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Irregular Verbs – Part 1
begin● I begin writing a new short story every week.
● Suzy begins her English class at 08:00 every weekday morning.
began● I began writing a new short story last Monday morning.
● Suzy began her English class at 08:00 yesterday morning.
bite● I sometimes bite people to see their reaction.
● Suzy often bites her lip when she is hungry.
bit● I bit my best friend yesterday.
● Suzy accidentally bit her tongue last night.
blow● I blow on my hands when I am cold.
● Suzy often blows bubbles with her friends.
blew● I blew cigarette smoke in my enemy's face.
● Suzy blew a gigantic bubble yesterday.
break● I occasionally break my phone when I become angry.
● Suzy usually breaks cups when she becomes angry.
broke● I broke my mother's favourite vase by accident two days ago.
● Suzy broke my most expensive watch on purpose yesterday afternoon.
bring● I always bring home stationery from work.
● Suzy usually brings home boyfriends from school.
brought● I brought home a stapler, a pencil, 2 paper clips, and a ruler from
work the other day.
● Suzy brought home a very handsome but stupid guy last night.
build● I build houses for a living.
● Suzy breaks more than she builds.
built● I built a huge mansion for a rich couple about 2 years ago.
● Suzy built a doll house when she was still a child.
burn● I always burn the food when I try to cook.
● Suzy never burns the food by accident.
burnt/burned● I tried making spaghetti last night but I burnt it in the end.
● Suzy burned her boyfriend's food but he was too stupid to notice.
buy● I hardly ever buy snacks because I am trying to lose weight.
● Suzy often buys sweet snacks like cupcakes, cookies, and sweets.
bought● I bought a packet of cigarettes yesterday.
● Suzy bought 2 bars of nougat yesterday morning.
choose● I always choose quiet and peaceful places to have my holidays.
● Suzy always chooses to make a lot of noise while we are on holiday.
chose● I chose to sit behind the short man so I could see the performance.
● Suzy chose to sit next to the hunk so she could look at him instead of at the performance.
come● I rarely come back from work after 21:00 at night.
● Suzy usually comes back from school at around 18:00 in the evening.
came● I came back late from work the other night.
● Suzy came back early from her date because she was bored.
cost ● I would love to buy a new house but it costs nearly $ 2 million.
● Suzy costs me a lot of money each month – new clothes, new books, new shoes...
cost ● Last year it cost about $1 to buy a loaf of bread. This year it costs
almost $3.
● Suzy's brand new dress cost a ton of money!
cut● I occasionally cut my meat into small cubes.
● Suzy seldom cuts the meat into smaller pieces.
cut● I cut my finger with the carving knife last night.
● Suzy accidentally cut her finger with a nail clipper yesterday evening.
do● I do the dishes every day.
● Suzy never does the dishes.
did● I did the shopping last week.
● Suzy did her homework for the the first time in 2 months.
draw● I often draw pictures while I am on the phone.
● Suzy draws pictures when she feels bored.
drew● I drew a picture of my wife the other day.
● Suzy drew a picture of a guy in her course book.
dream● I dream of being a rich man one day.
● Suzy dreams of meeting a handsome man and getting married.
dreamed/dreamt● I dreamt of shooting my neighbour last night.
● Suzy dreamed of waking up in an empty house.
drink● I occasionally drink wine.
● Suzy usually drinks wine and beer.
drank● I drank a cup of coffee this morning.
● Suzy drank a bottle of whiskey last night.
drive● I always drive to work.
● Suzy never drives to school.
drove● I drove my new car into a tree by accident.
● Suzy drove her boyfriend's car once. It was a disaster!
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