Irregular Verbs: Become–Became & More
A fun classroom song about irregular verbs.
Lesson
Irregular verbs: become–became and more
Another set of high-frequency irregular verbs, this time with become and its friends.
Verb families make it easier
Many irregular verbs follow the same vowel change. Learn them in families:
- -ome → -ame: become → became, come → came
- -ink → -ank: drink → drank, sing → sang, swim → swam
- -ow → -ew: know → knew, grow → grew, throw → threw
- -ee- → -e-: meet → met? No — meet → met is its own family with feed → fed, read → read
Using become
Become means "start to be": He became a doctor. The weather became cold. It is more formal than get: It got cold.
Practice idea
Write three sentences about your life with became: I became interested in English when I heard this song.
Exercises (3)
Exercise 1 · Fill the gaps
Fill the gaps
She a teacher in 2019. Last night I a glass of water before bed. We the answer immediately. The children a lot this year, and the wind my hat into the river!
Exercise 2 · Multiple choice
Multiple choice
1. What is the past of 'become'?
2. What is the past of 'drink'?
3. What is the past of 'know'?
4. What is the past of 'grow'?
Exercise 3 · Matching
Matching
Click a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
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