1. Tense System • Level 2
Past Simple: Irregular
10 Questions • 3 Minutes
📖 Lesson: Past Simple: Irregular
Definition
Many English verbs are "Irregular" - they do not follow the "-ed" rule. You must memorize them.
Common Groups
- No Change: Cost-Cost-Cost, Put-Put-Put.
- Vowel Change: Sing-Sang-Sung, Drink-Drank-Drunk.
- Ought/Aught: Buy-Bought, Catch-Caught, Teach-Taught.
- 'T' Ending: Sleep-Slept, Leave-Left.
Key Examples
- Go -> Went
- See -> Saw
- Eat -> Ate
- Have -> Had
- Do -> Did
📋 Practice Questions
10 questions from this quiz — preview them here, then take the interactive quiz above. Your full answer review with explanations unlocks when you finish the test.
1. I _____ a new car.
- Abuyed
- Bbought
- Cbrought
- Dbuying
2. He _____ English.
- Ateached
- Btaught
- Cthought
- Dteach
3. We _____ to the beach.
- Agoed
- Bwent
- Cgone
- Dgo
4. She _____ a ghost.
- Asee
- Bsaw
- Cseed
- Dseen
5. I _____ a noise.
- Aheared
- Bheard
- Cherd
- Dhear
6. He _____ his keys.
- Alosed
- Blost
- Clossed
- Dloose
7. They _____ the cake.
- Aeated
- Bate
- Ceat
- Deaten
8. I _____ well.
- Asleeped
- Bslept
- Csleep
- Dslapt
9. She _____ a song.
- Asinged
- Bsang
- Csung
- Dsong
10. We _____ the train.
- Acatched
- Bcaught
- Ccot
- Dcatch
🔗 Keep Practicing
✅ Answer Review
Nice work finishing the test — here is every question with the correct answer and explanation.
1. I _____ a new car.
- Abuyed
- Bbought
- Cbrought
- Dbuying
Correct answer: B) bought
Buy -> Bought.
2. He _____ English.
- Ateached
- Btaught
- Cthought
- Dteach
Correct answer: B) taught
Teach -> Taught.
3. We _____ to the beach.
- Agoed
- Bwent
- Cgone
- Dgo
Correct answer: B) went
Go -> Went.
4. She _____ a ghost.
- Asee
- Bsaw
- Cseed
- Dseen
Correct answer: B) saw
See -> Saw.
5. I _____ a noise.
- Aheared
- Bheard
- Cherd
- Dhear
Correct answer: B) heard
Hear -> Heard.
6. He _____ his keys.
- Alosed
- Blost
- Clossed
- Dloose
Correct answer: B) lost
Lose -> Lost.
7. They _____ the cake.
- Aeated
- Bate
- Ceat
- Deaten
Correct answer: B) ate
Eat -> Ate.
8. I _____ well.
- Asleeped
- Bslept
- Csleep
- Dslapt
Correct answer: B) slept
Sleep -> Slept.
9. She _____ a song.
- Asinged
- Bsang
- Csung
- Dsong
Correct answer: B) sang
Sing -> Sang.
10. We _____ the train.
- Acatched
- Bcaught
- Ccot
- Dcatch
Correct answer: B) caught
Catch -> Caught.