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Verb “To Be” Past Tense — Affirmative and Negative
A. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” (washwere) in the past tense in the following sentences.
sick yesterday.

inthe same class last yea,
"red after along day at work

beautiful yesterday.

5. Last semester my teachers very good

6. The childre Inungy after so much exercise

7.The wind. Very strong lastnight.

8. She very happy last week

9. They nervous on the first day of school,

10. Luckily, the windows ‘closed during the rain storm,
11. We “very happy to get your letter last week

12. The boys tired aftr the ball game

B. Put the correct negative form ofthe verb “to be” (wasn’t/ weren't) In the following sentences,

1 They, at school yesterday because it was Saturday.
2.He angry at supper time because he ate a big lunch
3.Carol happy to see her boyfriend with another girl
4. Bonnie at home last night when I called her.

5. The teacher satisfied with the student's work

©. Complete the following sentences with wasn't or weren't

Ex. Lam at work today, but Lwasn’t here yesterday.

1 This cold outside today, but
2. She is sick today, but
3. They are at school today, but
4. The TV show is good today, but
5. The apples are sweet today, but
6. The class is interesting today, but
7. The boss is angry today, but
8. The door is locked today, but
9. The exercises ae easy today, but

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Past Tense of the Verb “To Be” — Yes/No Questions
Practice making questions and giving short answers with the verb “to be” in the past tense.

Ex. Were vou tired lastnight?
Yes, Lwas, (1 was tired lastnight)

(lt wasn’t cold outside yesterday)

(They weren't sick last week.)

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(Don was at the office last Saturday)
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(The car was expensive)
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(The children weren't excited)
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{The store wasn’t open)
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(The movie was interesting.)
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(The food wasn't good.)

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Past Tense of the Verb “To Be” — Information Questions

Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the correct form of the verb
“to be” in the past tense to make questions. The underlined words are the answers to the questions.

Ex. Why was she absent yesterday?
She was absent because she was sick,

‘She was tired because she worked hard al day.

‘She was at the mall last night

‘There were twenty people atthe pasty.
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‘A diamond ring was inthe box
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‘The secretary was in he office

The students were absent last Tuesday.

‘She was late because she missed her bus,

Mis Jones was at the door

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Simple Past Tense — Regular Verbs

‚Choose the correct verb from the ist below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the past
tense,

play / listen / paint/ water / visit / mall / help / arrive / learn / watch / change / wait

11 amy friend in the hospital last night.
2.The boys ‘baseball in the field behind the school
3. Robert his wife wash the dishes,

4.We ‘our living room a soft blue color.

5. Susan ‘TV fortwo hours last might

6.We planes on the way to New York.

71 the letter on the way to work.

8. She {or him for 20 minutes at the coffee shop,

9. They how to swim many years ago.

10, She the flowers in the garden yesterday:

11. The students late for class.

12. We 16 the radio until midnight

Simple Past Tense — Negative

Change the following sentences to a negative and then write another sentence of your own in the
affirmative.
Ex. Mary baked a cake. Mary didn’t bake a cake,

‘She baked cookies.

1. The boys played soccer.

2, Carol called her mother.

3. Donald fixed his TV.

4. Peter danced with Betty.

5. Ann studied history.

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Past Tense - Irregular Verb Practice

A. Write the correct past tense for each of the following verbs

Ex. catch caught
1.cut 11. shake
2.die 12. shoot
3. cost 13 shut
4 meet 14st
Send 15.sing
Guide 16. sleep
Tarn 17. speak
Se 18 spend
9. sell 19. stand
10, send 20. swim

B. Word Scramble

‘Unscramble the following words. Then write the present tense of each verb beside the past irregular verb.

Scrambled word Unserambled Verb Present Tense
Ex em went go

gado.
dema
Ibew
okbre
horse
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kidan
tae

10, voedr
11 ghtaut
12 alta
13. woret
14, wkoe

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Irregular Verbs - Bingo

Instructions: Choose 24 words from the list below and write the past tense ofeach one in any space on your
bingo card. Mix them up. Do not write them in the same order as the ist. (This will ensure you all have a
different card) Your teacher will call out certain past tense verbs. Ifyou have one, cover it with a bean, piece of
cardboard, andy, or any other marker your teacher gives you. When you have one line any way covered, shout
Bingo. (You must have the correct past tense under each marker in order to win.)

become begin bet bite blow break
bring build catch choose come cost
eut aig do draw drink, drive
eat ‘fall feel fight find My
Torget recreo eet give go grow
fang, have hear hide m hold
hurt keep know leve m lose
‘make mean meet pay quit ring
read ride run see sell send
shake shoot shut sink sit sleep
speak spend stand stick, sweep swing
swim take teach se ‘think throw
understand | wake wear win write

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Past Tense - Irregul:

Verbs — Negative & Affirmative
‘Complete the sentences below using the example given.

Ex. Bill usually eats cereal for breakfast.
He didn’t eat cereal yesterday. He ate toast

1. Ben usually gets up at 7:00
He at 7.00 yesterday. He at 8:00

2. Ben usually takes a shower
He a shower yesterday, He bath.

3. Ben usually reads the Times newspaper
He the Times yesterday: He the Post.

4. Ben usualy leaves the house at 8:00
He the house a 8:00, He at 9.00,

Ben usually takes a bus to work.
He abus yesterday. He alas

6. Ben usually meets his boss in the moming.

He is boss in the morning yesterday. He im in the aftemoon,
7, Ben usually writes 10 letters every moming,

He write 10 letters yesterday. He 5 letters.
8. Ben usually eats lunch in the office.

He Inch in the office yesterday. He lunch ina restaurant
9. Ben usually has alot of appointments every day.

He alot of appointments yesterday. He only afew.
10. Ben usually goes home at 6:00,

He home at 6:00 yesterday. He home at 7.00,

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Past Tense Irregular Verbs — Question Formation
Write the questions. Follow the example given below.

Ex. Did you wake up early? No 1 didnt. I woke up lat.

1 at 7.007 No, we didn’t, We met at 8:00

atthe pool? No, he did. He swam in the lake.

3 apples? No, she didn’t. She bought oranges.

Fret, they didn’t They spoke Spanish

5 school? No, di drove tothe office.
6 on time? No, he dh He came ate
7 to Paris? No, she didn't, She flew to Rome

8 your pure? No, id lost my wallet

a big fish? No, he didn’t, He caught a small one

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Past Tense — Irregular Verbs — Information Questions

Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how much) to make questions in the simple
past tense. The underlined words are the answers to the questions

Ex. She bought the toy at Wal-Mart
Where did she buy the toy?

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They left the office at 6.00,

She didn't go to work because she was sick

3
spent 550.00 on groceries,

4 .
Rosa spoke fo the boss.

5 .

Rosa spoke to the boss.
(Note the difference between #4 and #5. Can you explain the grammar rule?)

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She said “hello” to me.

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The sun rose at 45 AM. yesterday.

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She wore a beautiful dress to the party

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‘The meeting took place in Room 29.

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Review - Past Tense -Irregular Verbs

‚Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences, Put the verb into the
correct past tense form.

buy / sing / lie / break / teach / My / set / send / wake / swim / be / pay / meet /

have / write / dink / give / get / take / catch / lose

1. She a plate when she was washing the dishes,

2. They to Paris in a jumbo jet last week:

31 the alarm clock for 7:00 yesterday moming, but 1 up a halfıhour before the
alarm clock

al letter to my fiends back home,

Se flowers to his girlfiend for her birthday.

6. His mother care of him when he sick

7. The teacher the mathematics class and thet the students
Lee exercises todo for homework

8. Angie a bad cold last week She in bed for hree days,

9. Matthew is wallet on the way to work yesterday. He very upset

10, The child inthe lake behind their house

11 We a wonderfil time at your patty last night

m1 groceries on my way home yesterday and I in cash

m1 Ares friends atthe café and we several cups of cole together

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‘Time Expressions for the Past
‘Complete the following sentences using yesterday, las, or ago.

1. She came to this country three years
2.1 was very tired week

3. The class was cancelled Monday

4.1 spoke to him ten minutes

5. The weather was beautiful summer

6. We went dancing night.

7. The boss was away ‘morning,

8, We started this class fall

9. The children watched a lite TV evening
10, She got mamied five years

11. We skied a lot winter

12. We went shopping altemoon.

13. She let five minus,

14, They lef the city a month,

15. They came back week.

Opposites in the Past — Review of Irregular Verbs

Write the opposite of each verb below. Make sure to use the past tense. (Note: there may be more than
‘one possible opposite, but try to think of one that has an irregular past form.)

Ex sat - stood

1 remembered 9. floated

2. bought 10. saved (money)
3. found 11, ended

4. brough 12. repaired
S.amived 13. came

6. opened 14. received (a letter)
7. ose (the sun) 15. lost a game)

8. leamed 16. fell asleep

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Find Someone Who....... (Past Tense Review)

Interview your classmates. Walk around the class and find someone

‘who woke up late this moming.

2. didnt take the bus to school this morning

3. who ate an egg for breakfast this morning.

4. who saw a good movie on TV lastnight,

5. who bought something expensive yesterday.

6, who had a bad cold last week,

who won something last year.

8, who read a great book last month.

nteresting gossip last week.

10. who went on a vacation outside the country last year

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