Irregular Past Tense Verbs Worksheets
Below you’ll find our printable irregular past tense verbs worksheets to use in class or at home. Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the regular “-ed” rule when forming their past tense. They have unique past tense forms that need to be memorized. Examples of irregular verbs include:
- The past tense of “begin” is “began”
- The past tense of “swim” is “swam”
Students typically start learning about irregular verbs in the early years of their English education, around elementary school. As they progress, they gradually learn more irregular verbs and their past tense forms.
Irregular Verbs

Circle the Correct Irregular Verbs Activity
Circle the correct irregular past tense verb form below each illustrated action, choosing between present and past tense forms.

Conjugate the Regular and Irregular Verbs Activity

Irregular Verbs Matching Worksheet
Match irregular present tense verbs to their past tense forms by drawing lines between words like eat-ate and fall-fell.

Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs Matching Activity
Draw lines to match present tense verbs with their irregular past tense forms like eat-ate, buy-bought, and run-ran.

Write the Irregular Verbs Worksheet
Practice writing irregular past tense forms by filling in letter boxes for verbs like think-thought, know-knew, and become-became.
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