Common Verb Mistakes: Using the Wrong Form of Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs do not follow the regular pattern of adding “-ed” or “-d” to form the past tense and past participle. Knowing the correct forms of irregular verbs is essential for good grammar.

Common Mistakes:

• Using the regular past tense form for irregular verbs:
  • Incorrect: I goed to the store.
  • Correct: I went to the store.
• Using the wrong past participle form:
  • Incorrect: I have saw the movie.
  • Correct: I have seen the movie.

Practice Exercises:

1. I (drink/drank) water yesterday.
2. She (see/saw) the movie last night.
3. He (eat/ate) breakfast this morning.
4. We (go/went) to the beach yesterday.
5. I (write/wrote) a letter to my friend.
6. They (come/came) to the party last night.
7. I (take/took) a shower this morning.
8. She (give/gave) me a book.
9. We (run/ran) fast.
10. I (swim/swam) in the ocean.

Answers:

1. drank
2. saw
3. ate
4. went
5. wrote
6. came
7. took
8. gave
9. ran
10. swam

Irregular Verb Practice

Identify the correct verb form in each sentence.

1. I (drink/drank) water yesterday.
2. She (see/saw) the movie last night.
3. He (eat/ate) breakfast this morning.
4. We (go/went) to the beach yesterday.
5. I (write/wrote) a letter to my friend.
6. They (come/came) to the party last night.
7. I (take/took) a shower this morning.
8. She (give/gave) me a book.
9. We (run/ran) fast.
10. I (swim/swam) in the ocean.

Answers:

1. drank
2. saw
3. ate
4. went
5. wrote
6. came
7. took
8. gave
9. ran
10. swam