Irregular Verbs Exercise 5 — 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.
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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. She realized she had __ her old friends when she returned home.
A) forsaken B) forsook C) forsake D) forsaked
Verb (forms & meaning): forsake — V1 forsake, V2 forsook, V3 forsaken. To abandon or renounce.
Correct: A) forsaken. Past perfect requires V3; “forsaken” means she had abandoned or left behind her old friends before returning home, and the realization is tied to that earlier abandonment. It gives a moral or emotional weight to her regret.
Why B) forsook is wrong: V2 (simple past) rather than the required V3 after “had.” Using “had forsook” would be ungrammatical.
Why C) forsake is wrong: Base form cannot follow “had.”
Why D) forsaked is wrong: Incorrect/regularized form; “forsaken” is the correct irregular participle.
2. By the time we checked the car, the children had already __ the bumper.
A) hit B) hited C) hits D) hitting
Verb (forms & meaning): hit — V1 hit, V2 hit, V3 hit. To strike or collide with.
Correct: A) hit. Because hit uses the same form for base, past, and participle, the past perfect “had hit” is formed with the same spelling. “Had hit the bumper” expresses that the collision happened prior to checking the car.
Why B) hited is wrong: Not an English form; adding -ed to an irregular verb is incorrect.
Why C) hits is wrong: Present third-person singular; incompatible with “had.”
Why D) hitting is wrong: Present participle indicates ongoing action and would change the meaning.
3. After hours of effort, they should have __ the small tiles into the floor pattern.
A) inlaid B) inlay C) inlayed D) inlaying
Verb (forms & meaning): inlay — V1 inlay, V2 inlaid, V3 inlaid. To set (decorative material) into a surface.
Correct: A) inlaid. Past Modals requires the past participle; “inlaid” is correct and tells us the decorative tiles were already advised to set before the next stage (e.g., grouting). It conveys a already given advise of artisanal action.
Why B) inlay is wrong: Base form cannot follow “should have.”
Why C) inlayed is wrong: Incorrect regularization; the established past and participle is “inlaid.”
Why D) inlaying is wrong: Present participle — suggests ongoing work, not the completed action described by the past modals.
4. He felt foolish to __ his keys in the office again.
A) leave B) left C) lefted D) leaving
Verb (forms & meaning): leave — V1 leave, V2 left, V3 left. To go away from or abandon a person/place/object.
Correct: A) leave. After “to-infinitive” the base form is needed; “leave” indicates the keys were forgotten/left behind earlier in the office, producing his present embarrassment. The past perfect in form of “To-Infinitive” sets the leaving action before his realization.
Why B) left is wrong: Past form cannot follow “To-Infinitive.”
Why C) lefted is wrong: Incorrect attempt to regularize; “left” is the correct irregular form.
Why D) leaving is wrong: Present participle; would create a different structure (e.g., “foolish leaving”) and would not fit the “To-Infinitive.”
5. They had __ the treasure before anyone else even arrived.
A) found B) find C) finded D) finding
Verb (forms & meaning): find — V1 find, V2 found, V3 found. To discover something.
Correct: A) found. In past perfect “had ___,” we need the past participle; “found” serves as V3 here. Saying “had found” means they discovered it prior to the other people’s arrival — the discovery was completed earlier.
Why B) find is wrong: “Find” is the base form; it cannot follow “had.” The grammar demands a past participle after “had.”
Why C) finded is wrong: “Finded” is not a valid form; irregular verbs do not form past by adding -ed.
Why D) finding is wrong: “Finding” is the -ing form; it indicates ongoing action and cannot be used as the past participle in a past perfect structure.
6. The old mill __ the corn for generations.
A) ground B) grounden C) grind D) grinding
Verb (forms & meaning): grind — V1 grind, V2 ground, V3 ground. To crush into powder (as with grain).
Correct: A) ground. Here the past indefinite indicates a repeated or continued action carried out prior to the present reference; “ground the corn for generations” emphasizes a long historical continuity of milling. “Ground” is both the past and past participle form.
Why B) grounden is wrong: Not a valid English form; a mistaken attempt to form a participle.
Why C) grind is wrong: Base form cannot follow for two reasons. If we use Present Indefinite here then we need “Grinds.” Since it is not an options, we move to best option that is Past Indefinite.
Why D) grinding is wrong: Present participle would indicate an ongoing action but not the completed historical sense the sentence conveys.
7. By the time the curtain fell, the actor had __ the heavy coat across his shoulder.
A) flung B) flunged C) fling D) flinging
Verb (forms & meaning): fling — V1 fling, V2 flung, V3 flung. To throw or toss in a forceful manner.
Correct: A) flung. Past perfect requires the participle; “flung” indicates the coat had already been thrown over his shoulder, which may convey haste or drama before the curtain fell. It situates the action earlier than the curtain event.
Why B) flunged is wrong: Incorrect; “flung” is correct for both past and past participle.
Why C) fling is wrong: Base cannot follow “had.”
Why D) flinging is wrong: Present participle, not the completed action required.
8. They discover that the antique lamp is still __ in the old attic for decades.
A) hung B) hanged C) hang D) hunged
Verb (forms & meaning): hang — V1 hang, V2 hung/hanged, V3 hung/hanged. For objects suspended, “hung” is standard.
Correct: A) hung. The present indefinite passive voice form requires the V3; “hung” tells us the lamp still stays there for a long time before discovery. Using “hung” indicates no execution sense — just suspension.
Why B) hanged is wrong: “Hanged” is specific to executions and would be inappropriate for a lamp.
Why C) hang is wrong: Base form cannot follow “Passive Voice.”
Why D) hunged is wrong: Invalid form — the correct participle is “hung.”
9. He realized he should __ his entire fortune on a single risky plan.
A) forsake B) forsook C) forsaken D) forsaked
Verb (forms & meaning): forsake — V1 forsake, V2 forsook, V3 forsaken. To abandon or renounce.
Correct: A) forsake. The modals requires the base form; “should forsake” means he had a possible obligation to abandon his fortune or its proper management — possibly through mishappening — prior to the moment of realization. It expresses regret and sequence.
Why B) forsook is wrong: V2 (simple past) not appropriate after “should.”
Why C) forsaken is wrong: Past participle form cannot follow “should” alone, it follows if it was “Should have.”
Why D) forsaked is wrong: Incorrect and nonstandard; “forsaken” is the correct participle.
10. While he was checking again, the artisan was __ intricate patterns onto the metal.
A) inlaying B) inlay C) inlayed D) inlaid
Verb (forms & meaning): inlay — V1 inlay, V2 inlaid, V3 inlaid. To set decorative material into a substrate.
Correct: A) inlaying. Past Continuous makes perfect sense here, when we use “While” it indicated things are happening at the same time whether past, present, or future. The both work were happening at the same or around the time. When he is inspecting the metal again, at the same time, the artisan is also decorating the patterns onto the metal.
Why B) inlay is wrong: Base form cannot follow “was”; it would make the sentence ungrammatical.
Why C) inlayed is wrong: Incorrect formation; “inlaid” is the established past and past participle.
Why D) inlaid is wrong: Past or past participle requires the past indefinite or perfect; “inlaid” indicates the decorative work was completed before the second check. It tells the reader the patterns already existed at that earlier time but sadly here is “Was.”
