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Students can check off the past verbs that match. Using the list, call out the base form of the verbs in a random order, one by one.Higher‑level students must complete two lines.

Tell students they can yell out “Bingo!” when they have one horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line checked off.

The center square can be a “free” space, if you wish.

Have students fill in the past form of any verbs from the list below (one inside each square) in any order.

Make a copy of a blank Bingo card for each student.

Bingoīingo is another classic, popular game that’s easy to adapt for irregular verb review. To make it more challenging, when setting up the board, run the eraser over the center of each box before starting the game. Most boards will clearly show which spots have been erased, thus making it easier for students to remember which numbers have already been chosen. For the last pair of boxes, make it more challenging by having that team member guess the last box (i.e., if the base verb is chosen, write it in the box, but then the student must tell you the past form without seeing the last box, and vice versa).

Continue until all the boxes are filled in.

If they don’t match, erase both boxes and repeat the process with a student from team B.

If the two boxes create a match (base verb + past verb), leave the verbs written in the boxes and give that team a point.

Have that same student choose another box. Ask one student from team A to choose one box. Have a master grid for yourself that you can refer to with ten base verbs and ten corresponding past forms (use the list below for ideas) filled into the grid (one verb per square, with the order mixed up). Write the numbers 1–20 in the top left‑hand corner of each square.

Draw a grid on the board with 20 squares (5 × 4).

It always goes over well and gets the whole class involved. This activity is my favorite for irregular verb review.

Once all the slips have been matched up, students should add up how many pairs they have.

If there’s no match, the student must turn the slips over again and place them back in the same place. If that student gets a match (by turning over a base verb that matches the past form of that verb), he/she can keep the pair of paper slips.

One student starts by turning over any two of the cards.

Mix up the verb cards and arrange them facedown in a rough square pattern.

Arrange students into small groups (groups of three or four work well).You could also have students make their own cards. Cut up the verbs from the list (one set for each group) or make your own verb cards. This classic game is useful for reviewing all kinds of vocabulary and grammar targets. Continue until all the students have had a turn or two.That student then chooses another verb and repeats the steps above.

The student must catch the ball and say the past form.Say the name of a student and toss the ball to them.Choose an irregular verb and say the base form out loud.You can also choose if you should correct any mistakes or if another student should do it. I prefer not to keep score during this game, but you may choose to. Bring in a rubber ball (or use a small eraser, a scrunched-up ball of paper, or anything else that’s light and safe to throw) and let the game begin! You may want to let students refer to a list of irregular verbs when they’re first learning them, but later on you can play it without the list. Let’s start with a quick and easy one that always goes over well with my students. Please add to the list and share your favorite activity in the comment section below! Activities 1. When one of our subscribers asked us for some ideas for irregular verb activities, I was only too happy to share my five favorites. Sometimes there seems to be a pattern ( throw → threw, know → knew), but there are always exceptions ( snow → snowed).Įnglish language learners can become discouraged with what they perceive as the endless memorization ahead of them, so English teachers can help by introducing fun activities for learning and reviewing irregular verbs. Sometimes the vowel changes ( come → came), sometimes the pronunciation changes ( read → read), and sometimes the whole word changes ( eat → ate). If only all past verbs were that easy! The problem for English language learners is the many, many changes that occur when forming the past tense of irregular verbs. In English, the simple past tense is formed by adding -ed to the end of the regular verbs.