Irregular Verbs Exercise 8 — 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. The virus completely __ the original file, making it unusable.
A) overwrote B) overwrite C) overwritten D) overwrited
Verb (forms & meaning): overwrite — V1 overwrite, V2 overwrote, V3 overwritten. To replace data.
Correct: A) overwrote. A past event requires the simple past form.
B is wrong because base form doesn’t fit past narrative.
C is wrong because the participle needs an auxiliary.
D is wrong because “overwrited” is incorrect.
2. The new part does not __ properly and keeps slipping out.
A) fit B) fitted C) fitt D) fat
Verb (forms & meaning): fit — V1 fit, V2 fit/fitted, V3 fit/fitted. To be the right size or shape.
Correct: A) fit. Present tense describing a current problem requires base form “fit.”
B is wrong because past tense does not match present situation.
C is wrong because “fitt” is a misspelling.
D is wrong because “fat” is unrelated.
3. She __ the documents to every department this morning.
A) sent B) send C) sended D) sentt
Verb (forms & meaning): send — V1 send, V2 sent, V3 sent. To dispatch or transmit something.
Correct: A) sent. The sentence is clearly in simple past.
B is wrong because base form cannot express past.
C is wrong because “sended” is not English.
D is wrong because “sentt” is misspelled.
4. The earthquake __ the building violently from side to side.
A) shook B) shake C) shaken D) shoke
Verb (forms & meaning): shake — V1 shake, V2 shook, V3 shaken. To move something forcefully back and forth.
Correct: A) shook. A past event requires the simple past form.
B is wrong because base form can’t express the past event.
C is wrong because participles need helping verbs.
D is wrong because “shoke” is incorrect.
5. The shock of the news __ her nerves more than she expected.
A) shook B) shake C) shaken D) shaked
Verb (forms & meaning): shake — V1 shake, V2 shook, V3 shaken. To disturb or unsettle.
Correct: A) shook. This emotional reaction occurred in the past, requiring “shook.”
B is wrong because “shake” cannot represent past.
C is wrong because “shaken” needs an auxiliary verb.
D is wrong because “shaked” is not a valid irregular form.
6. The old clock had __ itself tightly after years of being wound by hand.
A) wound B) wind C) woud D) winded
Verb (forms & meaning): wind — V1 wind (/waɪnd/), V2 wound (/waʊnd/), V3 wound. To turn a mechanism so it stores energy (or to wrap).
Correct: A) wound. The clause “had ___” is past perfect and requires the past participle (V3). For wind, that participle is spelled wound, the same as the simple past. “Had wound itself tightly” means the mechanism had already been turned/tensioned earlier, so by the later reference point it remained tight. This is the grammar pattern that signals an action completed before another past moment.
Why B) wind is wrong: “Wind” is the base form and cannot follow “had” in past perfect; using it would be ungrammatical and confuse sequence.
Why C) woud is wrong: “Woud” is a misspelling and not a valid form of the verb; it offers neither the past nor the participle.
Why D) winded is wrong: “Winded” is a different verb (to cause shortness of breath) and would change the meaning; it is not the correct participle for wind in the sense used here.
7. By evening they __ the rare manuscript to the museum curator.
A) took B) take C) taken D) taked
Verb (forms & meaning): take — V1 take, V2 took, V3 taken. To carry or bring something from one place to another.
Correct: A) took. The sentence describes a simple past action (“by evening they __”), so the past form took is correct. It tells us that at a time earlier in the day the manuscript was delivered. The simple past places the action squarely in the past without needing an auxiliary.
Why B) take is wrong: “Take” is the base form and cannot by itself represent a completed past action in this narrative.
Why C) taken is wrong: “Taken” is the past participle and would need an auxiliary (e.g., “had taken” or “were taken”) to be grammatical here; standing alone it’s incorrect.
Why D) taked is wrong: “Taked” is not an English form—take is irregular and does not form its past with -ed.
8. After the scandal, many of his earlier opinions were __ as completely unthinkable.
A) deemed B) deem C) deemd D) deeming
Verb (forms & meaning): unthink used here indirectly via deem + adjective; however, unthinkable is the intended adjective. (To unthink is rare; more natural is “deem … unthinkable.”) Deem — V1 deem, V2 deemed, V3 deemed. To judge or consider.
Correct: A) deemed. The sentence requires a past passive/adjective framing: “were __ as unthinkable.” The past participle deemed fits after the passive structure and indicates people judged his opinions to be unthinkable at that time. This construction stresses the judgment made in the past.
Why B) deem is wrong: The base form cannot fill the passive/past slot; it would create an ungrammatical phrase.
Why C) deemd is wrong: Misspelling; the correct past and participle is deemed.
Why D) deeming is wrong: The -ing form suggests ongoing action and would not fit the passive evaluation expressed. Since we have highly focused on opinions here, so Passive is preferred. Past Continuous would come if we put attention on subject, He.
9. She __ a silk dress for the performance and looked flawless.
A) wore B) wear C) worn D) weared
Verb (forms & meaning): wear — V1 wear, V2 wore, V3 worn. To have clothing or accessories on one’s body.
Correct: A) wore. The sentence is a simple past narrative about a completed event (“She __ a silk dress”), so the past tense wore is appropriate and conveys that at the time of the performance she had the dress on.
Why B) wear is wrong: The base form cannot substitute for a past tense in this construction; “she wear” is ungrammatical unless in a different mood or tense.
Why C) worn is wrong: “Worn” is the past participle and needs an auxiliary (e.g., “had worn” or “was worn”); alone it does not form the simple past.
Why D) weared is wrong: “Weared” is a nonstandard/incorrect regularization; the verb is irregular and uses “wore/worn.”
10. By midnight the exhausted crew had barely __ for a few hours.
A) slept B) sleep C) sleeping D) sleeped
Verb (forms & meaning): sleep — V1 sleep, V2 slept, V3 slept. To rest in sleep.
Correct: A) slept. The past perfect construction “had ___” requires a past participle, and for sleep V3 is slept (identical to V2). “Had slept for a few hours” communicates that the rest occurred before midnight and was limited.
Why B) sleep is wrong: The base form cannot follow “had” to make past perfect.
Why C) sleeping is wrong: The -ing form would demand a different structure (e.g., “had been sleeping”) and cannot stand as the past participle here.
Why D) sleeped is wrong: Not a valid form; sleep is irregular.