PAST TENSE

REGULAR VERBS: “ED”

 Read the following sentences and complete with the correct verb: was – were

1. We ________
were at school last Saturday.
2.Tina ______
was at home yesterday.
3.He _________
was happy.
4.Robert and Stan __________
were
Garry's friends.
were
5.You _________ very busy on Friday.
6.They _________
were in front of the supermarket.
was
7.I _________ in the museum.
8.She _________
was in South Africa last month.
9.Jessica and Kimberly __________
were
late for school.
10. My best friend ______
was in the cinema yesterday.
11. The children _______
were very happy in the party.
12. My mother ________
was
in the supermarket with her best friend.
UNSCRAMBLE THE SENTENCES AND COMPLETE WITH WAS AND WERE

1. they / intelligent / ? Were they intelligent? Yes, they were.

2) it / warm / ? Was it warm? Yes, it was.

Was Jim clever? Yes, he was./ No, he was not.

3) Jim / clever / ?

4) he / ambitious / ? Was he ambitious? Yes, he was./ No, he wasn’t.

5) we / late / ? Were we late? Yes, we were./ No, we weren’t.

Were you busy? Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t.

6) you / busy / ?

7) people / in a hurry / ? Were people in a hurry? Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.

8) they / happy / ? Were they happy? Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.
ANSWERED
ANSWER ARRESTED
ARREST BRUSH
BRUSHED CARRIED
CARRY CLIMBED
CLIMB

CLOSED
CLOSE COMBED
COMB COOKED
COOK COUNTED
COUNT CRIED
CRY

DANCED
DANCE DROPPED
DROP FINISHED
FINISH HELPED
HELP FRIGHTENED
FRIGHTEN
JUMPED
JUMP LEARNED
LEARN LISTEN
LISTENED LIVED
LIVE LOOKED
LOOK

OPENED
OPEN PAINTED
PAINT PLANTED
PLANT PLAYED
PLAY PRAYED
PRAY

PULLED
PULL PUSHED
PUSH REMEMBER
REMEMBERED RETURNED
RETURN SAVED
SAVE
 SCREAMED
SCREAM SHOWED
SHOW SMELLED
SMELL SMILED
SMILE STARTED
START

STAY
STAYED STOP
STOPPED STUDIED
STUDY TALKED
TALK TASTED
TASTE

TELEPHONED
TELEPHONE TRAVELLED
TRAVEL WALKED
WALK WATCHED
WATCH WORKED
WORK
 brushed
1. I __________ my teeth. (brush)

played
2. Tom _________ tennis with his friends. (play)

studied
3. They __________ for their exam. (study)

talked
4. Susan __________ to me quietly. (talk)

helped
5. Thomas ___________ me with my homework. (help)

washed
6. Daniel ___________ his car. (wash)

cried
7. The baby __________ a lot. (cry)

walked
8. The man ___________ so fast. (walk)
fixed
9. The mechanic ___________ the car. (fix)

watered
10. My mother _____________ the flowers. (water)
stopped
11. The policeman _________ the bus. (stop)

carried
12. Alicia __________ her bag. (carry)