Irregular verbs flash cards: three forms

Teaching notes

Sixteen of the most common irregular verbs, with the base form on the front and the past simple and past participle on the back: go, went – gone. Some keep one form (make, say, think), some change twice (see, take, write), and come goes back to its base form. It's for A2–B1 learners moving on to the present perfect. The forms are American English: get, got – gotten, where British English says got – got.

Drill the three forms aloud as a class, then ask learners to make a present perfect question with the participle ("Have you ever eaten sushi?"). In pairs, one learner says a base form and the other gives both forms. Print it as a matching worksheet, or switch it to Match up for a second round.