Buch lesen: «English Tuning. Irregular Verbs. International Edition. With answer keys»

© Yaroslav Pisarev, 2023

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Preface

This book is to help you memorize the forms of English irregular verbs.

It consists of three sections: the first features 75 of the most common verbs, the second has 108 and the third has 171 verbs. If you are just a beginner, try Section 1 – these verbs are enough for most everyday situations. Section 2 provides all verbs from the first part and a number of quite widespread verbs used in day-to-day English, so for most learners the optimal choice is to do tasks from Section 1 and Section 2. Those willing to learn English thouroughly are recommended to work through all three parts.

The structure of all sections is the same – they start with tables containing the verbs of the relevant section grouped by spelling or pronunciation. They are followed by a summary table of all these verbs in the alphabetical order and exercices which are first arranged in the alphabetical order of the verbs practiced. So if you have learned only the first ten verbs from the summary table, you will be able to practice them in an exercise right away.

As irregular verbs are closely linked with English tenses, some exercises target only the past simple tense, others use present perfect, and the rest have a combination of these two tenses.

Some tables have an empty Translation column. Please fill it in with equivalents of the verbs in your language.

I would like to thank all my teachers, students and colleagues for their help, inspiration and support!

Please send your comments, wishes and suggestions to englishtuning@mail.ru.

Section 1. Short Table

Tables

 
1. Mini Tables
Study the following groups of irregular verbs
 

 
2. Irregular Verbs Table (75 verbs)
 

Sentences (Verbs in Alphabetical Order)

3. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Billy (to bring) home a dead mouse.

2) Hans (to be) a good boy.

3) Mr Trump (to build) many houses.

4) The party (to begin) two days ago.

5) Argentina (to beat) Brazil in football.

6) Patrick (to choose) the green color for his hat.

7) Freddie (to become) famous long ago.

8) My husband (to break) two forks.

9) The police (to catch) the Beagle Boys.

10) His Dad (to buy) him a Bentley.

4. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) The girl (to become) prettier when she washed off her make-up.

2) Your friends (to bring) you a gift.

3) At that moment my heart (to beat) faster.

4) The student (to break) his pen to avoid writing a test but the teacher (to give) him an extra one.

5) My son (to build) a lego garage.

6) I (to buy) you a sandwich.

7) We (to be) in Spain last year.

8) Scottie (to catch) his pass.

9) The movie (to begin) very early.

10) My parents (to choose) my future profession.

5. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Some strange people (to drive) buses in that city.

2) Problems (to come) very soon.

3) I (to do) nothing bad.

4) Electronics (to cost) much more 20 years ago.

5) Children (to draw) butterflies.

6) Tim (to drink) all my milk.

7) The paparazzi (to fall) off the tree.

8) You (to eat) two oranges at breakfast.

9) Monica (to feel) bad about her conversation with Angela.

10) The shop assistant (to cut) the price tag off my shirt.

6. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) The students (to do) their homework.

2) Madonna (to come) to Mexico.

3) Her husband (to drive) her crazy.

4) This tie (to cost) 50 dollars but I (to buy) it for 55.

5) She (to feel) homesick when she (to come) to America.

6) Leaves (to fall) from the trees.

7) The model (to cut) her dress before the show.

8) Charlie (to draw) his lottery ticket.

9) I (to drink) three glasses of water but (to be) still thirsty.

10) He (to eat) three hamburgers but (to be) still hungry.

7. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Tracey (to go) upstairs and (to fight) her husband.

2) We (to find) a new USB drive on the street.

3) Our pilots (to fly) away to Hong Kong.

4) Peter (to forget) his name and (to get) a new one.

5) The puppy (to grow) every day.

6) I (to freeze) a dessert for the party.

7) We (to get) to the airport on time.

8) Liz (to give) me her TikTok password.

9) Jim’s parents (to forgive) him but (to make) him clean the house.

10) Winky (to fight) Pinky in every episode.

8. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) My granny (to grow) beautiful roses in her garden.

2) Senior students (to fight) freshmen at the beginning of the school year.

3) Mauro (to give) the waiter 20 euros.

4) The mosquito (to find) a hole in the net and (to fly) into the room.

5) It (to get) cold outside and we (to go) inside the house.

6) The ball (to fly) out of the stadium.

7) Rick (to forget) to call his boss.

8) Ice cubes (to freeze) in the freezer.

9) My dog (to forgive) me.

10) The man (to go) to the moon but produced a lot of problems on our planet.

9. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) In my childhood I (to know) twenty German words.

2) Eric (to hear) Priscilla’s voice.

3) Roger Rabbit (to hide) from the wolf.

4) These Italian guys (to make) great pastas.

5) The baby (to hit) Britney one more time.

6) We (to keep) on dancing.

7) You (to leave) me alone in the forest.

8) They (to let) Yussouf speak Arabic.

9) Federico always (to have) dinner at Burger King.

10) I (to lose) a card game to my girlfriend again.

10. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) You (to have) just one chance out of ten to miss and you (to do).

2) The family (to leave) their bags at the railway station.

3) Janet (to keep) to a diet.

4) Patricia (to make) a sushi set and (to make) everybody try it.

5) Who (to know) this man two years ago?

6) Kate (to hear) the music and (to begin) dancing.

7) Kenny (to hide) the key in his guitar.

8) You (to lose) two pounds in two weeks.

9) The arrow (to hit) the target.

10) My mother never (to let) me drink tap water.

11. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) The boys (to run) away from the security guard.

2) The president (to meet) the delegation at dinner.

3) Mohammad Ali (to rise) to fame in the 1960s.

4) Her cousin (to sell) my watch.

5) Tim (to pay) me to do this job.

6) Olya (to put) her flowers on the table to take a picture for her account.

7) I (to ride) a bike yesterday in the park.

8) Gagarin (to say) something in Russian and (to fly) to space.

9) We (to read) the story in Chinese but didn’t understand anything.

10) Maxim (to see) his daughter dancing.

12. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) People (to rise) to the national anthem of Greece.

2) We (to see) Antonio in Rome last spring.

3) Sandra (to meet) Robert in Vienna.

4) Peter (to read) one page and (to get) tired.

5) She (to ride) horses only in the mountains.

6) The elephant (to run) even faster than the panther.

7) The company (to pay) for my flight and hotel.

8) Rebecca (to put) on her best dress to impress him.

9) I just (to say) hello.

10) The theater (to sell) all tickets for Pavarotti’s concert.

13. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) The boy (to show) his picture to his babysitter.

2) James Bond (to shake) his drink himself.

3) Somebody (to send) me roses the other day.

4) Chief engineer (to set) a deadline for that project.

5) Mr Insomnelli (to sleep) very little last night.

6) The moon (to shine) like never before.

7) Angela (to shut) her eyes and imagined her new life.

8) Ariana (to sing) all her songs live at the concert.

9) Cowboy Joe (to shoot) well but his eyesight (to be) very poor.

10) My grandfather usually (to sit) in his rocking chair on the terrace.

14. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) They (to sleep) in a different hotel every night.

2) The website (to send) me spam every day.

3) The museum keeper (to show) us the sultan’s letters.

4) You (to set) me free.

5) The bird (to shake) its head and (to fly) away.

6) Bill usually (to sit) in the corner of our office.

7) Alfred Hitchcock (to shoot) several movies for Paramount Pictures.

8) The girl (to shut) the box, and the music stopped.

9) We (to sing) much more songs when we (to be) younger.

10) After the visit to the dentist’s my teeth (to shine) twice as bright.

15. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Mrs Bauer (to teach) most of her students offline.

2) Gustavo (to speak) French, Hindi, Chinese and Portuguese.

3) The monument (to stand) in front of the university.

4) James (to throw) a bone but his dog didn’t react.

5) A cat (to steal) a fish from the fisherman but he didn’t mind.

6) The shark (to swim) around the ship for some time and (to leave).

7) The musicians (to take) a train to Mandalay.

8) The operator (to tell) me to wait because my call (to be) very important for them.

9) Great philosophers (to think) about the meaning of life.

10) Designers (to spend) many weeks working on Nike’s swoosh logo.

16. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) TV shows (to teach) her a lot of things; none of them (to be) useful.

2) His niece (to understand) his words in her own way.

3) Dennis (to throw) me a pencil and I (to catch) it.

4) Anna (to wake) up on the balcony.

5) The secretary (to tell) me to wait outside.

6) Selena always (to wear) blue dresses to work.

7) Ralph (to take) Lauren and (to go) to play polo.

8) This director (to win) two prestigious awards last year.

9) The fox (to think) a little and (to run) away.

10) Jack (to write) messages to all his friends on Sunday.

17. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Amber (to speak) in a low voice.

2) The workers (to understand) the task but in their own way.

3) Sometimes Gregory (to wear) a Batman mask and (to think) nobody recognized him.

4) Who (to win) the ice bucket challenge?

5) Who (to write) this wonderful poem?

6) The little ducks (to swim) in that lake in the summer.

7) I (to spend) an hour on their customer service line.

8) The table (to stand) in the center of the room.

9) The student (to wake) up right before the bell.

10) Nick (to steal) her perfume but then (to give) it back.

18. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) Linda (to break) her nail and cannot be in the photo.

2) Agatha (to catch) the key and smiled.

3) We never (to be) to Acapulco.

4) I (to choose) the color of my dress.

5) Brisbane Frisbees (to beat) Sydney Helmets again.

6) Beavers (to build) a dam on the river here.

7) Kenny (to become) the best student in his class this year, congratulations!

8) Jack already (to begin) washing his car.

9) Close your eyes – I (to bring) you a surprise.

10) Honey, I (to buy) a new hat! Do you like it?

19. Past Indefinite and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite or Present Perfect

1) Birds (to build) a large nest under my window and make noise every morning.

2) I (to be) to Greece and would like to go there again.

3) It (to become) a good tradition to celebrate your birthday in this place.

4) Acrobats (to catch) each other about 20 times at the last show.

5) Changes in my city (to begin) long ago.

6) You (to break) the law – this is the reason for your arrest.

7) Who (to bring) you home?

8) My heart (to beat) faster every time I (to hear) that music.

9) Don’t cry, your mother (to buy) you a toy.

10) Anita (to choose) her new hair color; now she is happy.

20. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) Mr Decaf (to drink) all coffee in the house – send him to buy some.

2) Simon finally (to come) home after so many years of travels.

3) The last leaf (to fall) off the tree – I declare winter officially open.

4) This prize (to cost) him two years of hard work and most of his health.

5) Mommy, I (to cut) my old jeans and now I have new shorts!

6) Doctor Action (to do) a lot for our hospital; he deserves a monument.

7) We (to draw) this map but don’t know what to do with it now.

8) I never (to feel) such emotions before.

9) I always (to drive) a Fiat and now you are telling me to try a Ferrari?

10) Well, we (to eat) the dessert, let’s call the waiter.

21. Past Indefinite and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite or Present Perfect

1) Thomas (to feel) that it would rain soon.

2) A letter (to come) and it says we (to win) a million dollars in a lottery but we must pay twenty dollars as a registration fee.

3) They (to cut) out all pieces of the puzzle already.

4) When a kid, I often (to draw) cars and houses.

5) Paul (to drive) a taxi when he (to be) younger.

6) Julia (to drink) all coconut milk in the village.

7) The immigrants (to do) a lot of good for this country, and we can see it.

8) Good boy! You (to eat) all your chips!

9) This seaside weekend (to cost) me a lot but I am enjoying it.

10) Your ice-cream (to fall) down on the floor. Do you still want to eat it?

22. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) You (to give) me only 500 rubles, but the price is 550.

2) The team (to fight) hard for the victory, congratulations!

3) Jeremy (to grow) long hair, now he looks like a rock star.

4) My feet (to freeze). Where is the fireplace?

5) These birds (to fly) to us from the north.

6) You (to forget) your password? We can’t log in.

7) Why Chris (to forgive) her? I don’t understand.

8) We (to get) a super offer from our clients today!

9) Gregory, I (to find) my favorite toy that I lost a couple years ago.

10) Our conflict (to go) too far. Let’s stop it.

23. Past Indefinite and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite or Present Perfect

1) The grass in the yard (to grow) too tall. Let’s mow it.

2) My grandmother (to find) an error in the electricity bill. I am sorry for the company manager.

3) My shorts (to fly) away. They are gone with the wind now.

4) Angela (to go) to Oxford but (to come) back very soon.

5) I (to forget) to pay for the internet. It’s probably off now.

6) The parents (to forgive) their son for painting on the TV.

7) The chicken (to freeze). Do you have the defrost function in your microwave?

8) The boys (to get) lost in the labyrinth. Help them out!

9) I (to fight) my laziness and (to lose).

10) She (to give) me a link to an unknown website.

24. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) The bus (to leave) this black mark on the asphalt.

2) The family already (to have) dinner.

3) You (to hide) the bride well? I don’t want the groom to find her very soon.

4) The girls (to make) a new house for their dolls, take a look.

5) Boomer (to hear) somebody outside, that’s why he is barking.

6) Pablo (to hit) his brother for no reason, so they are fighting.

7) Charlie (to know) Jackie for many years.

8) The minister (to let) his secretary leave – he wants to be alone.

9) Alice never (to keep) any secrets.

10) I (to lose) the remote control again! Where is it?

25. Past Indefinite and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite or Present Perfect

1) Look, Anika (to leave) a note on the table.

2) Bernie (to have) a nice suit at his graduation ceremony.

3) The alligator (to hide) behind the tree and we cannot see it.

4) Johnny (to make) this stick himself.

5) The waterfall is this way, I just (to hear) the sound of water.

6) Liu (to lose) her passport and cannot fly with us.

7) The coconut (to hit) him on the head but he is OK.

8) My mother (to keep) family archives so now we know who is who.

9) Watson (to know) Sherlock’s schedule.

10) Mr Foote (to let) everybody go.

26. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) I already (to say) it twice.

2) The boy is happy – he just (to ride) a bicycle for the first time in his life.

3) Our hands (to meet) but not our hearts.

4) The shop (to sell) all Chemistry textbooks. Where can we get one?

5) Fitri (to put) the key under the doormat, get it from there.

6) We (to read) your story and will publish it tomorrow.

7) The water in the lake (to rise) after the rain; it’s good.

8) Dilly (to run) away but we hope he will come back.

9) We already (to pay) for the ticket to the driver.

10) I never (to see) such a bright color in my life.

27. Past Indefinite and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite or Present Perfect

1) Forrest (to run) in any weather every day.

2) The band (to meet) one hour before the concert.

3) Richie (to pay) too much for this painting but it’s his choice.

4) The crowd’s anger (to rise) as soon as the man (to begin) to speak.

5) Why you (to put) Sam on my team? I don’t want to work with him.

6) She (to see) a ring in your shop and (to tell) me to buy it.

7) The lady (to read) the sign and (to go) away.

8) In Egypt we (to ride) camels, and it (to be) fun.

9) The voice (to say) that the subscriber (to be) not available.

10) The farmers (to sell) most of the harvest already.

28. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) This vase never (to shine) so bright.

2) Robin (to shoot) the arrow so far! Can you find it?

3) She (to send) me the goodbye message; that’s why I am so upset.

4) Wake up! You (to oversleep).

5) The management (to set) new targets for this year. Let’s work hard.

6) Timmy (to shake) all apples off the tree.

7) We (not to show) you everything we have in the museum.

8) Justin just (to sing) his best hit for us!

9) Mother (to shut) the kitchen door but I still smell curry.

10) An old lady (to sit) down on my seat; I cannot ask her to stand up.

29. Past Indefinite and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite or Present Perfect

1) You (to send) your CV to the company a month ago.

2) Bill’s speech (to set) the tone for the whole conference.

3) When Michael danced, he always (to shake) his head and shoulders.

4) When my family (to go) to Portugal, the sun (to shine) every day.

5) The rifle on the stage already (to shoot). We can leave now.

6) The father (to show) his son how to use the hammer.

7) Who (to shut) the window? It’s too hot in the room.

8) Vietnamese ladies (to sing) in a karaoke every night.

9) Isaac (to sit) down on his chair and (to begin) writing.

10) They (to sleep) in a tent that night.

30. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) We (not to take) a vacation to go on this trip.

2) The principal (to speak) to my parents today; I’m in trouble.

3) James (to throw) Lessie a bone but the dog is not hungry.

4) The old BMW (to stand) the test of time, but I want to drive an electric car.

5) The Mermaid (to swim) across the river and back. She must be tired.

6) Mr Murphy (to teach) many generations of English teachers.

7) Students (not to steal) the test key from the teacher’s table.

8) Snowden (to tell) me a secret but I can tell you too.

9) David never (to think) about leaving the show.

10) We (to spend) all my money already; let’s spend yours now.

31. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) I (to think) about your offer. I agree.

2) The gangsters (to understand) their mistake. But it’s too late.

3) I just (to wake) up. What time is it?

4) That guy (to throw) about twenty coins into the coffee machine but still (not to choose) his drink.

5) You (to win) the battle but you (not to win) the war yet.

6) Stephen (to write) several books that (to become) popular.

7) We had five apples. Donald (to take) three. How many do we have left?

8) Pep always (to wear) his lucky shirt for important matches.

9) My instructor (to teach) me to drive but he (not to teach) me to park.

10) I (to tell) my neighbors to stop feeding birds out of the window. Hope they will.

32. Past Indefinite and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite or Present Perfect

1) I (to spend) two hours in the bank.

2) The children (to understand) the rules of the game, I think.

3) My cat (to wake) me up at 3 am because it (to feel) like running.

4) Last summer we (to swim) in Lake Titicaca.

5) Maria (to wear) her hair short since winter.

6) Simon (to write) many excellent articles for top magazines.

7) You (to speak) to your boss about your salary yet?

8) That bench (to stand) right here. Who has moved it?

9) I (to win) the bet. You owe me a pizza.

10) Those guys (to steal) our bag, but the money (to be) in my pocket.