Present Perfect: Irregular Past Participles (B1)

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Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.

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She has two books and is working on a third. (write)

Correct answer: written

The past participle of "write" is "written"; "wrote" is past simple and never follows have/has.

They have all the cookies — there are none left! (eat)

Correct answer: eaten

Past participle of "eat" is "eaten"; "ate" is past simple.

I've that film three times already. (see)

Correct answer: seen

Past participle of "see" is "seen"; "saw" is past simple and never used after have/has.

He has all his homework — let's go out. (do)

Correct answer: done

"Done" is the past participle of "do"; "did" is past simple and the most common error.

We have friends since primary school. (be)

Correct answer: been

Past participle of "be" is "been"; learners often try "be" or "was", but only "been" can follow have/has.

The waiter has the menus. (bring)

Correct answer: brought

Both past simple and past participle of "bring" are "brought"; learners sometimes write "brung", which is not standard English.

I've my password again! (forget)

Correct answer: forgotten

British English uses "forgotten" as the past participle; American English also accepts "forgot". The most common wrong answer is "forget" (no change).

The cat has another mouse this week. (catch)

Correct answer: caught

Both past simple and past participle of "catch" are "caught"; "catched" is a common over-regularisation error.

My sister has her phone screen twice this year. (break)

Correct answer: broken

Past participle of "break" is "broken"; "broke" is past simple and never used after have/has.

They've all the orange juice. (drink)

Correct answer: drunk

Past participle of "drink" is "drunk"; "drank" is past simple. The two are frequently confused at B1.

Have you ever a camel? (ride)

Correct answer: ridden

Past participle of "ride" is "ridden"; "rode" is past simple and would require "Did you ever ride".

The thieves have several paintings from the museum. (steal)

Correct answer: stolen

Past participle of "steal" is "stolen"; "stole" is past simple.

I've in a helicopter only once. (fly)

Correct answer: flown

Past participle of "fly" is "flown"; "flew" is past simple. Learners often produce "flied", which is incorrect.

She has twenty lengths today. (swim)

Correct answer: swum

Past participle of "swim" is "swum"; "swam" is past simple. These two are very often confused.

The pond has completely overnight. (freeze)

Correct answer: frozen

Past participle of "freeze" is "frozen"; "froze" is past simple and not used after have/has.

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