
For regular verbs, just add -ed to make the past tense:
- I work from 9 AM to 5:00 PM every day.
- Yesterday, I worked until 6:00 PM.
Many common English verbs are irregular in the past:
Verb | Past – Positive | Past – Negative |
be | was / were | wasn’t / weren’t |
become | became | didn’t become |
begin | began | didn’t begin |
break | broke | didn’t break |
bring | brought | didn’t bring |
build | built | didn’t build |
buy | bought | didn’t buy |
can | could | couldn’t |
come | came | didn’t come |
cost | cost | didn’t cost |
choose | chose | didn’t choose |
do | did | didn’t do |
drink | drank | didn’t drink |
drive | drove | didn’t drive |
eat | ate | didn’t eat |
fall | fell | didn’t fall |
feel | felt | didn’t feel |
find | found | didn’t find |
forget | forgot | didn’t forget |
get | got | didn’t get |
give | gave | didn’t give |
go | went | didn’t go |
grow | grew | didn’t grow |
have | had | didn’t have |
hear | heard | didn’t hear |
leave | left | didn’t leave |
let | let | didn’t let |
lose | lost | didn’t lose |
make | made | didn’t make |
meet | met | didn’t meet |
pay | paid | didn’t pay |
put | put | didn’t put |
read | read (pronounced “red”) |
didn’t read |
run | ran | didn’t run |
say | said | didn’t say |
see | saw | didn’t see |
sell | sold | didn’t sell |
send | sent | didn’t send |
sit | sat | didn’t sit |
sleep | slept | didn’t sleep |
speak | spoke | didn’t speak |
stand | stood | didn’t stand |
take | took | didn’t take |
teach | taught | didn’t teach |
tell | told | didn’t tell |
think | thought | didn’t think |
understand | understood | didn’t understand |
wake | woke | didn’t wake |
wear | wore | didn’t wear |
win | won | didn’t win |
write | wrote | didn’t write |
Irregular Past Verbs
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Question 1 |
I ___________ enough time to finish the project.
A | hadn't |
B | didn't have |
C | didn't had |
Question 2 |
Mrs. Johnson ___________ us about World War II in history class.
A | taught |
B | thought |
C | learned |
Question 3 |
What ___________ at the store?
A | did you buy |
B | you did buy |
C | you bought |
Question 4 |
My favorite basketball team _______ the championship last year.
A | wore |
B | won |
C | wan |
Question 5 |
_______ your father happy when he _________ the news?
A | Was / did hear |
B | Were / hear |
C | Was / heard |
Question 6 |
I __________ understand the movie we watched in English class.
A | didn't can |
B | can't |
C | couldn't |
Question 7 |
I _____ the eggs and milk in the refrigerator.
A | paid |
B | putted |
C | put |
Question 8 |
The students ____________ their homework.
A | didn't do |
B | didn't |
C | didn't did |
Question 9 |
I _______ the president at a conference in 2007.
A | met |
B | was meet |
C | did meet |
Question 10 |
How long ____________ you to read the book?
A | did it told |
B | did it took |
C | did it take |
Question 11 |
We _________ really late yesterday.
A | sleeped |
B | slipt |
C | slept |
Question 12 |
Aaron and Barbara _____________ out after work yesterday.
A | didn't gone |
B | didn't went |
C | didn't go |
Question 13 |
We _________ tickets to the show.
A | isn't get |
B | didn't get |
C | didn't got |
Question 14 |
What ___________ your girlfriend for her birthday last year?
A | you gave |
B | did you give |
C | gave you |
Question 15 |
My boss ________ me an important e-mail this morning.
A | spent |
B | said |
C | sent |
Question 16 |
When I was a teenager, my parents __________ me drive their car.
A | don't let |
B | didn't letted |
C | didn't let |
Question 17 |
Where _________ last Saturday night at 10 PM?
A | you're |
B | was you |
C | were you |
Question 18 |
Jimmy and Sean _________ a window while playing baseball inside the house.
A | broke |
B | built |
C | bought |
Question 19 |
When ____________ their house?
A | was they sell |
B | did they sold |
C | did they sell |
Question 20 |
Everyone _____ cake at Harold's birthday party on Saturday.
A | eated |
B | eat |
C | ate |
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