Irregular Verbs Exercise 2 — Advanced English Questions with Deep Grammar Explanation & Verb Forms
This Irregular Verb Exercise helps you master English verb forms (V1, V2, V3) through real grammar situations including passive voice, causatives, modals, future forms, conditional sentences, infinitives, –ing forms, perfect tenses, and more.
Each question leaves one irregular verb missing, and you must choose the correct form based on context.
Every question includes:
- The verb + POS
- Base, past, past participle forms
- Easy meanings
- Deep explanations for why the correct answer works
- And why each wrong answer is incorrect
Perfect for exam prep, speaking improvement, grammar mastery, and vocabulary building.
What are Irregular Verbs?
- Form: Verb 1st / 2nd / 3rd From.
- Definition: Irregular verbs are verbs that do NOT follow the regular -ed pattern in their past and past participle forms.
- Example:
- go → went → gone
- take → took → taken
- They must be memorized because their forms change unpredictably.
- When to use: when the action or object is more important than the actor, or actor unknown/irrelevant.
- Conversion tip: Irregular verbs appear across all English grammar structures, including perfect tenses, passive voice, modals, infinitives, participles, and causatives.
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Quiz Instructions
- Read each question and choose the best answer out of given options.
- On top, header section of the quiz, you will see the “title of the quiz,’ ‘spending-time,’ ‘value of question in points,’ and ‘number of questions.”
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- Below the quiz box, there are explanation of each options. You can study and try again.
- Best of Luck!
Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation
Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.
1. They had __ the entire building before sunrise.
A) built B) build C) builded D) building
Verb (forms & meaning): build — V1 build, V2 built, V3 built. To construct.
Correct: A) built. Past perfect “had ___” requires the past participle; “built” indicates the construction was completed before sunrise. It’s both the simple past and the past participle, but in this sentence it functions as V3.
Why B) build is wrong: Base form cannot follow “had” in past perfect.
Why C) builded is wrong: “Builded” is not correct; the irregular verb uses “built,” not a regular -ed ending.
Why D) building is wrong: “Building” is the -ing form; it indicates ongoing action and does not work with past perfect.
2. She __ a purse which was stolen.
A) had B) haved C) have D) hading
Verb (forms & meaning): have — V1 have, V2 had, V3 had. To possess or own.
Correct: A) had. Past Indefinite “__” requires the past form; “had” correctly states that she owned a purse but it was not with her anymore (she doesn’t own the purse now).
Why B) haved is wrong: It is totally grammatically incorrect. There is no form like this.
Why C) have is wrong: The Base form of Have is Have but in second part of the same sentence we talk about Past, so we cannot choose Present or Verb 1st form here. Even if we use Present Indefinite here, the rule says for “She” we should use Verb 1st + s/es, which means “Have + s/es = Has.”
Why D) hading is wrong: A misspelt word and grammatically incorrect too.
3. They have __ the results to the entire team.
A) shown B) showed C) show D) showing
Verb (forms & meaning): show — V1 show, V2 showed, V3 shown. To present or display something.
Correct: A) shown. Present perfect “have ___” needs V3; “shown” indicates the results have been displayed to everyone and that this action has present relevance.
Why B) showed is wrong: “Showed” is V2 and cannot be used after “have” in present perfect. “Have showed” would be incorrect unless dialectal and even then uncommon.
Why C) show is wrong: Base form cannot follow “have” to make present perfect.
Why D) showing is wrong: “Showing” is the -ing form and would not convey the completed action required by the present perfect.
4. The kids __ the window while playing.
A) broke B) broken C) break D) broked
Verb (forms & meaning): break — V1 break, V2 broke, V3 broken. To damage or shatter.
Correct: A) broke. Past indefinite requires V2; “broke” indicates the window was damaged around the time of playing. It communicates that the event of breaking was complete at or around the time being talked about.
Why B) broken is wrong: “Broken” is past perfect and cannot follow come alone here. If you said “They had broken the window,” that is fine, but only after “had” it’s correct.
Why C) break is wrong: Base form is ungrammatical after “had.”
Why D) broked is wrong: Not a valid English verb form; irregular verbs don’t take -ed.
5. She __ her mistakes and promised to change.
A) forgave B) forgiven C) forgive D) forgivened
Verb (forms & meaning): forgive — V1 forgive, V2 forgave, V3 forgiven. To stop feeling anger or resentment.
Correct: A) forgave. Past Indefinite needs the past form / V2; “forgave” means she accepted her faults and the action was relevance then (she promised to change).
Why B) forgiven is wrong: “Forgiven” is past perfect and cannot be used with alone which requires Has / Have / Had.
Why C) forgive is wrong: Base form cannot follow “has” in present perfect.
Why D) forgivened is wrong: Non-standard incorrect form; the correct participle is “forgiven.”
6. The storm had __ several trees last night.
A) blown B) blew C) blow D) blowed
Verb (forms & meaning): blow — V1 blow, V2 blew, V3 blown. To move by air or to cause to move by air.
Correct: A) blown. Past perfect “had ___” needs V3; “blown” indicates the trees had been moved/damaged before the referenced time last night.
Why B) blew is wrong: “Blew” is the simple past and would be used without “had”; but with “had” you need the participle.
Why C) blow is wrong: Base form cannot be used after “had.”
Why D) blowed is wrong: Incorrect attempt to regularize an irregular verb; “blow” becomes “blew/blown.”
7. They have __ the invitations for the ceremony.
A) sent B) send C) sended D) sending
Verb (forms & meaning): send — V1 send, V2 sent, V3 sent. To deliver or dispatch.
Correct: A) sent. Present perfect requires the past participle; “sent” shows the invitations were dispatched and the action is relevant now (invitees should have them).
Why B) send is wrong: Base form is wrong after “have.”
Why C) sended is wrong: “Sended” is not a correct form; the past and past participle are “sent.”
Why D) sending is wrong: “Sending” indicates ongoing action and would not be correct when you want to say it’s already done.
8. She has __ a beautiful poem for the magazine.
A) written B) wrote C) write D) writed
Verb (forms & meaning): write — V1 write, V2 wrote, V3 written. To compose text.
Correct: A) written. Present perfect requires V3; “written” shows the poem is completed and ready or already submitted — relevant to present context.
Why B) wrote is wrong: “Wrote” is V2 and cannot follow “has.”
Why C) write is wrong: Base form cannot follow “has.”
Why D) writed is wrong: Incorrect; “write” is irregular so it uses “written.”
9. They had __ the thief before he escaped.
A) caught B) catch C) catched D) catching
Verb (forms & meaning): catch — V1 catch, V2 caught, V3 caught. To seize or capture.
Correct: A) caught. Past perfect requires V3; “caught” indicates they had detained the thief before his escape attempt — it tells the sequence of actions clearly.
Why B) catch is wrong: Base form cannot follow “had.”
Why C) catched is wrong: Incorrect regularized form; the correct past is “caught.”
Why D) catching is wrong: Present participle, which would indicate ongoing action, not the past perfect completion needed here.
10. The students have __ their projects on time.
A) done B) did C) do D) doed
Verb (forms & meaning): do — V1 do, V2 did, V3 done. To perform a task.
Correct: A) done. Present perfect “have ___” requires V3; “done” indicates the projects are completed and that is relevant now — they are ready or submitted.
Why B) did is wrong: “Did” is V2 simple past; it cannot be used after “have.”
Why C) do is wrong: Base form cannot follow “have” to form present perfect.
Why D) doed is wrong: Not an English form; “do” is irregular and its past participle is “done.”