Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2

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📝 Form and Use the Irregular Past Tense: Set 2

What is the Irregular Past Tense?

Regular verbs add -ed to form the past tense:

• play → played, jump → jumped ✅

Irregular verbs do not follow this rule. Their past tense changes in different ways.

Example: go → went, see → saw ❌

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Common Irregular Verbs (Set 2)

Base Verb	Past Tense	Example Sentence
begin	began	She began her homework early.
break	broke	He broke his pencil yesterday.
choose	chose	I chose the red apple.
drink	drank	They drank water after playing.
drive	drove	Dad drove to school this morning.
eat	ate	We ate pizza for lunch.
fall	fell	The cat fell from the tree.
forget	forgot	I forgot my bag at home.
give	gave	She gave me a gift.
know	knew	He knew the answer.

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How to Use Irregular Past Tense

1. Identify the verb in the sentence.
2. Check if it’s irregular (look at your list).
3. Replace it with its past tense form.
4. Use it correctly in the sentence.

Examples:

• Present: I drink milk every morning.
• Past: I drank milk yesterday. 🥛
• Present: She choose the blue pen.
• Past: She chose the blue pen. ✏️

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Tips to Remember

• There are no fixed rules, so you must memorize irregular verbs. 📚
• Make flashcards: one side → base verb, other side → past tense.
• Practice using them in short sentences.

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Quick Practice

Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense:

1. He _______ (begin) reading a book.
2. I _______ (eat) an apple.
3. She _______ (give) me a flower.
4. They _______ (drive) to the park.
5. The ball _______ (fall) from the table.

✅ Answers: 1. began, 2. ate, 3. gave, 4. drove, 5. fell

Let’s practice!🖊️