USING SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF IRREGULAR VERBS

Say these sentences orally.

1. Mother bought two dozen eggs yesterday.
2. Our family went to church last Sunday.
3. My friend gave me some candies this morning.
4. Rosario got the highest score in the test two days ago.

Name the verbs in the sentences.

In what tense are the verbs used in the sentences?
What words in sentences denote past actions?
What kind of verbs are brought, went, gave, got?
How do we form the past tense of irregular verbs?

REMEMBER:
1. We use the past tense of verbs when the action happened in the
past.
2. We form the past tense of irregular verbs by changing their
spelling.
3. Some irregular verbs are: draw, fly, fight, see, sleep, go.

Give the past forms of the following irregular verbs then use
them in sentences.
grow keep sit know buy
sing sink bring blow take
teach leave sing ring write
drink speak swim think hold
stand catch feel begin make

Use the given words and phrases in sentences similar to the

model. Use the past tense of the appropriate verbs.
Example: hungry – a sandwich
I was hungry and so I ate a sandwich.
1. thirsty – a bottle of softdrinks
2. sleepy – on my bed
3. tired – on the sofa
4. happy – a song
5. inspired – a beautiful scenery
6. alone – early
7. feeling warm – under the tree
8. sick – a medicine
9. weak – vitamins
10. lonely – to the park
Use the past tense of the verb in the parenthesis to make the
sentence correct.
1. Father (buy) _________ me a pair of socks last Sunday.
2. We (go) _________ to the Planetarium last month.
3. The teacher (give) _________ us some projects to do yesterday.
4. I (see) _________ a movie yesterday afternoon.
5. The visitors (come) _________ to see us last Monday.
6. The man (draw) _________ a beautiful scenery in the canvass
last night.
7. All of us (stand) _________ up when the guests arrived.
8. My friends (bring) _________ fresh flowers this morning.
9. Marissa (keep) _________ the gift she got from the contest.
10. They (take) _________ some pictures in the museum yesterday.

Use the given phrases in sentences following the given example.

Example: My father asked me to feed the chicken and I fed it.
1. read a book
2. take my medicine
3. catch the ball
4. write a letter
5. wear a hat
6. sing a song
7. drink milk
8. shake the bottle
9. keep the umbrella
10. buy an orange