38299 grammar for beginners past tense weak form

Verbs in the weak form:

- about what
happened

Always end on –ed in the
past.
-if a verb ends in –e only add d

-some verbs with one syllable double
the consonant when adding –ed

yesterday!

nod – nodded

Write the right

Remember y following a vowel is
changed to ies

form of the verb:

like - liked

1.

(wash) I ________ my hands after

16. (chop) Dad ____________ wood last

getting back from the outing to the

week.
17. (like) He ______________ her very

forest.
2. (cook) Mum __________ the food
before the guests arrived.
3. (finish) We ____________

much.
18. (cry) The child _________ all night
long.
19. (fry) I ___________ two eggs for

breakfast at 10.00 am.
4. (clean) Who __________ the
windows?
5. (rain) It ___________ cats and
dogs all day yesterday.
6. (look) He _________ at the girl.
7. (smoke) Mr Hansen ___________

lunch.
20. (live) You ___________ in the USA,
right?
21. (stop) Ann _________work at five
o’clock.
22. (play) Peter __________ soccer with

two cigars after the dinner.
8. (carry) He _________ the baby.
9. (arrive) Dad ___________ very

his friends yesterday afternoon.
23. (hurry) We ____________ home.
24. (close) He ___________ the door in

late last night from London.
10. (promise) She _____________ to

front of her.
25. (invite) She always ___________ us

do it.
11. (bake) I ___________ 10 buns

for Christmas.
26. (want) Nobody ___________ it to

yesterday.
12. (play) She ___________with her

happen.
27. (wait) They _________ for ages

children all day.
13. (stay) I ___________ away for

before the bus came.

28. (park) They __________ the car two

three months.
14. (study) They ____________ at

blocks away.
29. (start/expect) The match

Oxford university.
15. (telephone) Who

____________ later than

________________ at 2 pm

_____________.
30. (borrow) I ____________ 10 dollars

yesterday?

from him.



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