[Essential Grammar in Use] Unit 24 - Regular and irregular verbs

The past simple and past participle of regular verbs is -ed:

have/has + past participle (present perfect -> Unit 15, Unit 16, Unit 17, Unit 18):

be (is/are/were/has been etc.) + past participle (passive -> Unit 21, Unit 22):

The past simple and past participle of irregular verbs do not end in -ed:

	make	break	cut
past simple	made	broke	cut
past participle	made	broken	cut

Sometimes the past simple and past participle are the same. For example:

	make	find	buy	cut
past simple = past participle	made	found	bought	cut

Sometimes the past simple and past participle are different. For example:

	break	know	begin	go
past simple	broke	knew	began	went
past participle	broken	known	begun	gone

make	(made)	enjoy	(enjoyed)	hear	(heard)
cut	(cut)	buy	(bought)	put	(put)
get	(got)	sit	(sat)	catch	(caught)
bring	(brought)	leave	(left)	watch	(watched)
pay	(paid)	happen	(happened)	understand	(understood)

break	(broke)	(broken)	come	(came)	(come)
begin	(began)	(begun)	know	(knew)	(known)
eat	(ate)	(eaten)	take	(took)	(taken)
drink	(drank)	(drunk)	go	(went)	(gone)
drive	(drove)	(driven)	give	(gave)	(given)
speak	(spoke)	(spoken)	throw	(threw)	(thrown)
write	(wrote)	(written)	forget	(forgot)	(forgotten)

I (washed) my hands because they were dirty. (wash)
Somebody has (broken) this window. (break)
I feel good. I (slept) very well last night. (sleep)
We (saw) a really good film yesterday. (see)
It (rained) a lot while we were on holiday. (rain)
I've (lost) my bag. Have you (seen) it? (lose / see)
Rosa's bicycle was (stolen) last week. (steal)
I (went) to bed early because I was tired. (go)
Have you (finished) your work yet? (finish)
The shopping centre was (built) about 20 years ago. (build)
Anna (learned) to drive when she was 18. (learn)
I've never (ridden) a horse. (ride)
Jessica is a good friend of mine. I've (known) her for a long time. (know)
Yesterday I (fell) and (hurt) my leg. (fall / hurt)
My brother (ran) in the London Marathon last year. Have you ever (run) in a marathon? (run / run)

make -> I have (made) some coffee. Would you like some?
tell -> Have you (told) John about your new job?
win -> We played basketball on Sunday. We didn't play very well, but we (won) the game.
meet -> I know Gary, but I've never (met) his wife.
wake up -> We were (woken up) by loud music in the middle of the night.
swim -> Stephanie jumped into the river and (swam) to the other side.
think -> 'Did you like the film?' 'Yes, (thought) I it was very good.'
speak -> Many different languages are (spoken) in the Philippines.
cost -> Our holiday (cost) a lot of money because we stayed in an expensive hotel.
drive -> Have you ever (driven) a very fast car?
sell -> All the tickets for the concert were (sold) very quickly.
fly -> A bird (flew) in through the open window while we were having our dinner.

gurubee / note