EXERCISES PAST TENSE

Name: Wilmer Javier Camargo Guerrero Date: 25/25/2011 Exercise 3 Past Tense Fill in the spaces with the correct form of these regular verbs in simple past tense.

Note: When a verb has one syllable and ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, the final consonant is doubled before adding –ed to form the simple past tense. Exceptions to this rule are words that end in 'w' or 'x', like sewed and waxed.

Example: I / You / We / They / He / She It (chop) chopped the wood.

1) I (trap) _TRAPPED__ the mouse on Monday

2) You (jog) _JOGGED _ yesterday morning.

3) We (flip) __FLIPPED__ the pancakes at breakfast.

4) They (chop) _CHOPPED__ firewood last winter.

5) He (mix) _MIXED__ the chemicals together in the lab.

6) The nurse (help) _HELPPED_ the patient to stand up.

7) It (tip) __TIPPED__ the bucket over.

Exercise 4 Past Tense Choose the correct forms of these irregular verbs in simple past tense.

Note: Irregular verbs have unexpected spelling changes in various tenses, including the simple past tense.

Example: I / You / We / They / He / She It [bringed brought] a gift to the wedding Saturday.

1) I WAS busy painting last night.

2) You MAKE a good cake for his birthday.

3) We CHOSE to ride the train yesterday.

4) They FALL while skating together.

5) He KEPT the profits for himself.

6) She MET her new coach on Monday.

7) It RANG the bell on the birdhouse two times.

EXERCISES

Name: Wilmer Javier Camargo Guerrero

Date: 25/25/2011 Exercise 1 Past Tense Fill in the spaces with the correct forms of these regular verbs in simple past tense.

Example: I / You / We / They / He / She / It (clean) cleaned on Monday.

1) I (clean) __cleaned__ my car on Monday

2) You (walk) _walked_ three miles on Tuesday.

3) We (cook) _cooked_ lunch on Wednesday.

4) They (sew) ________ curtains on Thursday.

5) He (film) __filmed_ the movie on Friday.

6) She (play) _played__ chess on Saturday.

7) It (rest) _rested_ from its work on Sunday

Exercise 2 Past Tense Fill in the spaces with the correct forms of these regular verbs in simple past tense

Note: When a regular verb ends in a consonant + “y”, the “y” is changed to “ied” to form the simple past tense.

Example: I / You / We / They / He / She / It (try) tried to buy tickets.

1) I (dry) _dried__ the dishes after dinner.

2) You (worry) ___worried___ about the last test.

3) We (copy) __copied_ Sally’s notes from the lecture.

4) They (cry) __cried__ when their team lost.

5) He (discover) __discovered__ a new star with his telescope Saturday.

6) She (fry) __fried_ all of her food until now.

7) It (bury) __buried__ the bone in the trash.