Past Tense Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs, like regular verbs, have the same form in all persons

s of the past tense. Example: I go -> I went I went You went He went She went It went We went You went They went Memorise and practice the past tense forms of these irregular verbs: o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o begin began come came cost cost drink drank eat ate feel felt get got give gave go went have had hear heard know knew put put read read see saw sell sold sit sat speak spoke tell told write wrote

Supply the past tense form of the verbs in parentheses: 1. Mr and Mrs Rockwell (come) to visit us last week. 2. They (tell) us about their plans for their new home. 3. The weather was warm, so we (sit) on our front porch. 4. I (put) your coat in the closet. 5. The meeting last night (begin) at eight and ended at ten. 6. I stayed home last night and (write) several letters. 7. I (see) you on the street yesterday. 8. This book (cost) $ 5.50. 9. I (eat) my lunch in the cafeteria yesterday. 10.The man (drink) a lot of wine at the party last night. 11.I (give) Joe your message and also (tell) him my ideas on the subject. 12.Miss Reese finally (sell) her house. 13.I (hear) the President speak on television last night. 14.My father (know) Mr Evans well even before he (come) to live in our town. 15.Kim (feel) well yesterday, but today she feels sick again. 16.We (go) to the park yesterday and (get) wet when it rained. 17.I (read) the novel several years ago. 18.You (have) a cold last week. 19.Senator Jordan (speak) to our club last month. 20.He (go) to bed late last night.

Past Tense Irregular Verbs - Negatives We form past tense negatives of irregular verbs by placing did not before the verb and by changing the verb to its simple form, like regular verbs. The contracted form didnt is generally used. Example: I went -> I did not go -> I didnt go

Change the following sentences from positive to negative: 1. They ate chicken for dinner. 2. You told me about it. 3. He put the books on the table. 4. They stayed in Mexico City. 5. Judy and I saw Eliot yesterday. 6. He planned his work well. 7. The meeting lasted a long time. 8. The book cost 3.95. 9. The woman and her husband worked together. 10.I knew him very well. 11.They sold their home. 12.I spoke with George about that matter. 13.She came to the meeting alone. 14.We sat together at the concert last night. 15.I went to Bermuda by boat. 16.You gave her your message.

Past Tense Irregular Verbs - Questions We form past tense questions of irregular verbs by placing did before the subject and by changing the verb to its simple form, like regular verbs. Example: She went home. -> Did she go home? Change the following past tense statements to questions. 1. She lived in Peru for two years. 2. He gave her a lot of presents. 3. They stayed in Europe all summer. 4. She told them all about her trip. 5. You moved here in February. 6. Terry flew to Minneapolis. 7. We went home after you did last night. 8. They came to the party together. 9. Carla and Dave knew each other as children. 10.He worked in that firm for many years. 11.She felt much better after her operation. 12.The meeting began on time. 13.I passed all my examinations. 14.They put him in the advanced class. 15.I gave you my new telephone number. 16.The crowd waited a long time to see the President.

Change the following sentences from positive to questions beginning with the question word in parenthesis. Example: Marianne arrived at ten oclock. (What time) What time did Marianne arrive?

1. They sold their home last week. (When) 2. The meeting began at eight-thirty. (What time) 3. The tickets cost thirty dollars. (How much) 4. He paid for the dinner by check. (How) 5. She invested ten thousand dollars in the stock market. (How much) 6. They sat in the first row. (In which row) 7. He spoke to them in French. (In what language) 8. The meeting lasted two hours. (How long) 9. It began at eight oclock. (What time) 10.I telephoned her at two oclock. (What time) 11.He went to Denver to see some friends. (Why) 12.You mentioned it to him three or four times. (How many times) 13.They ate lunch in the school cafeteria. (Where) 14.We worked there for five years. (How many years) 15.I put the mail on Mr Smiths desk. (Where) 16.She waited for them for an hour. (How long) 17.We got home around midnight. (What time) 18.He walked to school with Pat. (Whowith) 19.You went to the park after the lesson. (Where)