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Irregular Past Tense Verbs — Answers

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Year 2 · English · Verbs & Tenses

Irregular Past Tense Verbs — Answers

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Part A — Match them up

Some verbs change completely in the past tense instead of adding -ed. Draw a line to match each verb to its past tense.

1.Match each verb to its past tense.
  • go
  • see
  • eat
  • run
  • have
  • come
  • went
  • saw
  • ran
  • came
  • had
  • ate

Answer: go → went; see → saw; eat → ate; run → ran; have → had; come → came

Part B — Fill the gap

Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

2.Yesterday I (go) to the beach.

Answer: went

3.She (see) a whale from the jetty.

Answer: saw

4.We (eat) fish and chips.

Answer: ate

5.He (run) to catch the bus.

Answer: ran

6.They (make) a chocolate cake.

Answer: made

7.I (sit) on the warm sand.

Answer: sat

8.The dog (take) my sock.

Answer: took

9.Mum (buy) some bread.

Answer: bought

Part C — Spot the mistake

Circle the sentence that is written correctly.

10.Which sentence is correct?
  1. AI goed home.
  2. BI went home.
  3. CI wented home.
  4. DI go home yesterday.

Answer: I went home.

The past tense of 'go' is 'went'.

11.Which sentence is correct?
  1. AWe seed a kangaroo.
  2. BWe saw a kangaroo.
  3. CWe sawed a kangaroo.
  4. DWe see a kangaroo yesterday.

Answer: We saw a kangaroo.

The past tense of 'see' is 'saw'.

12.Which sentence is correct?
  1. AShe ran fast.
  2. BShe runned fast.
  3. CShe ranned fast.
  4. DShe runs fast yesterday.

Answer: She ran fast.

The past tense of 'run' is 'ran'.

13.Which sentence is correct?
  1. AThey bringed a cake.
  2. BThey brung a cake.
  3. CThey brought a cake.
  4. DThey bring a cake yesterday.

Answer: They brought a cake.

The past tense of 'bring' is 'brought'.

Part D — Your turn

14.Write three sentences about a trip you took. Use at least two of these verbs in the past tense: go, see, eat, have, come.

Model answer: We went to the zoo in the holidays. I saw a sleepy koala. We ate our lunch under a big tree.

Success criteria:

  • Three complete sentences
  • At least two irregular past tense verbs used correctly
  • Capital letters and full stops
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