WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Different Types of Irregular Verbs
10 MCQs on Different Types of Irregular Verbs
1. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "go"?
- A) Goed — Goed
- B) Gone — Gone
- C) Went — Went
- D) Went — Gone
Answer: D) Went — Gone ("Go" is an irregular verb belonging to the type where the simple past form and the past participle are different — "went" is the simple past tense and "gone" is the past participle — "went" was originally the past tense of the Old English verb "wend" meaning to travel — this type of irregular verb has three distinct forms for the base past tense and past participle.)
2. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "cut"?
- A) Cut — Cut
- B) Cutted — Cutted
- C) Cut — Cutted
- D) Cuted — Cuted
Answer: A) Cut — Cut ("Cut" is an irregular verb belonging to the type where all three forms — the base form the simple past and the past participle — remain exactly the same — other verbs that follow this pattern include "put — put — put" "set — set — set" "hit — hit — hit" "let — let — let" and "cost — cost — cost.")
3. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "sing"?
- A) Singed — Singed
- B) Sang — Sung
- C) Sung — Sang
- D) Sang — Sang
Answer: B) Sang — Sung ("Sing" is an irregular verb that changes its vowel sound in all three forms — "sing — sang — sung" — this type of irregular verb is called a strong verb or ablaut verb where the internal vowel changes to form the past tense and past participle — other verbs of this type include "ring — rang — rung" "swim — swam — swum" and "begin — began — begun.")
4. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "teach"?
- A) Teached — Teached
- B) Thought — Thought
- C) Taught — Taught
- D) Tought — Tought
Answer: C) Taught — Taught ("Teach" is an irregular verb where both the simple past tense and the past participle are formed by changing the vowel and adding the "-t" ending — "taught" serves as both the simple past and the past participle — other verbs that follow this pattern include "catch — caught — caught" "bring — brought — brought" and "buy — bought — bought.")
5. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "break"?
- A) Broke — Broke
- B) Breaked — Breaked
- C) Broken — Broke
- D) Broke — Broken
Answer: D) Broke — Broken ("Break" is an irregular verb where the simple past tense and the past participle are different — "broke" is the simple past and "broken" is the past participle — this type of irregular verb forms its past participle by adding "-en" to a changed base — other verbs of this type include "speak — spoke — spoken" "choose — chose — chosen" and "freeze — froze — frozen.")
6. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "write"?
- A) Wrote — Wrote
- B) Written — Wrote
- C) Wrote — Written
- D) Writed — Writed
Answer: C) Wrote — Written ("Write" is an irregular verb with three distinct forms — "write — wrote — written" — the simple past "wrote" and the past participle "written" are different from each other — this verb follows the pattern of strong verbs where the vowel changes in the past tense and the past participle is formed by adding "-en" to a changed base.)
7. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "put"?
- A) Put — Putted
- B) Putted — Put
- C) Put — Put
- D) Puted — Puted
Answer: C) Put — Put ("Put" is an irregular verb where all three forms are identical — "put — put — put" — this type of irregular verb has no change in any of its forms making it unique — other verbs that belong to this group of unchanging irregular verbs include "cut — cut — cut" "set — set — set" "shut — shut — shut" and "spread — spread — spread.")
8. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "rise"?
- A) Rose — Rose
- B) Risen — Rose
- C) Rised — Risen
- D) Rose — Risen
Answer: D) Rose — Risen ("Rise" is an irregular intransitive verb with three distinct forms — "rise — rose — risen" — it is important to distinguish "rise" which is intransitive and means to go up on its own from "raise" which is transitive and means to lift something — the past tense "rose" and the past participle "risen" are both irregular forms showing internal vowel changes.)
9. Which of the following correctly gives the past tense and past participle of the verb "lie" meaning to recline?
- A) Lied — Lied
- B) Lay — Lain
- C) Laid — Laid
- D) Lay — Laid
Answer: B) Lay — Lain ("Lie" meaning to recline or to be in a horizontal position is an intransitive irregular verb — its three forms are "lie — lay — lain" — this verb is commonly confused with "lay" meaning to place something which is transitive and has the forms "lay — laid — laid" — the past tense of "lie" is "lay" which is also the base form of the transitive verb "lay" causing frequent confusion.)
10. "Which of the following sentences correctly uses an irregular verb in the past perfect tense?"
- A) She had wrote the letter before he arrived at the office.
- B) They had went to the market before the shops closed for the day.
- C) He had broke the window before anyone could stop him.
- D) By the time the guests arrived, she had already spoken to the manager.
Answer: D) By the time the guests arrived, she had already spoken to the manager. (This sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense "had already spoken" — "spoken" is the correct past participle of the irregular verb "speak" — option A incorrectly uses "wrote" instead of "written" option B incorrectly uses "went" instead of "gone" and option C incorrectly uses "broke" instead of "broken" — the past perfect requires the past participle form of the verb not the simple past.)
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