Regular verbs just add -ed. Irregular ones do whatever they want — test your memory of common past tense forms.
⏱ Average time
1 to 3 min
🎯 Difficulty
Single level — 8 per round.
🧠 Skills exercised
English grammar · Verb conjugation · Spelling
How to play
Choose the correct simple past tense form of common irregular English verbs.
Example
"They ___ to the park yesterday afternoon." (GO) — options: went, goed, gone, go. The answer is went — the simple past of go.
Tips & strategies
- 1.Learn the three forms together: go/went/gone, swim/swam/swum, drink/drank/drunk.
- 2.Watch for traps: "hanged" (a person) vs "hung" (an object), "burned" vs "burnt".
- 3.If the verb changes its vowel in the past (sing→sang, ring→rang), it follows a strong-verb pattern from Old English.
💡 Did you know?
English has over 200 irregular verbs — a legacy of Old English and Old Norse. Some of the most used verbs in the language (go/went, be/was, have/had) are also the most irregular.
Frequently asked questions
Does the game cover past participle too?
For now it focuses on the simple past (preterite) — the most commonly confused form. Past participle may be added later.
Is there a time limit?
No — take your time to choose carefully.