Irregular Verbs - Part 1

Irregular Verbs – Part 1

begin● I begin writing a new short story every week.

● Suzy begins her English class at 08:00 every weekday morning.

began● I began writing a new short story last Monday morning.

● Suzy began her English class at 08:00 yesterday morning.

bite● I sometimes bite people to see their reaction.

● Suzy often bites her lip when she is hungry.

bit● I bit my best friend yesterday.

● Suzy accidentally bit her tongue last night.

blow● I blow on my hands when I am cold.

● Suzy often blows bubbles with her friends.

blew● I blew cigarette smoke in my enemy's face.

● Suzy blew a gigantic bubble yesterday.

break● I occasionally break my phone when I become angry.

● Suzy usually breaks cups when she becomes angry.

broke● I broke my mother's favourite vase by accident two days ago.

● Suzy broke my most expensive watch on purpose yesterday afternoon.

bring● I always bring home stationery from work.

● Suzy usually brings home boyfriends from school.

brought● I brought home a stapler, a pencil, 2 paper clips, and a ruler from

work the other day.

● Suzy brought home a very handsome but stupid guy last night.

build● I build houses for a living.

● Suzy breaks more than she builds.

built● I built a huge mansion for a rich couple about 2 years ago.

● Suzy built a doll house when she was still a child.

burn● I always burn the food when I try to cook.

● Suzy never burns the food by accident.

burnt/burned● I tried making spaghetti last night but I burnt it in the end.

● Suzy burned her boyfriend's food but he was too stupid to notice.

buy● I hardly ever buy snacks because I am trying to lose weight.

● Suzy often buys sweet snacks like cupcakes, cookies, and sweets.

bought● I bought a packet of cigarettes yesterday.

● Suzy bought 2 bars of nougat yesterday morning.

choose● I always choose quiet and peaceful places to have my holidays.

● Suzy always chooses to make a lot of noise while we are on holiday.

chose● I chose to sit behind the short man so I could see the performance.

● Suzy chose to sit next to the hunk so she could look at him instead of at the performance.

come● I rarely come back from work after 21:00 at night.

● Suzy usually comes back from school at around 18:00 in the evening.

came● I came back late from work the other night.

● Suzy came back early from her date because she was bored.

cost ● I would love to buy a new house but it costs nearly $ 2 million.

● Suzy costs me a lot of money each month – new clothes, new books, new shoes...

cost ● Last year it cost about $1 to buy a loaf of bread. This year it costs

almost $3.

● Suzy's brand new dress cost a ton of money!

cut● I occasionally cut my meat into small cubes.

● Suzy seldom cuts the meat into smaller pieces.

cut● I cut my finger with the carving knife last night.

● Suzy accidentally cut her finger with a nail clipper yesterday evening.

do● I do the dishes every day.

● Suzy never does the dishes.

did● I did the shopping last week.

● Suzy did her homework for the the first time in 2 months.

draw● I often draw pictures while I am on the phone.

● Suzy draws pictures when she feels bored.

drew● I drew a picture of my wife the other day.

● Suzy drew a picture of a guy in her course book.

dream● I dream of being a rich man one day.

● Suzy dreams of meeting a handsome man and getting married.

dreamed/dreamt● I dreamt of shooting my neighbour last night.

● Suzy dreamed of waking up in an empty house.

drink● I occasionally drink wine.

● Suzy usually drinks wine and beer.

drank● I drank a cup of coffee this morning.

● Suzy drank a bottle of whiskey last night.

drive● I always drive to work.

● Suzy never drives to school.

drove● I drove my new car into a tree by accident.

● Suzy drove her boyfriend's car once. It was a disaster!

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