Past Simple - (Ir)regular verbs

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 Irregular verbs

Irregular verbs,
post one irregular verb

IRREGULAR VERBS

1st column = verb (infinitive = hele w.w.)

2nd column = verb (past tense = verleden tijd)

3rd column = verb (past participle = voltooid deelwoord)

Past Simple - Irregular verbs

Some verbs in English are irregular, this means that in the past tense they don't get '-ed' at the end, but have their own form.

to write -> wrote - I wrote her a letter last week

to go -> went - He went to Italy last year

to make -> made - They made a very nice meal two days ago

Past Simple - Regular Verbs

After a regular verb you put '-ed'

I walk -> I walked

He walks -> He walked

They walk -> They walked

Past Simple - Regular verbs

Werkwoord eindigt op een medeklinker + -y, dan verandert de -y in -ie:

• I carry - I carried

Let op, er verandert niets als het werkwoord eindigt op klinker + -y:

• I play - I played

Werkwoord eindigt op -e, dan komt er in de past simple alleen een -d achter:

• I live - I lived

Medeklinker verdubbelt als hij vooraf wordt gegaan door klinker:

• I drop - I dropped

Past simple regular verbs

Past simple irregular verbs

swim

walk

drink

cook

give

have

see

catch

call

put

Do you know all the irregular verbs by heart?

1. Yes, I studied very hard throughout the year.
2. No, I will study them ASAP.
3. Yes, but I find it hard to remember them.
4. No, why try? I cannot remember them anyway...

I ___ in love with her the first time I saw her.

1. fell
2. fall
3. fallen

He broke his arm when he was ___ off his horse.

1. throw
2. thrown
3. threw

I ___ more than usual last weekend.

1. sleeped
2. sleep
3. slept

___ the tree until apples fall out of it.

1. Shook
2. Shake
3. Shaken

This chair only ___ me EU 7,50 when I bought it.

1. cost
2. costed
3. costs

Grammar: Irregular verbs
Which one is correct?
Kiezen

1. To chose-choose-chose
2. To chose-chose-chosen
3. To choose-choose-chose
4. To choose-chose-chosen

Irregular verbs

to fly - …... - …….

1. flied - flown
2. flewed - flown
3. flew - flewn
4. flew - flown

Irregular verbs

to give - …... - …….

1. gaved - given
2. given - gave
3. give - give
4. gave - given

Irregular verbs

To ring - ….. - …...

1. rang - rung
2. ringed - rang
3. rong - rong
4. rung - rang

Irregular verbs

To catch - ….. - …...

1. caught - caught
2. catched - caught
3. caught - catched
4. catched - catched

NOEM 1 DING Dat JE DEZE LES HEBT GELEERD.

WAT SNAP JE NOG NIET GOED?

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