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Irregular Past Tense Verbs — Answers

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Irregular Past Tense Verbs — Answers

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 parentheses.

2.Yesterday I (answer space) (go) to the beach.

Answer: went

3.She (answer space) (see) a whale from the pier.

Answer: saw

4.We (answer space) (eat) fish and chips.

Answer: ate

5.He (answer space) (run) to catch the bus.

Answer: ran

6.They (answer space) (make) a chocolate cake.

Answer: made

7.I (answer space) (sit) on the warm sand.

Answer: sat

8.The dog (answer space) (take) my sock.

Answer: took

9.Mom (answer space) (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 raccoon.
  2. BWe saw a raccoon.
  3. CWe sawed a raccoon.
  4. DWe see a raccoon yesterday.

Answer: We saw a raccoon.

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 over the summer. I saw a sleepy bear. 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 periods
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