Grammar Games Speed Round
Irregular Verbs Game
Practice went or gone, saw or seen, and more in a quick English round.
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Play first. Understand every answer.
The round is short; the corrections are the lesson. Use the guide below whenever you want a refresher.
How to play
- Choose Practice to learn without a timer or Challenge to race the clock with three lives.
- In Practice, choose a difficulty. Challenge mixes easy, medium and hard questions. A full round has 12 questions.
- Read the explanation after every answer. Replay your mistakes or try the full irregular verbs exercises for more activities.
Grammar guide
Irregular Verbs Game: rules and examples
Irregular verbs do not make their past forms by simply adding -ed. Learn three forms together: the base form, past simple and past participle. This irregular verbs game practises them in sentences, so you choose the form that fits the context rather than memorising a list alone.
01
Learn all three irregular verb forms
Many verbs change differently in the past simple and past participle. Say the three forms as a set: base, past simple, past participle.
go – went – gone
Go changes in both past forms.see – saw – seen
Saw is past simple; seen is the participle.write – wrote – written
Wrote and written belong in different contexts.
02
Use past simple for a finished past action
A time such as yesterday, last night or in 2020 usually calls for the past simple form. Do not add -ed to an irregular verb.
She went home yesterday.
Go → went for a finished action.They bought tickets last night.
Buy → bought, not buyed.
03
Use the past participle after have, has or had
Perfect tenses use have, has or had plus the past participle. For verbs with different forms, the past simple cannot take the participle's place.
I have seen that film.
Have + seen, not have saw.She had written the letter.
Had + written, not had wrote.
04
Notice patterns and unchanged forms
Some irregular verbs never change; others belong to useful vowel families. Grouping them makes the forms easier to remember.
put – put – put
The same form works in all three positions.sing – sang – sung
Compare drink – drank – drunk and ring – rang – rung.
05
Common mistakes: choose by the helper verb
After have, has, had or a passive be verb, check whether you need a participle. In a simple past sentence without a helper, use the past simple form.
Incorrect
She goed home yesterday.Correct She went home yesterday.
Went is the past simple form of go.Incorrect
They have went home.Correct They have gone home.
Have needs the participle gone.Incorrect
The letter was wrote yesterday.Correct The letter was written yesterday.
A passive with was needs written.
FAQ
Is this irregular verbs game free?
Yes. Play as many rounds as you like without creating an account.
Does the game practise past simple and past participle?
Yes. Easy questions focus on common past simple forms; medium and hard questions add past participles, perfect tenses and passive sentences.
What is the difference between went and gone?
Went is the past simple form of go: I went yesterday. Gone is the past participle after have, has or had: She has gone home.
Can I use this irregular verbs game in class?
Yes. Show the game on a shared screen and let pairs discuss each English answer. Practice allows time to explain the correction; Challenge works as a short review activity. Continue with the linked exercises for a longer lesson.
What other online activities can I use to practise irregular verbs?
The linked Irregular Verbs Exercises page has more question formats and explanations. You can also replay only the questions you missed in this game.
Does the game save my score?
Your best Challenge score is stored in this browser, not in your account.