Irregular Verbs

ESL Worksheet: Irregular Verbs

Level: Intermediate

Topic: Using Irregular Verbs in Everyday Contexts

Part 1: What are Irregular Verbs?

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular pattern of adding -ed to form the past tense

and past participle.

Examples:

- I go to the store every day. (Present)

- I went to the store yesterday. (Past)

- I have gone to the store many times. (Past Participle)

Part 2: Common Irregular Verbs

Base Form | Past Tense | Past Participle | Example Sentence

------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------

Go | Went | Gone | She went to the market yesterday.

Speak | Spoke | Spoken | He has spoken to his boss about it.

Take | Took | Taken | They have taken the bus to the plaza.

Eat | Ate | Eaten | I ate tacos for dinner last night.

See | Saw | Seen | Have you seen the new bakery?

Write | Wrote | Written | He wrote an article about small towns.

Give | Gave | Given | Maria gave her friend a beautiful gift.

Drink | Drank | Drunk | We drank horchata at the party.

Part 3: Practice with Irregular Verbs

Activity 1: Fill in the Blanks

Use the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.

1. Yesterday, I _______ (go) to the park with my cousins.

2. My teacher has _______ (give) us homework for the weekend.

3. They _______ (eat) tamales during the festival last night.

4. Have you _______ (see) the new movie about small towns?

5. Last week, I _______ (write) a letter to my aunt.

Activity 3: Irregular Verbs in Context

Read the paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct irregular verb form.

Example Paragraph:

Last week, my family and I _______ (go) to a small town for the weekend. We _______ (see) a lot

of interesting places and _______ (eat) delicious food. My mom _______ (give) me money to buy

souvenirs, and I _______ (take) many photos of the plaza.

Part 4: Role Play

Scenario:

Imagine you are talking to a friend about a funny incident in your small town. Use at least 5 irregular

verbs to describe what happened.

Example:

"I went to the store yesterday, and guess what I saw! Maria had given her brother a bike, but he had

already taken another one from their neighbor!"

Part 5: Homework

Write a short story about something that happened in your small town. Use at least 8 irregular verbs

in your story.

Example:

"Last weekend, I went to the plaza and saw something funny. My friend spoke to the mayor and

gave him a gift..."