🥸🥳Irregular verbs (A1, beginners)🥳🥸

for the youngsters at the @shintamanifoundation

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(part 1/2, A1+/A2)

Infinitive	Past Simple	Past Participle	Meaning (A1 English)
be	was / were	been	to exist / to be
become	became	become	to change into something
begin	began	begun	to start
break	broke	broken	to make something in pieces
bring	brought	brought	to take something to a place
buy	bought	bought	to get something with money
come	came	come	to go to a place (here)
do	did	done	to make or act
drink	drank	drunk	to take liquid into your mouth
eat	ate	eaten	to put food in your mouth
find	found	found	to get something you lost
get	got	got	to receive / to take
give	gave	given	to put something in another person’s hand
go	went	gone	to move to another place
have	had	had	to own something
know	knew	known	to have information
make	made	made	to create something
meet	met	met	to see someone for the first time
read	read	read	to look at words and understand
run	ran	run	to move fast with your legs
say	said	said	to speak words
see	saw	seen	to use your eyes
take	took	taken	to move something with you
think	thought	thought	to have ideas in your head
write	wrote	written	to make words on paper
cut	cut	cut	to use a knife on something
put	put	put	to place something somewhere
let	let	let	to allow
set	set	set	to put in a position

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More irregular verbs at
https://www.fluglehrer.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/irr-verbs-1-1-1.pdf

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Fill in, past simple:

1. I _________ (be) at home yesterday.
2. She _________ (become) very happy after the news.
3. The lesson _________ (begin) at 9 a.m.
4. He _________ (break) his phone last night.
5. We _________ (bring) snacks to the party.
6. They _________ (buy) a new car.
7. She _________ (come) to my house yesterday.
8. I _________ (do) my homework in the evening.
9. He _________ (drink) a glass of water.
10. We _________ (eat) pizza for dinner.
11. I _________ (find) my lost keys.
12. She _________ (get) a gift for her birthday.
13. He _________ (give) me a book.
14. We _________ (go) to the park.
15. I _________ (have) a great time.
16. She _________ (know) the answer.
17. They _________ (make) a big cake.
18. I _________ (meet) my friend in town.
19. He _________ (read) a long article.
20. She _________ (run) very fast.
21. I _________ (say) hello to my teacher.
22. We _________ (see) a beautiful sunset.
23. He _________ (take) my bag by mistake.
24. I _________ (think) about the problem.
25. She _________ (write) a letter.
26. He _________ (cut) the paper carefully.
27. I _________ (put) the book on the table.
28. She _________ (let) me borrow her pen.
29. They _________ (set) the table for dinner.
30. We _________ (make) a plan for the weekend.

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Correct version:

1. I was at home yesterday.

2. She became very happy after the news.

3. The lesson began at 9 a.m.

4. He broke his phone last night.

5. We brought snacks to the party.

6. They bought a new car.

7. She came to my house yesterday.

8. I did my homework in the evening.

9. He drank a glass of water.

10. We ate pizza for dinner.

11. I found my lost keys.

12. She got a gift for her birthday.

13. He gave me a book.

14. We went to the park.

15. I had a great time.

16. She knew the answer.

17. They made a big cake.

18. I met my friend in town.

19. He read a long article.

20. She ran very fast.

21. I said hello to my teacher.

22. We saw a beautiful sunset.

23. He took my bag by mistake.

24. I thought about the problem.

25. She wrote a letter.

26. He cut the paper carefully.

27. I put the book on the table.

28. She let me borrow her pen.

29. They set the table for dinner.

30. We made a plan for the weekend.