:

put

cut

shut

shut

shut

cut

cut

put

put

All these verbs stay the same in the past simple and as past participle

cost

cost

cost

spread

spread

spread

hurt

broadcast

hurt

hurt

broadcast

broadcast

Exercise 1: drag the verbs to the correct box

Verbs with:

"et" sounds

To quit

Verbs with: 
"it" sounds

To let

To set

To fit

To upset

To hit

To split

This lesson's verbs:

• There aren't any exercises left for this group of verbs because they're fairly simple.
   
• The next slides contain a test on the first three groups.

Test yourself: group 1-3

• There are 12 exercises,
• In the corner are the points total in a red box
• It's 1 point per correct answer to a question
• All the answers must be correct (drag and drop)
• Keep track of your points
• On the last slide you can check your grade

1. Did you                       yourself when you                        your head?

Complete the sentences

2. She                      for years, but today she                      swimming.  

3. We had                      to notice that Casey was gone.

4. You should've                     me she wasn't coming!

5. I                     this book six times, it didn't even                     much!

5 pt

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?

?

?

?

?

?

?

hurt

hit

quit

swam

begun

read

told

cost

1. The phone                       all day it drove me crazy!

Complete the sentences

2. She was the worst singer, she                      off key all the time!

3. Please                      me I'm scared of heights!

4. He was worried and                      to bite his finger nails.

5. I had                      the horse away from the hay.

5 pt

?

?

?

?

?

hold

rang

sung

led

began

rung

held

sang

Complete the verbs

present simple

past simple

past participle

To split

To sing

To cut

To bleed

4 pt

cut

cot

sung

blad

split

cut

sing

sang

bled

split

sing

bled

splat

bleed

song

Complete the verbs

present simple

past simple

past participle

To tell

To hit

To lead

To drink

4 pt

drink

hat

lode

told

drunk

tell

led

drank

hit

hot

told

led

hit

lead

tald

Match the correct translation

split

English

Dutch

beginnen

laten

broadcast

4 pt

let

delen

begin

uitzenden

splijten

leave

broadcast

Match the correct translation

run

English

Dutch

bloeden

vertellen

lead

4 pt

loten

rennen

tell

explain

leiden

bleed

winnen

1 pt

Fill in the gap

Question 1: She _____(to quit) her job.

1 pt

Fill in the gap

Question 2: He didn't want to _____(to shut) the window.

1 pt

Fill in the gap

Question 3: He had _____(to run) for miles when he fell.

1 pt

Fill in the gap

Question 4: Did you _____(to feed) the cat?

What was your test score?

30-28 points

27-25 points

24-22 points

21-19 points

18-16 points

15-12 points

Grade yourself:

Points	Grade
30	10
29	9.5
28	9.0
27	8.5
26	8.0
25	7.5
24	7.0
23	6.5
22	6.0
21	5.5

Points	Grade
20	5.0
19	4.5
18	4.0
17	3.5
16	3.0
15	2.5
14	2.0
13	1.5
12	1.0

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