Elementary
exercises to the irregular verbs
TASK
1 - Write the past tense form of the verbs on the line.
stand ___________________
put ___________________
sit ___________________
read
___________________
ring ___________________
sink ___________________
tell ___________________
send ___________________
smell ___________________
run ___________________
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.
She
makes a cake.
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The
girls sing beautiful songs.
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The
boys swim in the sea.
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I
tell you a story.
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Mary
sees you at a café.
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He
wears blue shirt on Monday.
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Susan
teaches English.
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Tim
reads books after school.
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The
postman rings the bell.
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We
spend 10 days in Italy.
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I
_____________ a beautiful dress in the shop yesterday. (see)
Joe
_____________ on the lottery last week. (win)
We
_____________ some days in the mountains last month. (spend)
I
know, that sign _____________ something important. (mean)
The
thief _____________ my wallet. (steal)
The
boys _____________ the page of my book. (tear)
I
_____________ he was at home. (think)
Your
mum _____________ me the irregular verbs. (teach)
Arthur
_____________ a new jumper yesterday. (wear)
That
stranger _____________ Japanese. (speak)Task 2 - Write the past tense form of the verbs in the brackets on the lines.
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.
