Irregular Verbs – English Grammar Exercises for A2
Confirming Tasks (Replying to your boss or teacher to confirm that you have finished and sent the required documents).
Choose the best option (A, B, or C) to complete each sentence. Read the context carefully to see that the action is already completed and has a result in the present.
1 Dear Mr. Davis, I have already ______ the weekly report to your email address.
(A) sended
(B) send
(C) sent
2 I am happy to tell you that I have ______ the entire essay for tomorrow’s class.
(A) written
(B) wrote
(C) writed
3 You don’t need to worry about the presentation. I have just ______ to the manager about it.
(A) spoke
(B) spoken
(C) speaked
4 The client asked for the new contract, and I have already ______ it to them.
(A) gave
(B) gived
(C) given
5 I have double-checked the email, and I haven’t ______ to attach the important files.
(A) forgot
(B) forgotten
(C) forgetted
6 I have carefully ______ all the instructions you gave me this morning.
(A) read
(B) readed
(C) reads
7 We have reviewed the applications and we have ______ the best candidate for the job.
(A) choosed
(B) chosen
(C) chose
8 Good morning, teacher. I have finally ______ all my homework for this week.
(A) did
(B) do
(C) done
9 Have you ______ the latest message from the IT department yet?
(A) seen
(B) saw
(C) seed
10 I have ______ a few spelling mistakes in the document, so I am fixing them right now.
(A) finded
(B) find
(C) found
11 Yes, I have ______ the physical files to the meeting room as you requested.
(A) taken
(B) took
(C) taked
12 I have ______ the changes to the PowerPoint presentation. It looks great now.
(A) maked
(B) made
(C) make
13 The marketing team has just ______ us the final design for the website.
(A) sent
(B) sended
(C) send
14 I haven’t ______ the conclusion yet, but I will finish it before 5 PM.
(A) wrote
(B) writed
(C) written
15 Have they ______ the good news about the project approval?
(A) heared
(B) heard
(C) hear
16 I have already ______ the supplier on the phone, and they are preparing our order.
(A) telled
(B) tell
(C) told
17 We have ______ a lot of progress on the new software update today.
(A) made
(B) maked
(C) make
18 The boss has just ______ a note on your desk regarding tomorrow’s meeting.
(A) leaved
(B) left
(C) leave
19 I have ______ the new office supplies you asked for. They are in the cabinet.
(A) buyed
(B) buy
(C) bought
20 I have ______ about your idea for the new campaign, and I think it is excellent.
(A) thought
(B) thinked
(C) think
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (C) sent
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 (Past Participle) form. “Sent” is the V3 of “send”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (adding -ed to an irregular verb). (B) is the present simple V1 form.
2 (A) written
Why it’s correct: The Present Perfect (“have written”) shows the result of a completed task. “Written” is the V3 of “write”.
Error Analysis: (B) is a structural error (using the V2 “wrote” after “have”). (C) is a common mistake (“writed”).
3 (B) spoken
Why it’s correct: “Have just” requires the V3 past participle. “Spoken” is the V3 of “speak”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a structural error (using the V2 “spoke” after “have”). (C) is a common mistake (“speaked”).
4 (C) given
Why it’s correct: “Have already” requires the V3 past participle. “Given” is the V3 of “give”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a structural error (using the V2 “gave”). (B) is a common mistake (“gived”).
5 (B) forgotten
Why it’s correct: “Haven’t” requires the V3 past participle. “Forgotten” is the V3 of “forget”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a structural error (using the V2 “forgot”). (C) is a common mistake (“forgetted”).
6 (A) read
Why it’s correct: “Read” is an irregular verb that is spelled the same in V1, V2, and V3 (though pronounced differently: “red” in V2 and V3).
Error Analysis: (B) is a common mistake (“readed”). (C) is the present simple form for third-person singular.
7 (B) chosen
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 past participle. “Chosen” is the V3 of “choose”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (“choosed”). (C) is a structural error (using the V2 “chose”).
8 (C) done
Why it’s correct: “Have finally” requires the V3 past participle. “Done” is the V3 of “do”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a structural error (using the V2 “did”). (B) is the present simple V1 form.
9 (A) seen
Why it’s correct: “Have you” in a question requires the V3 past participle. “Seen” is the V3 of “see”.
Error Analysis: (B) is a structural error (using the V2 “saw”). (C) is a common mistake (“seed”).
10 (C) found
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 past participle. “Found” is the V3 of “find”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (“finded”). (B) is the present simple V1 form.
11 (A) taken
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 past participle. “Taken” is the V3 of “take”.
Error Analysis: (B) is a structural error (using the V2 “took”). (C) is a common mistake (“taked”).
12 (B) made
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 past participle. “Made” is the V3 of “make”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (“maked”). (C) is the present simple V1 form.
13 (A) sent
Why it’s correct: “Has just” requires the V3 past participle. “Sent” is the V3 of “send”.
Error Analysis: (B) is a common mistake (“sended”). (C) is the present simple V1 form.
14 (C) written
Why it’s correct: “Haven’t” requires the V3 past participle. “Written” is the V3 of “write”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a structural error (using the V2 “wrote”). (B) is a common mistake (“writed”).
15 (B) heard
Why it’s correct: “Have they” requires the V3 past participle. “Heard” is the V3 of “hear”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (“heared”). (C) is the present simple V1 form.
16 (C) told
Why it’s correct: “Have already” requires the V3 past participle. “Told” is the V3 of “tell”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (“telled”). (B) is the present simple V1 form.
17 (A) made
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 past participle. “Made” is the V3 of “make”.
Error Analysis: (B) is a common mistake (“maked”). (C) is the present simple V1 form.
18 (B) left
Why it’s correct: “Has just” requires the V3 past participle. “Left” is the V3 of “leave”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (“leaved”). (C) is the present simple V1 form.
19 (C) bought
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 past participle. “Bought” is the V3 of “buy”.
Error Analysis: (A) is a common mistake (“buyed”). (B) is the present simple V1 form.
20 (A) thought
Why it’s correct: “Have” requires the V3 past participle. “Thought” is the V3 of “think”.
Error Analysis: (B) is a common mistake (“thinked”). (C) is the present simple V1 form.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
- Confirming Results with Present Perfect: When you want to tell your boss or teacher that a task is finished and the result is ready right now, you should use the Present Perfect tense (Have/Has + V3). Signal words like already, just, and yet are great indicators for this context.
- The “Have + V2” Trap: A very common mistake at the A2 level is using the V2 (Past Simple) form after “have” or “has”. You must never say “I have wrote” or “I have spoke“. You must memorize the V3 (Past Participle) column:
- Write → Wrote → Written
- Speak → Spoke → Spoken
- Do → Did → Done
- Verbs where V2 and V3 are the same: Fortunately, for many irregular verbs, the V2 and V3 forms are exactly the same. For example:
- Send → Sent → Sent
- Make → Made → Made
- Find → Found → Found
If you memorize these, you can use them safely in both Past Simple stories and Present Perfect confirmations!