Past Tense

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Exercise 7
Past Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past
tense. Then indicate whether the verb is regular or irregular.
Example: The waiter (break) broke the glass at lunchtime. (regular / irregular)
Example: The child (jump) jumped on the trampoline in gym class. (regular / irregular)
1) She (be) my friend in second grade. (regular / irregular)

2) Mr. Thomas (mow) the grass yesterday morning. (regular / irregular)
3) Vickie and I (hide) the presents before the party. (regular / irregular)
4) The old cars (lead) the parade last year. (regular / irregular)
5) Mr. Jones (lay) the tile in our old house. (regular / irregular)
6) The student (finish) his big project on time. (regular / irregular)
7) Gerald (call) his mother last Sunday. (regular /
irregular)
8) You (do) the best job. (regular / irregular)
9) Amy (go) home afterward. (regular / irregular)
10) The doctor (stitch) his patient's wound quickly. (regular / irregular)
11) The Environmental Club members (pick) up trash last Friday. (regular /
irregular)
12) The fishing boat (sink) in the storm. (regular / irregular)
13) We (spend) a lot of money on vacation last summer. (regular / irregular)
14) I (attend) high school in Florida many years ago. (regular / irregular)
15) Jennie (bring) a delicious salad to the party. (regular / irregular)
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Exercise 8
Past Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past
tense. Then indicate whether the verb is regular or irregular.
Example: She (help) helped us clean up the mess. (regular / irregular)

Example: Jose (hit) hit the ball very hard yesterday. (regular / irregular)
1) I (build) a bird house in September. (regular / irregular)

2) You (look) for your keys for hours. (regular / irregular)
3) My friends and I (plant) flowers on Saturday. (regular / irregular)
4) John and Sarah (choose) a new home. (regular / irregular)
5) The boy (grow) twelve inches last year. (regular / irregular)
6) Claire (walk) ten miles last weekend. (regular / irregular)
7) The store (sell) winter clothes until last month. (regular / irregular)
8) Joe (come) to the meeting, but he was late. (regular / irregular)
9) You (pay) the workers already. (regular / irregular)
10) The manager (open) the store early this past Christmas. (regular /
irregular)
11) It was time for the race. The swimmers all (dive) into the pool at once.
(regular / irregular)
12) The tire on Tonis bike was flat, so she (change) it. (regular / irregular)
13) A snake (bite) the rangers hand when he reached into a pile of wood.
14) I (think) it would be easy to make pottery, but I discovered that it is not.
15) The children (cheer) when the ice cream truck arrived. (regular /
irregular)
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Exercise 9
Past Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past tense.
Then, indicate whether the verb is regular or irregular.
Example: Mrs. Anderson (forget) forgot her husband's last birthday. (regular / irregular)
Example: We (hike) hiked to the top of the hill last fall. (regular / irregular)
1) I (begin) the new project last week. (regular / irregular)

2) You (push) the cart too hard and it crashed. (regular / irregular)
3) Jim and I (move) the furniture in July, 2010. (regular / irregular)
4) The pelicans (find) lots of fish to eat Thursday afternoon. (regular / irregular)
5) Our teacher (send) the box to Oregon a week ago. (regular / irregular)
6) Jennifer (bake) a lot of cookies for that party. (regular /irregular)
7) The lion (spend) the night hunting. (regular / irregular)
8) The girl (stand) in the rain for five minutes. (regular / irregular)
9) Callie (act) in the play last fall. (regular / irregular)
10) Steven (give) a donation five years ago. (regular / irregular)
Exercise 10
Past Tense
Then indicate whether the verb is regular or irregular.
Example: They (eat) ate vegetables for dinner. (regular / irregular)

Example: The hikers (fear) feared they were lost. (regular / irregular).
1) Aunt Nancy (join) me for lunch last Wednesday. (regular / irregular)

2) My cousin and I (ride) the train last week. (regular / irregular)
3) The guests (drink) juice yesterday morning. (regular / irregular)
4) We (swim) in the lake on Tuesday. (regular / irregular)
5) The lawyers (present) their cases last Friday. (regular / irregular)
6) The bad weather (surprise) us in July. (regular / irregular)
7) The brothers (scare) the kittens away. (regular / irregular)
8) Christy (run) two miles in the race. (regular / irregular)
9) Maggie (leave) the party early. (regular / irregular)
10) Christopher and Wes (light) the campfire. (regular / irregular)
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Exercise 11
Past Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in
simple past tense. Some verbs are regular and some are irregular.
Example: I (like) liked to ride our horse when I (be) was younger.
Example: We (go) went to New England in 2007. We (buy) bought maple syrup.
1) The professor (teach) five classes Monday. He (be) very tired

afterward.
2) You (feed) the birds that we saw yesterday. Some of them (be)
cardinals.
3) Andy (go) first on the trail Saturday, because he (know) the way
better than we did.
4) The house (be) dirty after they left. We (clean) it yesterday.
5) The boys (put) the motorcycles in the garage, then they (eat)
lunch.
6) My friends and I (find) some gold in the river. Then we (look) for
more.
7) I (like) to write poetry when I (be) eight years old.
8) Charlotte and I (see) lightening in the sky Thursday night; the storm (come)
fast.
9) The children (go) to the park yesterday. They (stay) for two hours.
10) We (play) outside after it (snow) . Three inches of snow (fall)
that day.
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Exercise 12
Past Tense
Some verbs are regular and some are irregular. Some sentences use forms of the
words do and not after the verb to make the sentence negative.
Note: Some irregular verbs do not change their spelling in the simple past tense.
Example: Chuck (send) sent the mail. He (do, not, remember) did not remember the letter.
Example: The driver (move) moved his truck; he (want) wanted to make room for the cars.
1) The dog (bite) the neighbor. The neighbor (call) the

police.
2) My sister (hang) the picture on Saturday. I (tell) her that
I (do, not, like) it.
3) Sam always (like) _ to play soccer with his friends. Some of his
friends (be) from Mexico. They (play) very well.
4) The Johnson family (fly) in a plane last week. They (go) to
Denver to ski.
5) The cooler (hold) water for thirsty runners at the race. There (be, not)
enough for everyone.
6) I (do, not, think) that color was pretty. It (look)
mud to me, so I (pick) a different color.
7) The children (dig) a deep hole in the sand. The (play) at the
beach all afternoon.
8) She (do, not, plant) tomatoes this year. Her tomatoes
(die) last year before they (grow) very much.
9) The store (sell) a lot of televisions in December. People (want) to
give them as Christmas presents.
10) The prisoner (leave) the jail early; he (do, not, serve)
his full sentence.

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1) She (be) my friend in second grade. (regular / irregular)

Example: She (help) helped us clean up the mess. (regular / irregular)

1) I (build) a bird house in September. (regular / irregular)

1) I (begin) the new project last week. (regular / irregular)

Example: They (eat) ate vegetables for dinner. (regular / irregular)

1) Aunt Nancy (join) me for lunch last Wednesday. (regular / irregular)

1) The professor (teach) five classes Monday. He (be) very tired

1) The dog (bite) the neighbor. The neighbor (call) the

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