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Irregular Verbs Practice

A worksheet to practice identifying and using irregular verbs in various tenses for Grade 8 ELA.

Grade 8 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechVerbsVerb TypesIrregular Verbs
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / FalseWord BankLong Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1.B

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ELAGrammarVerbsIrregular VerbsGrade 8
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Irregular Verbs Practice

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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the exercises on irregular verbs.

Complete each sentence by writing the correct past tense form of the irregular verb in parentheses.

1. She   (go) to the store yesterday.

2. They   (eat) all the pizza.

3. I   (see) a shooting star last night.

4. He   (break) his arm playing football.

5. We   (sing) loudly at the concert.

Choose the sentence that uses the irregular verb correctly.

1. Which sentence is correct?

a

She had ran a marathon before.

b

She had run a marathon before.

c

She had running a marathon before.

d

She had raned a marathon before.

2. Which sentence is correct?

a

He has spoke to the principal.

b

He has spoken to the principal.

c

He has speaked to the principal.

d

He has speaks to the principal.

Use the given irregular verb in a sentence. Make sure to use it in the past perfect tense.

1. Verb: write

2. Verb: drive

Determine if the statement about irregular verbs is true or false.

1. The past tense of 'run' is 'ran'.

T

True

F

False

2. The past participle of 'swim' is 'swam'.

T

True

F

False

Use the words from the bank to complete the sentences with the correct irregular verb forms.

begun
flown
drank
spoken

1. The birds had   south for the winter.

2. She   all the water in the bottle.

3. The meeting has already  .

4. They had   to the teacher about the project.

Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about a memorable trip you took or wish to take. Be sure to use at least five different irregular verbs in their past tense or past participle forms. Underline each irregular verb you use.