More irregular verbs

Last time we looked at some irregular verbs. Although they are irregular they still have rules and many follow a similar pattern.

Principle parts: present/infinitive, simple past, past participle

swim swam swum
spring sprang sprung
shrink shrank shrunk
sink sank sunk
stink stank stunk
ring rang rung
begin began begun

No problem with these as the simple past is the same as the past participle.

fight fought fought
bring brought brought
find found found

here are some very common ones - practise saying the parts

go went gone
do did done
eat ate eaten
read read read - pronounced [reed]  [red]  [red
write wrote written
break broke broken
speak spoke spoken
see saw seen
fall fell fallen
run ran run
become became become

REMEMBER when using the past participle (the third part) you must have a helper verb with it.

Here are some wrong sentences. Can you say what is wrong and why?

1. Honey, I shrunk the kids.
2. He sprung into action.
3. The kitchen stunk of cabbage.
4. I seen them coming.
5. She has broke a tooth.
6. He has spoke too soon.
7. He has went and done it.

Complete the sentences

1. Several trees have f… in the storm.
2. I have wr… a letter of complaint to the manager.
3. He has bro… his arm.
4. I've … too many chocolates.
5. The bell has r….
6. My shirt shr… in the wash.

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Here are some wrong sentences. Can you say what is wrong and why?

1. Honey, I shrunk the kids. I know it is a film title. It should be I shrank the kids or I have shrunk the kids. Shrunk is the past participle and needs "have" in front of it.
2. He sprung into action. He sprang into action. Simple past tense.
3. The kitchen stunk of cabbage. The kitchen stank … Simple past tense.
4. I seen them coming. I saw them coming. Simple past tense.
5. She has broke a tooth.  She has broken a tooth. Past participle after has
6. He has spoke too soon. He has spoken too soon. Past participle after has. Or He spoke too soon.
7. He has went and done it.  He has gone and done it. Past participle after has

Complete the sentences

1. Several trees have fallen in the storm.
2. I have written a letter of complaint to the manager.
3. He has broken his arm.
4. I've eaten too many chocolates.
5. The bell has rung.
6. My shirt shrank in the wash.