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Are the following forms of the irregular verbs used as Infinitive, Simple Past and/or Past participle?

1) have - InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

2) went -
InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

3) slept - InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

4) come - InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

5) do -
InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

6) met - InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

7) say -
InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

8) put -
InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

9) seen -
InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

10) caught - InfinitiveSimple PastPast participle

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Dear Jason,

Thank you so much for your recent letter. I really _read____ (enjoy, read) about your holiday __in___ Spain. It sounds _that____ you _had___ (have) a wonderful vacation. Let me tell you about our summer holiday in Greece!

The flight __to___ Greece __went___ (go) smoothly. However, we had some problems with the ferry in Athens! We _booked____ (book) a ferry crossing two weeks before we __left___ (leave) and arrived at the port with our tickets in hand. __It___, the ferry _wasn’t_ (be) nowhere in sight! We rushed about the port _tried____ (try) to find the ferry, but no one _ever heard____ (ever hear) of the ferry lines! Finally, after we __waiting___ (wait) for about four hours, a man _told____ (tell) us that the ferry line _changed____ (change) owners and had a new name and kindly _directed____ (direct) us to the correct ferry. Well, we were pretty lucky as the ferry _prepared____ (prepare) to depart that very moment! We hopped _to____ board and __drank___ (drink) a beer to calm our nerves.

After that, the vacation really _began____ (begin) to be fun. We arrived in Sifnos (one of the many marvelous Greek islands) and _found____ (find) our apartment. The apartment __was located___ (be located) directly __on___ the beach with a marvelous _view____ of the sea. We _stayed____ (stay) in a small village which __have___ (have) about 200 inhabitants during the year, but _swelled____ (swell) to over 2,000 __in__ the summer holiday months. We _spent____ (spend) our days reading, swimming, napping and having a very relaxing time indeed. We also __took___ (take) a number of long walks __in___ the island.

I'll always remember one walk in particular: We _woke up____ (wake up) early that morning so as to get an early start. I _made____ (make) coffee when my brother-in-law, who __joined___ (join) us in Sifnos, _bursted____ (burst) in saying, "Susan  _i am____ (be) ill and we have to go to the doctor's". We _got into____ (get into) the car and, after a short journey up the road the nearest doctor's, Susan got the medicine she _needed____ (need). We _returned____ (return) to our apartment and Susan went to bed _all____ the day. Daryn, my brother-in-law, and I _decided____ (decide) to go on our hike even _been____ we _lost____ (lose) a few hours going to the doctor. By that time, the sun _rose____ (rise) high in the sky and we __set off___ (set off) in blistering heat. A slight breeze _blew____ (blow) so we really __not noticed___ (not notice) the heat. After we _walked____ (walk) for about an hour, the wind suddenly _stopped____ (stop) and we found ourselves alone in the countryside without a drop of water. We decided we _kept____(keep) walking as we were sure to find somewhere to stop and have a drink and a rest. Unfortunately, as we later _discovered____ (discover), the closest village was another five kilometers _far____. We __carried on___ (carry on) in the boiling sun_and____ we finally reached the village. We __went___ (go) into the nearest bar to have something to drink. It was then that I _realized____ (realize) that I __left___ (leave) my wallet in the apartment _then___ I _rushed___ (rush) to get out the door and go on the hike! We were 15 kilometers __of___ our apartment and _hiked____ (hike) through 100 degree heat and _not had____ (not have) a dime (well, a drachma actually!) to buy ourselves something to drink! Luckily, the people of the island are really friendly, so we _explained____ (explain) our situation and the owner _offered____ (offer) us a Coke __in___ the house. I don't think I _ever enjoyed____ (ever enjoy) a drink so much in all my life.

The rest of the vacation was spent relaxing. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and __already planned___ (already plan) our next vacation in Greece _in____ two years time.

I hope you and Barbara are well. Write me soon.

Best wishes,

4. http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Past_Tense_Exercise_3and4.pdf

3 Fill in the spaces with the correct form of these regular verbs in simple past tense.

 When a verb has one syllable and ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, the final consonant is doubled before adding –ed to form the simple past tense. Exceptions to this rule are words that end in 'w' or 'x', like sewed and waxed.

Example: I / You / We / They / He / She It (chop) chopped the wood.

1) I (trap) __trapped______ the mouse on Monday

2) You (jog) __jogged______ yesterday morning.

3) We (flip) ___flipped_____ the pancakes at breakfast.

4) They (chop) ___chopped_____ firewood last winter.

5) He (mix) ___mixed_____ the chemicals together in the lab.

6) The nurse (help) _helped_______ the patient to stand up.

 7) It (tip) ___tipped_____ the bucket over.

4

Choose the correct forms of these irregular verbs in simple past tense.

 Note: Irregular verbs have unexpected spelling changes in various tenses, including the simple past tense.

Example: I / You / We / They / He / She It [bringed brought] a gift to the wedding Saturday.

1) I (be) [beed was] busy painting last night.

2) You (make) [maked made] a good cake for his birthday.

3) We (choose) [choosed chose] to ride the train yesterday.

4) They (fall) [falled fell] while skating together.

5) He (keep) [keeped kept] the profits for himself.

6) She (meet) [meeted met] her new coach on Monday.

7) It (ring) [ringed rang] the bell on the birdhouse two times.

1. http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Past_Tense_Exercise_1and2.pdf

1

Fill in the spaces with the correct forms of these regular verbs in simple past tense

 Example: I / You / We / They / He / She / It (clean) cleaned on Monday.

1) I (clean) _cleaned___ my car on Monday

2) You (walk) _Walked_______ three miles on Tuesday.

3) We (cook) ___cooked_____ lunch on Wednesday.

4) They (sew) __sewed______ curtains on Thursday.

5) He (film) __filmed______ the movie on Friday.

6) She (play) __played______ chess on Saturday.

7) It (rest) __rested______ from its work on Sunday.

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Fill in the spaces with the correct forms of these regular verbs in simple past tense

 When a regular verb ends in a consonant + “y”, the “y” is changed to “ied” to form the simple past tense.

Example: I / You / We / They / He / She / It (try) tried to buy tickets.

1) I (dry) __dried______ the dishes after dinner.

2) You (worry) _worried_______ about the last test.

3) We (copy) __copied______ Sally’s notes from the lecture.

4) They (cry) ___cried_____ when their team lost.

5) He (discover) ___discovered_____ a new star with his telescope Saturday.

6) She (fry) _fried_______ all of her food until now.

7) It (bury) ___buried_____ the bone in the trash