Irregular Verbs

Some verbs are easy to put into past tense.

Eg: Today the man walks to the shops.

Yesterday the man walked to the shops.

The examples on the following slides are irregular verbs. They’re a bit more tricky, but with practise, you’ll get them right.

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build

will build

building

built

1 Andy Goldsworthy (build) many of his artworks.

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finding

found

founded

find

2 He made his artworks with materials that he (find) .

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takes

take

took

taking

3 Many of his artworks were not built to last. He quickly (take) a photo of this one before it melted.

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felt

feeling

feels

feel

4Fred Williams created the Upwey landscape in 1965. He created landscapes when he (feel) strongly about a place.

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seen

saw

seeing

see

5 The Rainbow Serpant can be (see) above the kangaroo tracks in this Aboriginal artwoork.

Kangaroo

Tracks

Rainbow

Serpant.

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bursted

burst

bursts

bursting

6 This photograph was taken the very second that this balloon ______.

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blowing

blew

blows

blown

7Did you know glass can be an artwork? Glass artworks are not drawn or painted. They are (blow).

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draw

drew

drawn

drewed

8 J. D. Hillberry (draw) this artwork.

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was

is

has

are

9 The famous Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira (is) born in 1902.

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come

came

comes

coming

10 Anelia Pavlova is an Australian artist. She was born in Bulgaria in 1956. In 1993, she (come) to Australia.

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goes

went

go

come

11 Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. He (go) to Paris in 1900 to practice his art.

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has

have

haved

had

12 Australian artist Brett Whitely (has) many shows in his career.

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drive

drove

drived

driven

13Australian artist Erwin Wurm created these cars. However, he never (drive) them.

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light

lights

lighted

lit

14 This structure amazed onlookers when it (light) up the night.

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rised

rose

risen

rosed

15 The photographer snapped the air balloon as it (rise) above the sunset.

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set

setted

sets

seted

16 Elizabeth Moore Golding painted the sun as it (set) over the sea.

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sang

singer

sing

singing

17 KISS was a band that (sing) many songs. However, they were also famous for the art on their faces.

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sleep

sleeps

slept

sleeping

18 Arthur Hughes painted this woman as she (sleep) against a tree.

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speaking

speaks

speak

spoke

19 The politician (speak) at the opening of the art gallery.

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spinning

spin

spun

spins

20 Steve Strike photographed this windmill as the blades (spin) slowly at sunset.

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