Pisarev Yaroslav - English Tuning. Irregular Verbs. International Edition. With answer keys

English Tuning. Irregular Verbs. International Edition

With answer keys

Yaroslav Pisarev

© Yaroslav Pisarev, 2023

ISBN 978-5-0060-3356-6

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On English Tuning Series

English Tuning learning manuals target those who began learning English but havent completed the task. Those who remember something while missing something else. Those who kind of know the language but are shy to use it as they lack the confidence that whatever they say is correct. Those who have been willing to study English but just wouldnt start it.

Our books will help you fine-tune the skills you already have, recall the words and structures you know, learn new ones and start using them from the very first lessons. Our materials target an international audience so you will recognize many expressions and phrases from ads, movies and songs.

English Tuning publications are designed for a wide audience of EFL students  from schoolchildren to adults and senior learners. It is a great hands-on supplement to theoretical materials of other authors and series but can be used separately to practice the language aspects covered by each of our books.

Though language structures you study need multiple repetitions, English Tuning allows you to do it with comfort. You will easily recognize some characters but, of course, any matches with real persons or events are purely coincidental. We try to provide the material in a concise manner to avoid wasting your time on overcoming additional linguistic difficulties and searching for necessary meanings in dictionaries. We use modern vocabulary. We mix exercises with humor. Generally, we try to make English learning fun and interesting. Enjoy your English Tuning!

Preface

This book is to help you memorize the forms of English irregular verbs.

It consists of three sections: the first features 75 of the most common verbs, the second has 108 and the third has 171 verbs. If you are just a beginner, try Section 1  these verbs are enough for most everyday situations. Section 2 provides all verbs from the first part and a number of quite widespread verbs used in day-to-day English, so for most learners the optimal choice is to do tasks from Section 1 and Section 2. Those willing to learn English thouroughly are recommended to work through all three parts.

The structure of all sections is the same  they start with tables containing the verbs of the relevant section grouped by spelling or pronunciation. They are followed by a summary table of all these verbs in the alphabetical order and exercices which are first arranged in the alphabetical order of the verbs practiced. So if you have learned only the first ten verbs from the summary table, you will be able to practice them in an exercise right away.

As irregular verbs are closely linked with English tenses, some exercises target only the past simple tense, others use present perfect, and the rest have a combination of these two tenses.

Some tables have an empty Translation column. Please fill it in with equivalents of the verbs in your language.

I would like to thank all my teachers, students and colleagues for their help, inspiration and support!

Please send your comments, wishes and suggestions to englishtuning@mail.ru.

Section 1. Short Table

Tables

Sentences (Verbs in Alphabetical Order)

3. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Billy (to bring) home a dead mouse.

2) Hans (to be) a good boy.

3) Mr Trump (to build) many houses.

4) The party (to begin) two days ago.

5) Argentina (to beat) Brazil in football.

6) Patrick (to choose) the green color for his hat.

7) Freddie (to become) famous long ago.

8) My husband (to break) two forks.

9) The police (to catch) the Beagle Boys.

10) His Dad (to buy) him a Bentley.

4. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) The girl (to become) prettier when she washed off her make-up.

2) Your friends (to bring) you a gift.

3) At that moment my heart (to beat) faster.

4) The student (to break) his pen to avoid writing a test but the teacher (to give) him an extra one.

5) My son (to build) a lego garage.

6) I (to buy) you a sandwich.

7) We (to be) in Spain last year.

8) Scottie (to catch) his pass.

9) The movie (to begin) very early.

10) My parents (to choose) my future profession.

5. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Some strange people (to drive) buses in that city.

2) Problems (to come) very soon.

3) I (to do) nothing bad.

4) Electronics (to cost) much more 20 years ago.

5) Children (to draw) butterflies.

6) Tim (to drink) all my milk.

7) The paparazzi (to fall) off the tree.

8) You (to eat) two oranges at breakfast.

9) Monica (to feel) bad about her conversation with Angela.

10) The shop assistant (to cut) the price tag off my shirt.

6. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) The students (to do) their homework.

2) Madonna (to come) to Mexico.

3) Her husband (to drive) her crazy.

4) This tie (to cost) 50 dollars but I (to buy) it for 55.

5) She (to feel) homesick when she (to come) to America.

6) Leaves (to fall) from the trees.

7) The model (to cut) her dress before the show.

8) Charlie (to draw) his lottery ticket.

9) I (to drink) three glasses of water but (to be) still thirsty.

10) He (to eat) three hamburgers but (to be) still hungry.

7. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) Tracey (to go) upstairs and (to fight) her husband.

2) We (to find) a new USB drive on the street.

3) Our pilots (to fly) away to Hong Kong.

4) Peter (to forget) his name and (to get) a new one.

5) The puppy (to grow) every day.

6) I (to freeze) a dessert for the party.

7) We (to get) to the airport on time.

8) Liz (to give) me her TikTok password.

9) Jims parents (to forgive) him but (to make) him clean the house.

10) Winky (to fight) Pinky in every episode.

8. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) My granny (to grow) beautiful roses in her garden.

2) Senior students (to fight) freshmen at the beginning of the school year.

3) Mauro (to give) the waiter 20 euros.

4) The mosquito (to find) a hole in the net and (to fly) into the room.

5) It (to get) cold outside and we (to go) inside the house.

6) The ball (to fly) out of the stadium.

7) Rick (to forget) to call his boss.

8) Ice cubes (to freeze) in the freezer.

9) My dog (to forgive) me.

10) The man (to go) to the moon but produced a lot of problems on our planet.

9. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) In my childhood I (to know) twenty German words.

2) Eric (to hear) Priscillas voice.

3) Roger Rabbit (to hide) from the wolf.

4) These Italian guys (to make) great pastas.

5) The baby (to hit) Britney one more time.

6) We (to keep) on dancing.

7) You (to leave) me alone in the forest.

8) They (to let) Yussouf speak Arabic.

9) Federico always (to have) dinner at Burger King.

10) I (to lose) a card game to my girlfriend again.

10. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) You (to have) just one chance out of ten to miss and you (to do).

2) The family (to leave) their bags at the railway station.

3) Janet (to keep) to a diet.

4) Patricia (to make) a sushi set and (to make) everybody try it.

5) Who (to know) this man two years ago?

6) Kate (to hear) the music and (to begin) dancing.

7) Kenny (to hide) the key in his guitar.

8) You (to lose) two pounds in two weeks.

9) The arrow (to hit) the target.

10) My mother never (to let) me drink tap water.

11. Past Indefinite

Use the verbs in Past Indefinite

1) The boys (to run) away from the security guard.

2) The president (to meet) the delegation at dinner.

3) Mohammad Ali (to rise) to fame in the 1960s.

4) Her cousin (to sell) my watch.

5) Tim (to pay) me to do this job.

6) Olya (to put) her flowers on the table to take a picture for her account.

7) I (to ride) a bike yesterday in the park.