Past Simple Irregular verbs English Test

Past Simple irregular verbs have to be learnt because there aren't any rules to remember them. Every language has irregular verbs, so don't say that you can't learn them in English. You should learn these irregular verbs when you are a beginner or pre-intermediate student.

Here is a grammar test (below) to check your understanding of these essential verbs used when you are talking about the past.

Past Simple Example Sentences

POSITIVE: John bought a new car last week

NEGATIVE: John did not buy a new car last week

QUESTION: Did John buy a new car last week?

Here are some of the more common irregular preterite verbs that you also need for the grammar test below. You can see more past simple verbs here

Past Simple Irregular Verbs Table

be: was / were
buy: bought
come: came
eat: ate
drink: drank
go: went
know: knew
say: said
see: saw
think: thought
understand: understood