Using Irregular Verbs in Simple Past Tense

Using Irregular Verbs in Simple Past Tense

1. For many verbs, the simple past tense does not end in –ed.

2. The simple past form of these verbs is irregular.

Note: The simple past form is the same for all persons:

Example: I saw the moon. You saw the moon. We saw the moon.

They saw the moon. He/she/it saw the moon.

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Directions: Write the correct form of the irregular verb in simple past tense.

Example: He __________ (to drink) the coffee.

He drank (to drink) the coffee.

1) The moon __________ (to come) out late last night.

2) Jessica __________ (to lose) her first tooth this morning.

3) My entire family __________ (to catch) the flu last winter.

4) The employees __________ (to do) a lot of work today.

5) The swimmers __________ (to hold) their breath and jumped in the water.

6) The baker __________ (to make) a cake for my birthday.

7) They __________ (to take) a picture of the mountain.

8) The teacher __________ (to teach) the students chemistry last year.

9) I __________ (to wear) my jacket to work yesterday.

10) We __________ (to go) to the zoo last weekend.

10) Tom __________ (to write) his family a letter.

12) I __________ (to see) a movie last night.

Directions: Now make your own sentences using irregular verbs in simple past tense.

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Read this passage about transportation in New York. Complete the chart comparing trade and towns in New York before the canal was built to trade and towns after the canal was built. Transportation in New York improved during the 1800s. The Erie Canal was one improvement in transportation. Work on the Erie Canal began in 1817. The canal was completed 8 years later. 13,000 boats traveled on the canal in the first year. The canal was a big success. While the trip between Buffalo and New York took 20 days before the canal was finished, that same trip took only 8 days on the canal. Goods shipped over land cost $100 a ton before the canal was built. The same amount of goods could be shipped on the canal for only $10. This led to increased trade along the route of the canal. Lumber and wheat could be shipped east and, in turn, products from the east could be shipped to settlers in the western part of New York. The increase in trade led to the growth of cities along the canal route. In 1825 when the canal opened, Buffalo had a population of about 2,400 people. That population grew to 10,000 in just 6 years. Rochester had a population of only 331 in 1815, but by 1827 the population had grown to 8,000.

 

Compare and contrast New York before the canal to New York after the canal was built.

 

How alike?	How different?