Make irregular verb practice fun and engaging with this printable Irregular Verbs BINGO Game. Designed for ESL, EFL, and ELL learners, this game helps students master past tense irregular verbs while improving listening and recall skills. Instead of memorizing endless verb lists, students interact with the words in a lively whole-class activity that builds fluency and confidence.
How the Game Works
The teacher calls out the verb in the present tense/infinitive. Students must find and cover the corresponding past tense form of that verb on their BINGO boards. With 35 high-frequency verbs included, learners receive repeated exposure to essential vocabulary. The game can be played individually or in teams, and students win by covering five verbs in a row. This format strengthens quick recall while keeping students engaged and competitive.
What’s Included
- 25 unique BINGO boards featuring irregular past tense verbs
- Teacher calling cards with the present tense/infinitive
- Two versions of the game for variety
- Option to print two boards per page to save paper
Irregular Verb List
make/made, leave/left, know/knew, have/had, bring/brought, begin/began, be/was, go/went, feel/felt, fall/fell, eat/ate, drive/drove, find/found, drink/drank, do/did, come/came, catch/caught, buy/bought, break/broke, say/said, speak/spoke, sleep/slept, sing/sang, see/saw, wear/wore, think/thought, take/took, swim/swam, write/wrote, win/won, fly/flew, forget/forgot, get/got, give/gave, pay/paid
Assembly & Classroom Use
This resource comes as a full-color PDF. Print and laminate the BINGO boards and calling cards for long-term use. Great for grammar lessons, literacy centers, or review games, this activity saves prep time and gets students excited about learning irregular verbs.
Pair It With
For even more irregular verb practice, pair this BINGO game with the Irregular Verbs Game Show – PowerPoint & Google Slides . The BINGO game builds listening and recognition skills, while the Game Show adds a digital, Jeopardy-style challenge that reinforces the same verbs through competitive team play.