Контрольные задания > b) What are the past forms of the verbs below?
Which are regular (R) and irregular (/)? See the list of irregular verbs at the end of the book.
1 see
2 go
3 read
4 make
5 take
6 write
7 send
8 buy
9 work
10 play
11 find
12 think
13 have
14 get
Вопрос:
b) What are the past forms of the verbs below?
Which are regular (R) and irregular (/)? See the list of irregular verbs at the end of the book.
1 see
2 go
3 read
4 make
5 take
6 write
7 send
8 buy
9 work
10 play
11 find
12 think
13 have
14 get
Here are the past forms of the verbs, marked as Regular (R) or Irregular (I):
1. see - saw (I)
2. go - went (I)
3. read - read (I) (pronunciation changes, but spelling stays the same)
4. make - made (I)
5. take - took (I)
6. write - wrote (I)
7. send - sent (I)
8. buy - bought (I)
9. work - worked (R)
10. play - played (R)
11. find - found (I)
12. think - thought (I)
13. have - had (I)
14. get - got (I)
Detailed Explanation for Students
In English, we form the past tense in two main ways: by adding '-ed' to the base form of the verb (regular verbs) or by changing the spelling of the verb in an irregular way (irregular verbs).
1. See - Saw (I): The past tense of 'see' is 'saw'. This is an irregular verb.
2. Go - Went (I): The past tense of 'go' is 'went'. This is irregular.
3. Read - Read (I): The past tense of 'read' is 'read'. Although the spelling remains the same, the pronunciation changes (present: /riːd/, past: /rɛd/). This is irregular.
4. Make - Made (I): 'Make' becomes 'made' in the past tense. Irregular.
5. Take - Took (I): The past tense of 'take' is 'took'. Irregular.
6. Write - Wrote (I): 'Write' becomes 'wrote' in the past tense. Irregular.
7. Send - Sent (I): The past tense of 'send' is 'sent'. Irregular.
8. Buy - Bought (I): 'Buy' becomes 'bought' in the past tense. Irregular.
9. Work - Worked (R): The past tense of 'work' is 'worked'. This is a regular verb, where we add '-ed'.
10. Play - Played (R): The past tense of 'play' is 'played'. Regular.
11. Find - Found (I): 'Find' becomes 'found' in the past tense. Irregular.
12. Think - Thought (I): The past tense of 'think' is 'thought'. Irregular.
13. Have - Had (I): 'Have' becomes 'had' in the past tense. Irregular.
14. Get - Got (I): The past tense of 'get' is 'got'. Irregular.