Irregular Verbs (Special Past Forms)

Irregular Verbs 🎭

Some verbs are special - they don’t add “-ed” for past tense! These are called irregular verbs.

Common Irregular Verbs for Kids

Easy Irregular Verbs

Present	Past Simple	Example
go	went	I went to school yesterday
come	came	She came to my party
see	saw	We saw a rainbow
eat	ate	He ate his lunch
run	ran	The dog ran in the park
sit	sat	I sat on the chair
get	got	She got a new toy
have	had	We had ice cream
make	made	Mom made cookies
take	took	Dad took us to the zoo

Fun Memory Tricks

Rhyming Pairs:

• See → Saw (like “paw”)
• Run → Ran (like “pan”)
• Sit → Sat (like “cat”)
• Get → Got (like “pot”)

Special Patterns:

• Come → Came
• Make → Made
• Take → Took
• Have → Had

Story Practice

Yesterday was exciting! I went to the park with my family. We saw many birds and ran around the playground. I sat on the swings and had so much fun! Mom made sandwiches and we ate them under a big tree. Dad took pictures of us playing. When we came back home, I got tired but I was very happy!

Practice Sentences

Fill in the Irregular Past:

1. I _____ (go) to grandma’s house → went
2. She _____ (see) a butterfly → saw
3. We _____ (eat) pizza for dinner → ate
4. The cat _____ (run) up the tree → ran
5. They _____ (have) a great time → had

Change to Past Tense:

• Present: I make my bed every day
  Past: I made my bed this morning

• Present: We go to the library
  Past: We went to the library yesterday

• Present: She sits quietly in class
  Past: She sat quietly during story time

More Irregular Verbs

Beginner Level:

• do → did
• say → said
• give → gave
• find → found
• know → knew
• think → thought

Quick Practice Game

“What did I do?”

• I go swimming → I went swimming
• I see my friend → I saw my friend
• I eat breakfast → I ate breakfast
• I run to school → I ran to school

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Irregular verbs are like special friends - they have their own unique way of showing the past! 🌟