38655 past simpletense irregular verbs part 3 3 pages exercises answer key

Elementary exercises to the irregular verbs
TASK 1 - Write the past tense form
of the verbs on the line.
1. stand
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2. put
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3. sit
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4. read
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5. ring
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6. sink
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7. tell
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8. send
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9. smell
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10. run
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TASK 3 - Rewrite the sentences into the
Simple Past Tense. Then write a negative
sentence. Look at the example.
e.g.: He writes a letter. 
 He wrote a letter.
 He didn’t write a letter.
1) She makes a cake.

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2) The girls sing beautiful songs.

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3) The boys swim in the sea.
TASK 2 - Write the past tense form
of the verbs in the brackets on the
lines.
1. I _____________ a beautiful dress
in the shop yesterday. (see)
2. Joe _____________ on the lottery
last week. (win)
3. We _____________ some days in
the mountains last month. (spend)
4. I know, that sign _____________
something important. (mean)
5. The thief _____________ my
wallet. (steal)
6. The boys _____________ the page
of my book. (tear)
7. I _____________ he was at home.
(think)
8. Your mum _____________ me the
irregular verbs. (teach)
9. Arthur _____________ a new

jumper yesterday. (wear)
10. That
stranger
_____________
Japanese. (speak)

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4) I tell you a story.

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5) Mary sees you at a café.

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6) He wears blue shirt on Monday.

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7) Susan teaches English.

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8) Tim reads books after school.

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9) The postman rings the bell.

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10)
We spend 10 days in Italy.

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Sentence construction in the Past Simple Tense with irregular verbs.

affirmative sentence
subject + irregular verb form + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. I broke a vase in the living-room yesterday.

negative sentence
subject + did + not (didn’t) + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. I did not (didn’t) break a vase in the living-room yesterday.
interrogative sentence
(Wh-question) + did + subject + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time
E.g. Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday?
When did you break a vase in the living-room?
short answer

You give short answers to yes-no questions.
Yes, subject +did. Or No, subject + didn’t.
E.g. Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday? Yes I did.
No, I didn’t.

TASK 4 - Rewrite the sentences into the
Simple
Past
Tense.
Then
write
an
interrogative
sentence.
Look
at
the
example.
e.g.: They go skiing.  They went skiing.
Did they go skiing?
1) The teacher writes on the blackboard.
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2) I think about animals.
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3) It means nothing.
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4) Peter speaks to you.

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5) You wake up at 6 o’clock.
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6) The ship sinks.
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7) I pay for the food.
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8) We say ‘Goodbye’.
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9) Tom wins every game.
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10)
She sends you a letter.
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TASK 5 - Change the following sentences into
interrogative then give short answers according
to the sign. Look at the examples.
e.g.: They ate a lot.  
Did they eat a lot? Yes, they did.
She knew the secret.  
Did she know the secret? No, she didn’t.

1) You understood the lesson. 
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2)
We put the clothes into the room. 
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3)
Kate sat next to Max. 
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4)
I swept the floor. 
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5)
You threw a ball to me. 
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6)
We ran to the teacher. 
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7)
She stuck photos. 
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8)
I tore my skirt. 
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9)
You took my coat. 
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10) The sun set. 
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TASK 6 - Rewrite the sentences into
the Present Simple Tense. There are
regular and irregular verbs in this
exercise. Look at the example.
e.g.: She danced a lot.  She dances a lot.
1) I smelt something good.

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2) I did my homework.

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3) The boys spelt their names.

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4) The children played basketball.

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5) A boy stole some apples.
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6) Peter rode a bike in the afternoon.

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7) They stood up when the teacher came in.

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8) Peter sold watermelon in summer.

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9) She saw Barbara.

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10)

Jenny lived in London.

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TASK 7 - Complete the sentences with
the correct form of the verb in the
Past Simple.
1) Tom __________ a horse in the park.
(ride)
2) Sam _____________ attention to the
teacher. (not pay)
3) Ben __________ a ball towards me.
(throw)
4) ____ you _______ what the teacher said?
(understand)
5) Mindy _____________ her composition
yesterday afternoon. (not write)

6) ____ you _______ up early today? (wake)
7) Mike _____________ anything from the
shop. (not steal)
8) ____ you _______ on the contest? (sing)
9) I __________ my pen. (tear)
10)
She __________ my seat in the
theatre. (take)

TASK 8 - Ask questions about the
underlined words.

1) We sang a song at school.

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2) I woke him up at 6 o’clock.
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3) She threw a pen next to the bin.
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4) She rode a bike at 6 o’clock.
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5) You went to Sweden.
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6) You wrote a letter to me.
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7) She paid for the lunch.
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8) I sold books in this bookshop.
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9) Tom and Mary set the table before
lunch.
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10)
You stuck your exercise-book.
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11)
We swam in the swimming-pool.
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12)
Barbara took my hat.
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by Zsuzsapszi


SOLUTION
Task 1
1)

2)
3)
4)
5)

stand – stood
put - put
sit -sat
read - read
ring - rang

Task 2
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

saw
won
spent
meant
stole

6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

sink - sank
tell - told
send - sent
smell - smelt
run -ran

6) tore
7) thought
8) taught
9) wore
10)
spoke

Task 3

1) She made a cake. She didn’t make a cake.
2) The girls sang beautiful songs. The girls didn’t sing beautiful songs.
3) The boys swam in the sea. The boys didn’t swim in the sea.
4) I told you a story. I didn’t tell you a story.
5) Mary saw you at a café. Mary didn’t see you at a café.
6) He wore blue shirt on Monday. He didn’t wear blue shirt on Monday.
7) Susan taught English. Susan didn’t teach English.
8) Tim read books after school. Tim didn’t read books after school.
9) The postman rang the bell. The postman didn’t ring the bell.
10)
We spent 10 days in Italy. We didn’t spend 10 days in Italy.

Task 4

1) The teacher wrote on the blackboard. Did the teacher write on the blackboard?

2) I thought about animals. Did I/you think about animals?
3) It meant nothing. Did it mean nothing?
4) Peter spoke to you. Did Peter speak to you?
5) You woke up at 6 o’clock. Did you wake up at 6 o’clock?
6) The ship sank. Did the ship sink?
7) I paid for the food. Did I/you pay for the food?
8) We said ‘Goodbye’. Did we/you say ‘Goodbye’?
9) Tom won every game. Did Tom win every game?
10)
She sent you a letter. Did she send you a letter?

Task 5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)

Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did

Did

you understand the lesson? Yes, I did.
we put the clothes into the room? No, we didn’t.
Kate sit next to Max? No, she didn’t.
I/you sweep the floor? Yes, I did.
you throw a ball to me? Yes, I did.
we/you run to the teacher? No, we didn’t.
she stick photos? No, she didn’t.
I/you tear my skirt? Yes, I did.
you take my coat? No, I didn’t.


10)

Did the sun set? Yes, it did.

Task 6
1)
2)
3)
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9)
10)

I smell something good.

I do my homework.
The boys spell their names.
The children play basketball.
A boy steals some apples.
Peter rides a bike in the afternoon.
They stand up when the teacher comes in.
Peter sells watermelon in summer.
She sees Barbara.
Jenny lives in London.

Task 7
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

rode
didn’t pay
threw
Did you understand
didn’t write

Task 8
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12)

Where did we/you sing a song?
Who did I/you wake up at 6 o’clock?
Where did she throw a pen?
When did she ride a bike?
Where did you go to?
Who did you write a letter?
What did she pay for?
Where did I/you sell books?
When did Tom and Mary set the table?
What did you stick?
Where did we/you swim?
What did Barbara take?

6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

Did you wake
didn’t steal
Did you sing
tore

took