100 Irregular Verb Exercises +pdfs
This page has a collection of English irregular verb exercises for beginner and intermediate students to practice online. There are past simple irregular verbs and past participle irregular verbs.
All the exercises are free and you can download the printable pdf worksheets for each exercise.
Exercise 1
Conversations exercises that mostly use irregular verbs in English.
Exercise 2
25 questions and answers
You have to change the verb to the past simple verb tense
1 . Yesterday, I ______ (go) to a new shopping centre.
2. Last night, I was angry because he ______(throw) my phone at me!
threw
3. When we were in Amsterdam we _____(ride) bicycles all the time.
rode
4. Last night, my boyfriend _____(pay) for the meal. It was very nice of him.
paid
5. When he cleaned his room, he _____(find) an old photo of our family.
found
6. This morning, he _____(fall) from a tree and hurt his arm.
fell
7. I _____(put) the fish in the oven 30 minutes ago.
put
8. When we were at the pool we _____(swim) for a very long time.
swam
9. She _____(wear) a bright dress to the party. It was really funny.
wore
10. I _____(feed) the dog and cat earlier, don’t worry.
fed
11. Unfortunately, they _______(catch) the wrong bus and now they will be late.
caught
12. Yesterday, he ____(cut) his finger by accident.
cut
13. She ______(spend) a lot of time in Canada before she moved to the USA.
spent
14. Earlier, I ______(hear) the good news about your brother’s exam.
heard
15. When he was a child he _____(keep) a pet bird.
kept
16. I ______(teach) him many things when we went sailing.
taught
17. I was upset, so I ______(write) a long email to him.
wrote
18. Yesterday, she _____ (make) me an amazing meal.
made
19. They went to the woods and then they _______(build) a tree house.
built
20. Last year I ______(can) touch my toes, but now I can’t…
could
21. It was so cold last night that our heating system completely ______(freeze).
froze
22. He left the bar quickly and ______(forget) his phone.
forgot
23. They ______(do) a lot of study in the library yesterday afternoon.
did
24. I ______(know) that he liked his gift when I saw him smile.
knew
25. He ______(tell) his boss that he didn’t want to work here anymore.
told
Exercise 3
25 questions and answers
1. This morning a thief ______(steal) a lot of money from the bank.
stole
2. Yesterday, I _________(begin) a new book.
began
3. I did a lot of training and then I _________ (understand) the test.
understood
4. I ______(eat) lots of different food at their party.
ate
5. Last night, I _______(lose) my phone at a party.
lost
6. His car ______(cost) him a lot of money.
cost
7. Last week, I ______(run) 40 kilometers in total.
ran
8. We ______(go) on holiday to Cyprus when I was a child.
went
9. They went to Madrid and then they _____(fly) to Rome.
flew
10. Last week, we _____(drive) 150 miles to my mother’s house and then we drove home on the same day.
drove
11 Yesterday, we _____ (sing) lots of different songs in the choir at school.
sang
12. Clair: I was surprised when I went to the restaurant last night because I ____ (sit) next to the mayor of our town.
sat
13. On Wednesday evening, I _____ (read) my daughter a story before she slept.
read
14. When I went to the bank earlier today, I _____ (stand) next to my old friend from high school. It was great to hear her news.
stood
15. We _____ (take) our son and daughter to Disneyland when we were in Paris. They loved it!
took
16. We _____(be) very cold when we went ice skating in the city centre.
were
17. At the side of the road, the workman _____(hold) a sign that said “Don’t drive over 50 kph”.
held
18. Frank and Jenny _____(sell) their house last week. They are very excited because now they can buy a bigger house by the sea.
sold
19. On Thursday, I _____(meet) my boyfriends parents. I was a little nervous, but they were really nice.
met
20. It was very sad. When my grandmother was outside walking, she slipped and _____ (break) her arm. She is recovering now.
broke
21. I _____ (feel) great after I finished all my exams. Now I can focus on the future and forget about them.
felt
22. We ______ (buy) a big turkey for our special meal this weekend. I hope our guests like it.
bought
23. She _____ (get) very tired after her dancing class. I think she needs to attend the class a little earlier.
got
24. I think they ____ (do) very well in the test. We will have to wait and see the final results next week.
flew
25. When I said goodbye, her mother _____ (give) me a present for my birthday. I wasn’t expecting her to do that!
gave
Exercise 4
1 . We have _____(drive) a lot today. Now we need to rest.
2. I have _____(make) a lot of different cakes for your birthday.
made
3. Oh no! While we were outside, the dog has ____(eat) all of our lunch.
eaten
4. Cheryl and I have ______ (know) Steve for a very long time.
known
5. I have _____(take) some medicine because I have a headache.
taken
6. Paul: Where are they?
Nicole: They have _____(leave) the restaurant and gone home! I don’t know why they were so angry…
left
7. We have _____(have) an amazing evening. Thank you so much.
had
8. She has ______(become) a little annoyed with the builders.
become
9. I have ____(see) so many different movies this year.
seen
10. Wayne: What’s the matter?
Julia: We have ____(lose) our train tickets… We can’t find them anywhere…
lost
11. Unfortunately, crime has ____(grow) a lot in our city recently.
grown
12. John: Where are Brian and Silvia?
Maxine: They have ____(go) to the music festival and won’t be back for 1 week.
gone
13. Salesman: Can I help you?
We have _____(come) to look at some cars. We might want to buy one.
come
14. She has _____(write) eleven books so far.
written
15. He has ____(begin) to learn Spanish. I hope to visit Spain soon.
begun
16. This year, we have ____(do) so many things. I think we need a holiday.
done
17. I have ____(learn) to play some basic songs on the guitar.
learnt (UK) / learned (USA)
18. We have ____(let) our child use a smartphone.
let
19. I have ____(pay) my rent this month. I feel a bit more relaxed.
paid
20. Bride before her wedding day: They have ____(show) me so many different dresses, but I still don’t like any of them!
shown
21. Unfortunately, he has fallen off his motorbike and ______ (break) his arm.
broken
22. We haven’t ______ (speak) to him for around 3 years. We do not know where he lives now.
spoken
23. Please get some help! Our son has _____ (fall) off his bicycle.
fallen
24. There was a crime last night at the bank. Thieves have ______ (steal) over $500,000 worth of diamonds.
stolen
25. I have _____ (tell) you many times. Don’t walk in the house with muddy shoes!
told
Exercise 5
1 . They have _____ (win) every single football match this season. They are amazing.
2. We ______ (think) we could save some money by investing in crypto currency. Unfortunately, we lost about $1000.
thought
3. I have _____ (send) so many presents to my family this year. I don’t think I have much money left in my bank account.
sent
4. Wow. You have _____ (draw) an amazing picture. It looks amazing!
drawn
5. She has _____ (keep) quiet about her illness for a long time. But today, she told us about it.
kept
6. He has _____ (hold) the world record for the fastest 100 metre runner for 10 years.
held
7. You haven’t _____ (blow) all the candles out on the cake. Try again!
blown
8. I’ve _____ (meet) so many interesting people this week. I’ve really enjoyed my first week at work.
met
9. Have you ______ (shake) the champagne bottle? We want it to go everywhere!
shaken
10. We left the bucket of water outside overnight, and now it has _____ (freeze).
frozen
11. None of our salesmen have _____ (hit) their targets this month. They need to try harder…
hit
12. We want to say that you have _____ (mean) so much to our hockey team over the past year.
meant
13. Have you _____ (shut) the door?
shut
14. I’ve _____ (forget) to shut the door. I’m really sorry. I will do that now.
forgotten
15. For as long as I can remember, I’ve ______(dream) of owning my own house.
dreamt (UK) dreamed (USA)
16. I would love to go to that restaurant, but have you ____ (ring) them to make a reservation?
rung
17. I put my wool jumper in the washing for too long and it has _____. I am very upset.
shrunk
18. They have been in a legal dispute for a long time and have ______ (fight) over the ownership of the property.
fought
19. Have you ____ (feed) the dog?
fed
20. A) What has John told you about his job?
B) He’s _______ (choose) to work for a new company in the South of Belgium.
chosen
21. She very stupid… She has _____ (spend) all her money, and she doesn’t get paid for another 2 weeks.
spent
22. The criminals have ______ (hide) the money in a very secret location. The police are still looking.
hidden
23. Since the beginning of this week, I’ve _____ (feel) very strange. Maybe I have a cold or the flu.
felt
24. We need to drive to the hospital. She has just _____ (cut) her finger very badly.
cut
25. It’s sad… They have ______ (catch) a very bad virus and they need to stay at home. They cannot attend our celebration tonight.
caught
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