Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3
key notes :
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like “add -ed” or “add -d” to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don’t follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.
- Hayley drew a picture.
- (Drew is the irregular past-tense form of draw.)
Learn with an example
🎯 Complete the sentence with the verb in the past tense.
🎯 During the parade, people ( ring)________ bells.
- The verb to ring is irregular. Its past-tense form is rang.
🎯 Complete the sentence with the verb in the past tense.
🎯 The children (dig)_________ in the sand.
- The verb to dig is irregular. Its past-tense form is dug.
🎯 Complete the sentence with the verb in the past tense.
🎯 Over time the city (become)____________ crowded.
- The verb to become is irregular. Its past-tense form is became.
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