Irregular Verbs: Past, Has/Have and Will — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 verbs & tenses worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 5 · English · Verbs & TensesIrregular Verbs: Past, Has/Have and Will — Answers
Part A: Simple past
Irregular verbs do not add -ed in the past tense. They change in their own way. Write the simple past.
Answer: wrote
Answer: sang
Answer: swam
Answer: caught
Answer: thought
Answer: flew
Answer: taught
Answer: froze
Part B: After has or have
After has or have, many irregular verbs use a different form, called the past participle: I wrote, but I have written. Write the correct form of the verb at the end of each sentence.
Answer: written
write → wrote → has written
Answer: sung
sing → sang → have sung
Answer: frozen
freeze → froze → has frozen
Answer: broken
break → broke → has broken
Answer: chosen
choose → chose → have chosen
Answer: forgotten
forget → forgot → have forgotten
Answer: flown
fly → flew → has flown
Answer: grown
grow → grew → has grown
Part C: Choose the correct verb
- AI have rode my bike.
- BI have ridden my bike.
- CI have rided my bike.
Answer: I have ridden my bike.
After have, use the past participle: ride → rode → have ridden.
- Athrowed
- Bthrew
- Cthrown
Answer: threw
The simple past of throw is threw. Thrown needs has or have in front of it.
- Atelled
- Btold
- Ctolded
Answer: told
Tell → told → has told. Some irregular verbs use the same word for both forms.
- Arang
- Brung
- Cringed
Answer: rang
The simple past of ring is rang. Rung needs has or have in front of it.
- AWe have drew a map.
- BWe drawn a map.
- CWe have drawn a map.
Answer: We have drawn a map.
Draw → drew → have drawn.
- Aswam
- Bwill swim
- Chave swum
Answer: will swim
Tomorrow is in the future, so we use will swim.
Part D: Fix the verb
Each sentence has one verb mistake. Write the sentence correctly.
Answer: She spoke to the class.
The simple past of speak is spoke.
Answer: The dog has hidden the bone.
After has, use the past participle: hidden.
Answer: He has worn that shirt all week.
After has, use the past participle: worn.
Answer: Last night I slept for ten hours.
The simple past of sleep is slept.
Part E: Your turn
Model answer: Verb: write. I wrote a poem yesterday. I have written two poems this week. I will write another poem tomorrow.
Success criteria:
- Three complete sentences using the same irregular verb
- Correct simple past form
- Correct past participle after has or have
- Correct future with will
- Verbs underlined
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.