Irregular past tense: review
Key Notes:
| What Are Irregular Verbs? |
👉 Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular rule of adding “-ed” to form their past tense.
🗣 Example:
- Regular verb ➡ Walk → Walked
- Irregular verb ➡ Go → Went
| How Do Irregular Verbs Change? |
Irregular verbs change in different ways to show past time.
Here are some patterns 👇
🌟 Type 1: Vowel Change Only
- Begin → Began
- Drink → Drank
- Sing → Sang 🎵
🌟 Type 2: Vowel + Ending Change
- Keep → Kept
- Feel → Felt
- Sleep → Slept 😴
🌟 Type 3: Complete Change
- Go → Went
- Buy → Bought
- Bring → Brought 🛍
🌟 Type 4: No Change at All
- Cut → Cut
- Put → Put
- Hit → Hit 🔨
| How to Identify Irregular Verbs |
✅ Look for verbs that don’t end in “-ed” in the past tense.
✅ They usually sound different in the past form.
✅ Memorize them with practice 📚
- Yesterday, I went to school early. 🏫
- She bought a new dress. 👗
- They sang beautifully at the concert. 🎤
- He put the books on the shelf. 📚
⭐ Make flashcards with base and past tense forms.
⭐ Write 5 sentences daily using irregular verbs.
⭐ Read stories and underline irregular verbs. 📖
| Common Irregular Verbs Chart |
| Base Form | Past Tense | Example Sentence |
|---|
| Go | Went | I went to the park. 🌳 |
| Eat | Ate | She ate an apple. 🍎 |
| See | Saw | We saw a movie. 🎬 |
| Take | Took | He took a photo. 📸 |
| Write | Wrote | I wrote a letter. 💌 |
| Speak | Spoke | She spoke politely. 🗣 |
| Fly | Flew | The bird flew away. 🕊 |
| Break | Broke | He broke the glass. 🥛 |
Irregular verbs are special 💫
They don’t follow rules — so practice and memory are the keys to mastering them! 🔑📘
