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Irregular verbs in rhymes

Oak

I wake-woke-woken up

And I take-took-taken an oak.

I speak-spoke-spoken to my friend

And I break-broke- broken it in the end.

Pet

We let- let- let her

Feed-fed-fed our pet.

Then she read- read- read

And set-set-set her alarm clock.

Then she leave-left-left.

Uncle

My uncle drink-drank-drunk

Then he begin-began-begun

To sing-sang-sung.

Then his mobile ring-rang-rung

And he run-ran-run.

Ought

You ought to catch-caught-caught a fish.

So I think-thought-thought

And then I buy-bought-bought it

And bring-brought-brought it home.

Boss

The boss lose-lost-lost his honey.

It cost- cost- cost him a lot of money.

Old

An old man tell-told-told me

That he sell-sold-sold tea.

It

First, it bite-bit-bitten,

Then it hide-hid-hidden

In the end we eat-ate-eaten it.

Bean

When she be was been in the cinema

She see-saw-seen Mr. Bean.

Pilot

When I grow-grew-grown

I wanted to fly-flew-flown

As I know-knew-known

I will wear-wore-worn a uniform.

*****

If time has come-came-come when it aches

To learn-learnt-learnt irregular verbs by heart

Just have-had-had the time it takes

To sing-sang-sung this poem instead of a chart

Once all of them in mind you have get-got-got

It will be easier for you to speak-spoke-spoken

And let-let-let you stop speaking you should not

So that none of them you ever forget-forgot-forgotten

It will become-became-become a second nature

Words will spring-sprung-sprung to your mind

Soon will you find-found-found a common feature

Between several verbs of a kind

Every time you strive-strove-striven

On the right word to hit-hit-hit

Think-thought-thought of the help this has give-gave-given

And of all the efforts you have put-put-put into it

Don’t ever try to flee-fled-fled

Nor blow-blew-blown hot and cold

For your brain needs to be feed-fed-fed

I’m sorry you to tell-told-told

Not until you have begin-began-begun

Can you feel-felt-felt

That in this race you had to run-ran-run

Even if time you could not even afford to spend-spent-spent.