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Irregular Verbs - Patterns
Match each verb in the top line with one verb in the bottom line. The two verbs should be similar in terms of how they form the irregular past simple.
become begin bend broadcast drive teach sleep
burn catch cut drink freeze mean run
e.g. become -> run (become, became, become / run, ran, run: similar vowel change)
Key :
Begin – drink (begin began begun, drink drank drunk)
Bend – burn (bend bent bent, burn burnt burnt)
Broadcast – cut (same in all forms)
Drive – freeze (drive drove driven, freeze froze frozen)
Sleep – mean (sleep slept slept, mean meant meant)
Teach – catch (teach taught taught, catch caught caught)
LIE VS. LAY
Look at these irregular forms:
LAY LAID LIE LIED LAIN
Which form is the past tense of lie (= saying something that is not true, mentire )? Which form is the past participle of lay (= to put something in a horizontal position, distendere qualcosa, disporre in un certo modo )? Which form is the past participle of lie (= resting in a horizontal position, essere sdraiato )?
Key :
Which form is the past tense of lie (= saying something that is not true)? LIED Which form is the past participle of lay (= to put something in a horizontal position)? LAID Which form is the past participle of lie (= resting in a horizontal position)? LAIN
Lay = vt , place sth horizontally, to arrange sth (laying). ITA stendere, distendere qualcosa. lay laid laid (laying). They laid a carpet on the floor.
Lie = say sth that is not true. ITA mentire. lie lied lied (lying). She lied to me and now I don’t trust her anymore.
Lie = vi , to be in a horizontal position. ITA giacere, essere sdraiato. lie lay lain (lying). The cat was lying by the fire.
EXERCISE
- Lucy _____ in the hammock all day and finished her book.
a) laid
b) lay
c) lied
- Poppy and Fluffy love to ______ on the floor in the sun.
a) lay
b) lain
c) lie
ANSWER KEY
1 lay, 2 lie, 3 lain, 4 lie, 5 lie, 6 laid, 7 lying, 8 lay.
