Irregular verbs (onregelmatige werkwoorden)

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

GOALS

1. After this lesson, you will know why irregular verbs are different.
2. After this lesson, you will know how to use (some) irregular verbs.

What are irregular verbs?
What do you know about them? What's specific about irregular verbs?

IRREGULAR VERBS

Verbs in which the past tense is not formed by adding the usual -ed ending (worked, studied etc.).

For example: sing (sang); feel (felt); and go (went).

Why do you need to know how to use irregular verbs?

How many irregular verbs are there?

1. 20
2. 50
3. 150
4. 200

There are no rules for irregular verbs, you just have to learn them by heart!

Let's practice...

Irregular verbs = Onregelmatige werkwoorden

Learn by heart = Uit je hoofd leren

Regular verb

Irregular verb

Talk

Swim

Speak

Arise

Dance

Steal

Yesterday, I ...... (to fall) down the stairs.

We ............... (to hear) that the supermarket was closed.

Last week, she ............ (to leave) early.

They .......... (to give) her a present for her birthday.

When he ............... (to go) to school, no-one was there.

Regular verb

Irregular verb

Shine

Lie (liegen)

Set

Lie (liggen)

Read

Roll

She ....... (to lend) him some money to pay for lunch.

...but then he ...... (to lose) it, what a waste!

He ....... (to ring) to tell her immediately.

...and his parents ........ (to send) him to his room without a meal.

They ......... (to pay) her back the next day.

 regular verbs

irregular verbs

swim

buy

drink

cook

give

have

see

catch

call

put

Irregular verbs

to fly - ? - ?

1. flied - flown
2. flewed - flown
3. flew - flewn
4. flew - flown

irregular verbs:
fall - ? - ?

1. felt - felt
2. fell - fallen
3. falled - falled
4. fell - fell

irregular verbs:
hold - ? - ?

1. holded - holded
2. held - holden
3. held - held
4. holded - holden

irregular verbs:
fight - ....... - fought

1. fight
2. fighted
3. fighting
4. fought

irregular verbs:
hide - ? - ?

1. hid - hidden
2. hit - hit
3. hid - hid
4. hided - hided

irregular verbs:
put - ? - ?

1. pat - patted
2. putted - putten
3. pat - pitten
4. put - put

 regular verbs

irregular verbs

shake

believe

dream

cancel

grow

hold

sing

come

cost

place

irregular verbs:
lie (liggen) - ? - ?

1. lied - lied
2. lay - laid
3. lay - lain
4. laid - laid

irregular verbs:
meet - ? - ?

1. meeted - meeted
2. met - metted
3. met - metten
4. met - met

irregular verbs:
shake - ? - ?

1. shaked - shaken
2. shook - shaken
3. shoke - shoken
4. shaked - shaked

irregular verbs:
mean - ? - ?

1. mean - meaning
2. meaned - meaned
3. meant - meanen
4. meant - meant

irregular verbs:
see - ? - ?

1. saw - seen
2. saw - sawn
3. saw - sawed
4. seen - sawn

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

lived

drove

walked

bought

read

listened

GOALS

1. After this lesson, you will know why irregular verbs are different.
2. After this lesson, you will know how to use (some) irregular verbs.

NEXT WEEK

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