Identifying the Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs - Free Printable

Let's solve this step-by-step. The task is to identify the correct past or past participle form of irregular verbs in each sentence, based on context and grammar rules.

We are told:
- The past participle must be used with forms of *have*, *has*, *had*, or *being*.
- Use the simple past when it’s not part of a perfect tense (e.g., with *was*, *were*, *did*, etc.).

Here are the answers with explanations:

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1. draw – *Slowly our teacher ______ the winning raffle ticket out of the huge hat.*
→ This is a simple past action.
✔ drew

2. fall – *After I had ______ off the ladder for the fifth time, I knew carpentry wasn't for me.*
→ "had" + past participle = past perfect tense.
✔ fallen

3. freeze – *The lettuce stored in the new refrigerator is ______.*
→ Present tense; passive state. Needs past participle after "is".
✔ frozen

4. choose – *Ann was ______ to represent her class.*
→ Passive voice: "was" + past participle.
✔ chosen

5. blow – *Fran ______ the horn.*
→ Simple past.
✔ blew

6. beat – *The egg whites had been ______ until they were stiff.*
→ Past perfect passive: "had been" + past participle.
✔ beaten

7. ride – *I have never ______ in a helicopter.*
→ Present perfect: "have" + past participle.
✔ ridden

8. grow – *How many inches has your son ______ this year?*
→ Present perfect: "has" + past participle.
✔ grown

9. ring – *The telephone had already ______.*
→ Past perfect: "had" + past participle.
✔ rung

10. speak – *Has Angel ______ to you about going to the movie?*
→ Present perfect: "has" + past participle.
✔ spoken

11. ride – *When they looked at the clock, they realized how long they had ______.*
→ Past perfect: "had" + past participle.
✔ ridden

12. sing – *Our minister has ______ on television.*
→ Present perfect: "has" + past participle.
✔ sung (Note: “sung” is the past participle of “sing”; “sang” is past tense.)

13. tear – *How did your jeans get ______?*
→ Passive voice: "get" + past participle.
✔ torn

14. steal – *Debbie has ______ third base more times than anyone else on our team.*
→ Present perfect: "has" + past participle.
✔ stolen

15. swing – *The child ______ from the monkey bars with great agility.*
→ Simple past.
✔ swung

16. lie – *We ______ on the couch yesterday, too tired to move.*
→ Simple past. "Lie" → "lay" (past).
✔ lay (Note: "lie" = to recline; past = "lay"; "laid" is past of "lay" = to place)

17. lay – *Have your worries been ______ to rest?*
→ Passive: "been" + past participle. "Lay" → "laid" (past participle)
✔ laid

18. sit – *If we had ______ any longer, we would have been late for work.*
→ Conditional perfect: "had" + past participle.
✔ sat

19. set – *Can you ______ the clock so that the alarm will sound automatically?*
→ Base form after modal verb "can".
✔ set

20. rise – *The pizza dough has ______ in the oven.*
→ Present perfect: "has" + past participle.
✔ risen

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Final Answers:

1. drew
2. fallen
3. frozen
4. chosen
5. blew
6. beaten
7. ridden
8. grown
9. rung
10. spoken
11. ridden
12. sung
13. torn
14. stolen
15. swung
16. lay
17. laid
18. sat
19. set
20. risen

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✔ Key Tips for Irregular Verbs:
- Memorize common irregular verbs (e.g., go → went → gone, eat → ate → eaten).
- Use past participle with *have/has/had* or passive constructions.
- Use simple past with *was/were/did*.
- Be careful with homophones like *lie/laid* vs. *lay/laid*.

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