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Mastering the Past: Irregular Verbs Worksheet

Worksheet · Age 10–11 · English

Mastering the Past: Irregular Verbs Worksheet

A group of children listening to a friend tell a story about yesterday, illustrating the use of the past simple tense.
A group of children listening to a friend tell a story about yesterday, illustrating the use of the past simple tense.


At a Glance

  • Topic: Past Simple: Irregular Verbs
  • Level: A2 (Age 10–11)
  • Goal: Practice identifying and using the past simple form of common irregular verbs.


Activity 1: Fill in the Gaps

Instructions: Read the sentences below. Complete each sentence by writing the Past Simple form of the irregular verb provided in the brackets.
  1. Yesterday, I ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (go) to the park with my friends.
  1. She ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (see) a beautiful rainbow after the rain.
  1. We ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (eat) delicious chocolate cake at the party.
  1. My brother ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (buy) a new comic book last Saturday.
  1. They ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (give) us a warm welcome when we arrived.
  1. I was very tired, so I ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (sleep) for ten hours.
  1. The dog ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (run) across the garden to catch the ball.
  1. We ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (swim) in the pool for two hours yesterday morning.
  1. Sarah ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (write) a long letter to her pen pal in Spain.
  1. He ​​​​​​​​​​​​ (drink) a glass of cold milk before going to bed.



Activity 2: Compare and Contrast

Instructions: Regular verbs usually end in -ed in the past (e.g., play -> played). Irregular verbs change their spelling completely (e.g., go -> went).
Compare the pairs of verbs below. For each pair, write one sentence using the Regular verb and one sentence using the Irregular verb in the Past Simple.
Example:
  • Regular: (Play) I played tennis.
  • Irregular: (Win) I won the match.
1. Walk (Regular) vs. Run (Irregular)
  • (Walk):
    
  • (Run):
    
2. Cook (Regular) vs. Eat (Irregular)
  • (Cook):
    
  • (Eat):
    
3. Watch (Regular) vs. See (Irregular)
  • (Watch):
    
  • (See):
    
4. Talk (Regular) vs. Speak (Irregular)
  • (Talk):
    
  • (Speak):
    
5. Clean (Regular) vs. Make (Irregular)
  • (Clean):
    
  • (Make):