Irregular Past Tense Verb Practice

eat present: she is eating watermelon. past: last night, she ____ watermelon.

ate

become present: the caterpillar will become a butterfly one day. past: yesterday, the caterpillar _____ a butterfly.

became

begin present: the race is about to begin. past: yesterday, the race _____ at 9 am.

began

bend present: Would you bend over to get the newspaper for me? past: yesterday, I _____ over to get the newspaper for him.

bent

bite present: the puppy playfully bites her finger. past: yesterday, the puppy ____ her finger.

bit

bleed present: her finger bleeds from a papercut. past: yesterday, her finger ____ from a papercut.

bled

blow present: he blows out the candles on his cake. past: yesterday, he ____ out the the candles on his cake.

blew

buy present: he buys some candy from the store. past: yesterday, he ____ some candy from the store.

bought

break present: I always break an egg when I'm cooking. past: yesterday, I _____ an egg.

broke

bring present: my dog always brings me the newspaper. past: yesterday, my dog _____ me the newspaper.

brought

build present: he is going to build his house. past: yesterday, he _____ his house.

built

come present: I hope she comes to my birthday party. past: yesterday, she ____ to my birthday party.

came

catch present: the dog catches the ball. past: yesterday, the dog ____ the ball.

caught

choose present: I choose to go through the door. past: yesterday, I _____ to go through the door.

chose

cost present: the dress costs $20. past: the dress that I bought yesterday ___ $20.

cost

cut present: the man cuts down the tree. past: yesterday, the man ___ down the tree.

cut

deal present: she deals the cards for the game. past: yesterday, she ____ the cards for the game.

dealt

do present: I do the dishes every night after dinner. past: last night, I ___ the dishes after dinner.

did

drink present: today, I am drinking orange juice. past: yesterday, I ____ orange juice for breakfast.

drank

draw present: I am drawing a flower. past: yesterday, I ____ a flower.

drew

drive present: he drives really fast! past: last night, he ____ really fast!

drove

dig present: the dog digs a hole in the yard. past: yesterday, my dog ___ a hold in the yard.

dug

feed present: she feeds her dog. past: last night, she ___ her dog.

fed

fall present: he is falling down the stairs. past: yesterday, he ____ down the stairs and hurt his foot.

fell

feel present: I feel happy playing with my friends. past: yesterday, I _____ happy playing with my friends.

felt

fly present: he is flying a plane. past: yesterday, he ____ a plane.

flew

forgive present: he forgives his friends for breaking his toy car. past: yesterday, he ______ his friends for breaking his toy car.

forgave

forget present: he forgets his phone a lot. past: yesterday, he _____ his phone.

forgot

fight present: the people are fighting about what they want to eat for dinner. past: yesterday, the people ____ about what they wanted to eat for dinner.

fought

find present: she finds an egg in the bush. past: yesterday, she _____ an egg in the bush.

found

freeze present: the man freezes outside in the winter. past: last winter, the man _____ outside.

froze

give present: she gives her friend a gift. past: yesterday, she ____ her friend a gift.

gave

get present: I get to give my mom a present for her birthday. past: I ____ to give my mom a present for her birthday last year.

got

grow present: she is growing flowers in her garden. past: last summer, she ____ flowers in her garden.

grew

have present: I am having lunch with my friend. past: yesterday, I ___ lunch with my friend.

had

hear present: I hear something outside. past: yesterday, I ____ something outside.

heard

hold present: I hold my baby cousin. past: yesterday, I ____ my baby cousin.

held

hide present: we are hiding from our friend. past: yesterday, we ____ from our friend.

hid

hit present: I hit the baseball with the baseball bat. past: yesterday, I ___ the baseball with the baseball hat.

hit

hang present: I hang my backpack on a hook. past: yesterday, I ____ my backpack on a hook.

hung

hurt present: he hurts his leg after falling off his bike. past: yesterday, he ___ his leg after falling off his bike.

hurt

keep present: I keep all the books I buy. past: yesterday, I ___ all the books I bought.

kept

know present: they know the answer to the hard math problem. past: yesterday, they ____ the answer to the hard math problem

knew

lead present: I lead my pet dinosaur to the park. past: yesterday, I ____ my pet dinosaur to the park.

led

leave present: I usually leave school at 5pm. past: yesterday, I ____ school at 5pm.

left

lend Present: Could you lend me a pencil? Past: Yesterday I ____ her a pencil.

lent

let Present: Today my boss let me leave work early. Past: Yesterday my boss ____ me leave work early.

let

light Present: Please light the candle. Past: Yesterday, I ____ the candle.

lit

lose Present: I might lose the soccer game today. Past: Yesterday, I ____ the soccer game.

lost

make present: I'm going to make a cake today! past: Yesterday, I ____ a cake.

made

mean present: what does she mean? past: I know what she ____ to say.

meant

meet present: I'm going to meet my teacher today. past: yesterday, I ____ my teacher.

met

pay present: she pays with her credit card. past: yesterday, she ____ with her credit card.

paid

put present: he puts his homework in his backpack. past: yesterday, he ____ his homework in his backpack.

put

quit present: he quit his job today. past: yesterday, he ____ his job.

quit

run present: the people are running fast in the race. past: yesterday, the people ___ fast in the race!

ran

ring present: today, someone will ring the doorbell. past: yesterday, someone ____ the doorbell.

rang

read present: today, I read my book quickly. past: yesterday, I _____ my book quickly.

read

ride present: he rides his bike to the mall. past: yesterday, he ____ his bike to the mall.

rode

rise present: together we rise. past: yesterday, we ______.

rose

say present: I always say I love flowers. past: yesterday, she _____ that she loved flowers.

said

sing present: they are going to sing at the school talent show. past: last night, they _____ at the school talent show.

sang

sink present: he sinks into the quicksand slowly. past: yesterday, he _____ into the quicksand.

sank

sit present: they sit on the bench at the park. past: last night, we ____ on the bench at the park.

sat

see present: I see an airplane in the sky. past: yesterday, I ___ an airplane in the sky.

saw

send present: my grandma sends letters to me. past: yesterday, my grandma ____ me a letter!

sent

set present: they set the table for dinner tonight. past: yesterday, they ____ the table for dinner.

set

shine present: he shines a flashlight so he can see where he's going. past: he _____ a flashlight to see where he was going.

shone

shake present: the dog shakes off all the water. past: yesterday, the dog ____ off all the water.

shook

shoot present: he shoots the basketball into the hoop. past: yesterday, he ____ the basketball into the hoop.

shot

shut present: today, the boy shut the door. past: yesterday, the boy ____ the door.

shut

sleep present: the dog sleeps in my bed. past: last night, the dog ____ in my bed.

slept

slide present: the baseball player slides into second base. past: at yesterdays game, the baseball player ____ into second base.

slid

sell present: today, we are selling lemonade on the corner. past: yesterday, we ____ lemonade on the corner.

sold

speed present: the man speeds down the road in his new car. past: the man ____ down the road last night in his new car.

sped

spend present: he spends all of his money on candy. past: yesterday, he ____ all of his money on candy.

spent

speak present: today, I'm going to speak to my friend on the phone. past: I _____ to my friend on the phone last night.

spoke

spread present: I spread a lot of butter on the bread. past: yesterday, I _____ a lot of butter on the bread.

spread

spin present: the figure skater spins quickly. past: at practice yesterday, the figure skater ____ quickly.

spun

steal present: the thief steals a computer. past: last night, the thief ____ a computer.

stole

stand present: the cat stands on his hind legs. past: the cat ____ on his hind legs yesterday.

stood

strike present: the bowling ball strikes the pins. past: last night, the bowling ball ____ the pins.

struck

stick present: the chewing gum sticks to my shoe. past: yesterday, the chewing gum ____ to my shoe.

stuck

sting present: the bee is going to sting me. past: the bee ____ me last night

stung

swim present: the boy swims to the edge of the pool. past: the boy _____ to the edge of the pool yesterday.

swam

sweep present: the boy sweeps the kitchen floors after dinner. past: the boy ____ the kitchen floors after dinner last night.

swept

swing present: the girl is swinging so high she might touch the sky! past: yesterday, the girl ____ so high she almost touched the sky!

swung

teach present: she teaches a math class. past: yesterday, she _____ a math class.

taught

think Present: I think ice cream is the best dessert. past: yesterday, I ____ ice cream was the best dessert, now I think it's cookies!

thought

throw present: she is throwing away all the expired food in the fridge. past: last night, she _____ away all the expired food in the fridge.

threw

tell present: my mom tells me a bedtime story. past: last night, my mom ____ me a bedtime story.

told

take present: they are going to take a cookie. past: yesterday, they ____ a cookie.

took

tear present: she tears the paper in half. past: yesterday, she ____ the paper in half.

tore

understand present: I think I understand the assignment. past: Yesterday, I thought I _______ the assignment.

understood

go present: they are going to school. past: yesterday, they ____ to school.

went

wake present: he wakes up around 9am every morning. past: yesterday morning, he ____ up around 9am.

woke

win present: she wins the race. past: yesterday, she ____ the race.

won

wear present: she wears a black skirt and white top. past: yesterday she ____ a black skirt and a white top.

wore

write present: I write a letter to my grandparents. past: yesterday morning, I ____ a letter to my grandparents.

wrote