Past Tense

of
Irregular Verbs
Regular Verbs
Review Spelling Rules

Learn New Irregular

Verbs

Selecting the
Practice Correct
Irregular Verb
Review of Regular Verb Spelling
Rules: Appendix 4, page 214
Add ed
Verbs ending in e, add only d
Change the y to i and add ed
Dont change the y to i just add
ed
CVC rule: double the final
consonant & add ed
Do not double final w or x, just
add ed
Two syllables, and the 2nd is
stressed, double the final
consonant and add ed
Two syllables, and the 2nd is not
stressed, dont double the final
consonant, just add ed
Started, finished, washed,
helped, listened, watched
Lived, cared, died, dated, shared
Dried, cried, fried, married, spied
Prayed, played, stayed,
destroyed
Stopped, robbed, lobbed, napped
Wowed, mixed, jinxed, meowed,
vowed,
Remitted, permitted, admitted,
occurred
Happened, listened, opened,
earned,
Irregular Verbs
Present Tense Definition Past Tense
Bring Brought
Take Took
Ring Rang

Sing Sang

Sting Stung
Irregular Verbs
Present Tense Definition Past Tense
Buy Bought

Pay Paid

Give Gave

Get Got
Irregular Verbs
Present Tense Definition Past Tense
Eat Ate
Bite Bit
Drink Drank

Make Made

Sit Sat
Irregular Verbs
Present Tense Definition Past Tense
Draw Drew

Cut Cut
Put Put
Write Wrote

Send Sent
Irregular Verbs
Present Tense Definition Past Tense
Feel Felt
Pet Pet
Say Said

Have Had

Teach Taught
Irregular Verbs
Present Tense Definition Past Tense
Become Became

Break Broke

Build Built

Catch Caught
Select the correct Verb:

Go Went
Fly Flew
Ride Rode
Drive Drove
Run Ran
Leave Left
Activity 6: Page 100
A Surprising Day
Yesterday I decided to go to the beach because the
weather was so beautiful. It took me about an hour to get
ready. I found my bathing suit, towel, sunglasses and a
good book. (1.) ________________________. Then I
packed all these things in my beach bag. Finally, I was
ready. (2.) ___________________________. I saw it
was raining. I waited for it to stop, but it continued.
Unfortunately, I had to stay home yesterday.
Activity 7: page 101
1. When were you born?
_________________________________
2. How did you feel yesterday?
_________________________________
3. Where did you go last weekend?
_________________________________
4. When did you see a movie?
_________________________________
Activity 7: page 101
(continued)
5. What did you buy last week?
_________________________________
6. Whom did you speak with yesterday?
_________________________________
7. When did you leave for school this
morning?
_________________________________
8. When did you do your homework?
_________________________________
Activity 9: Practicing Negative
Verbs in the Past
1. Carmen /live (negative)/ in Connecticut
/ in 1997.
2. Shelley / study (negative) /
engineering.
3. Herberts parents / visit (negative) /
him last year.
4. Dinosaurs / have (negative) / large
brains.
5. John / help (negative) / me with my
homework!
Activity 9: Practicing Negative
Verbs in the Past
1. Carmen did not live in Connecticut in
1997.
2. Shelley did not study engineering.
3. Herberts parents did not visit him last
year.
4. Dinosaurs did not have large brains.
5. John did not help me with my
homework!
Activity 10: Writing Negative
Sentences with Contractions

1. Winston Churchill was a leader of

Mexico.
2. Confucius lived in Japan.
3. Pele played basketball.
4. The Beatles sang in Arabic.
5. The Titanic sank in the Pacific Ocean.
Activity 10: Writing Negative
Sentences with Contractions

6. The Statue of Liberty came from Italy.

7. Thomas Edison invented the radio.
8. Stephen King wrote Romeo and Juliet.
9. The prophet Mohammed spoke Hindi.
10. Marilyn Monroe was an engineer.
Activity 10: Writing Negative
Sentences with Contractions
1. Winston Churchill wasnt a leader of
Mexico. He was a leader of Great Britain.
2. Confucius didnt live in Japan. He lived
in China.
3. Pele didnt play basketball. He played
soccer.
4. The Beatles didnt sing in Arabic. They
sang in English and some German!
5. The Titanic didnt sink in the Pacific
Ocean. It sank in the North Atlantic.
Activity 10: Writing Negative
Sentences with Contractions
6. The Statue of Liberty didnt come from
Italy. It was a gift from the people of France.
7. Thomas Edison didnt invent the radio.
He invented the light bulb.
8. Stephen King didnt write Romeo and
Juliet. He wrote Carrie and The Shining.
9. The prophet Mohammed didnt speak
Hindi. He spoke Arabic.
10. Marilyn Monroe wasnt an engineer. She
was an actress and a model.
Activity 11:
Simple Past Tense Review
Bobs Horrible Day

Bob (1. have)_____ a horrible day on Monday. First, he (2. be)

________Supposed to get up at 6 a.m., but his alarm clock (3.
work, negative) ____________. He (4. wake up) __________ at 8
a.m. There (5. be) ________ no hot water for a shower, so he had
to use cold water. After that, his car (6. start, negative)
________________, and he had to take the bus. When Bob (7.
get) _________ to work, his boss (8. yell) _____________ at him
for being late. Next, his computer (9. crash)______________, and
he (10. lose)____________ all of his documents. He (11. stay)
___________________at work until midnight to redo the
documents. Bob (12. decide) ___________________ to stay home
the next day because he (13. be) _______________too tired from
all his bad luck.
Activity 11:
Simple Past Tense Review
Bobs Horrible Day
Bob (1. have) had a horrible day on Monday. First, he (2. be) was
supposed to get up at 6 a.m., but his alarm clock (3. work, negative)
didnt work. He (4. wake up) woke up at 8 a.m. There (5. be) was
no hot water for a shower, so he had to use cold water. After that,
his car (6. start, negative) didnt start, and he had to take the bus.
When Bob (7. get) got to work, his boss (8. yell) yelled at him for
being late. Next, his computer (9. crash) crashed, and he (10. lose)
lost all of his documents. He (11. stay) stayed at work until midnight
to redo the documents. Bob (12. decide) decided to stay home the
next day because he (13. be) was too tired from all his bad luck.