5. Irregular Verbs

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Irregular Verbs

Past Simple = adding +ed to a verb (walk-ed)
Perfect = have/has + adding +ed to a verb (have walk-ed)

Irregular verbs do not follow this pattern:
eat - ate - eaten
leave - left - left
swim - swam - swum 

Types of Irregular Verbs:

                 1. Stay the same:                          hurt > hurt > hurt
                 2. Have 2 different forms:        pay > paid > paid
                 3. -d becomes -t :                         build > built > built
                 4. Change of vowels:                  ring > rang > rung
                 5. Get -en:                                        write > wrote > written
                 6. Weird ones:                                go > went > gone

1. I went to the grocery store and ___ (buy) some food.

2. He wanted to be a singer, but he _______ (become) a doctor.

3. We had just arrived home, when it _____ (begin) to rain.

4. She ____ (break) her leg, while she was skiing.

5. Lucy ____ (pay) the bill, before leaving the restaurant.

6. Julia wasn't at home. She had ____ (go) to the shops.

7. We have ____ (keep) this a secret for years.

8. The books had ____ (fall) off the table and were all over the floor.

9. The birds have ____ (fly) south for the winter.

10. She has ____ (know) about this problem for years.

11. I _____ (lend) my umbrella to David, so I got wet.

1. Lent
2. Have lent
3. Had lent

12. They _____ (leave) ten minutes ago.

1. Left
2. Have left
3. Had left

13. You _____ (buy) a lot of clothes recently.

1. Bought
2. Have bought
3. Had bought

14. We ____ (sing) too much yesterday, I have a sore throat.

15. I _______ (write) three essays this week.

16. After he ______ (eat) breakfast, he left early to make sure he wouldn't be late for work.

17. The weatherman _____ (tell) us it would be sunny, but it rained all day.

18. I ____ (see) George again last week, he looked very well.

19. I ____ (drink) all the wine last night.

20. I ______ (meet) you before, right?

Today:

- Finish: Grammar 1 t/m 4 + Text 1 t/m 3
- Work on: Grammar 4

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