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Irregular Verbs Lesson (YouTube Shorts)

1) Watch the short. 2) Learn the verbs. 3) Practice speaking and writing.

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20 Common Irregular Verbs & Pronunciation (American English)

1. be – was / were – been

2. go – went – gone

3. eat – ate – eaten

4. drink – drank – drunk

5. see – saw – seen

6. take – took – taken

7. write – wrote – written

8. come – came – come

9. get – got – gotten/got

10. give – gave – given

11. begin – began – begun

12. break – broke – broken

13. bring – brought – brought

14. buy – bought – bought

15. find – found – found

16. have – had – had

17. know – knew – known

18. make – made – made

19. run – ran – run

20. think – thought – thought


Examples – Simple Sentences (Pronunciation Focus)

Yesterday I went to the store.

She ate lunch at 12 pm.

We saw a movie last night.

He wrote an email.

I got a new idea.


Speaking Practice

Work in pairs: Tell your partner what you did yesterday using at least 5 different irregular verbs above.

Example: “Yesterday I went to work, I saw my friend, and I ate pizza.”


Writing Task

Write a short paragraph (6–8 sentences) about your last weekend. Use at least 6 irregular verbs from the list.