English on the Internet - Grammar




Irregular Verbs 5



become stát se
became
become

  • Mary wants to become a teacher.
  • Tony and Jack became friends years ago.
  • He hasn't become famous yet.


cut krájet, řezat
cut
cut

  • Could you cut a slice of bread for me too, please?
  • Margaret cut these flowers in the garden yesterday.
  • Have you already cut the cake?


drive řídit (auto)
drove
driven

  • Can you drive a car?
  • Yesterday, I drove my parents' car for the first time.
  • Be careful, you have never driven from Paris to Prague.


eat jíst
ate
eaten

  • What would you like to eat?
  • We ate smoked salmon and potatoes at dinner yesterday.
  • I have never eaten spinach.


fall padat, padnout
fell
fallen

  • When you fall in love, you may get married.
  • She hurt herself when she fell from a tree.
  • Joan may have fallen ill.


find najít
found
found

  • Paul would find it if he knew that.
  • Who finally found that?
  • The letter would have been found if it had been there.


fly létat, letět
flew
flown

  • I would never fly, I prefer to go by train.
  • The sun was shining when we flew over the mountains.
  • Have you ever flown? No, not yet.


keep držet; stále něco dělat
kept
kept

  • You can keep the rest of the money.
  • He kept promising it but he never did it.
  • They have kept in touch since winter.


pay platit, zaplatit
paid
paid

  • How much shall I pay?
  • How much is it? I paid 2 bucks for it in a shop across the street.
  • The juice and the butter haven't been paid for yet.


win vyhrát
won
won

  • They didn't believe that I can win that bet.
  • Which of them won?
  • I don't believe these games. I've never won a dollar.






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