2. Irregular verbs are the ones you have to study
from the list of irregular verbs. The past
form is on the second column.
INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE
Be was/were been
Become became become
Begin began begun
Bring brought brought
3. To write the affirmative form you only have to
write the subject (I, You… Mary…) and then
the verb in the past using the form from the
second column.
Ex. I wrote a letter yesterday
Laura bought some bread
4. Affirmative
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
5. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the verb
to be in the past tense (was / were)
1. Laura _______________ my friend.
2. We _______________ in the kitchen
an hour ago
3. You _______________ sad yesterday
4. I ___________ looking for my pencil
5. Susan and Peter ___________ dancing
6. Affirmative
I wrote
You read
He bought
She caught
It ran
We took
You understood
They saw
7. Write the past tense of the following
verbs
* Be ________________ * Break _________________
* Buy ________________ * Understand _____________
* Read _______________ * See ___________________
* Cut _________________ * Get ___________________
* Write ________________ * Leave _________________
* Begin ________________ * Do ____________________
* Go __________________ * Drink __________________
8. Regular verbs are not on the list. These verbs
follow certain rules to form the past.
They add “ed” to the verb to form the past.
ex. Listen (present) – listened (past)
look (present) – looked (past)
9. These are the rules you have to take into
account:
1. If the verbs ends in “-y” and has a vowel
before it, you have to change the “-y” by “-
i” and then add “ed”
ex. Study - studied
try – tried
2. If the verb ends in “-y” but before it has a
vowel, you add “ed” without changing
anything
ex. Play - played
10. If the verb ends in “-e” you only add “-d”
ex. Move - moved
Sometimes you have to double the last letter
(double the consonant when you have a consonant
after a short stressed vowel at the end of the
word)
ex. Stop – stopped
plan - planned
11. Affirmative
I looked
You studied
He cried
She stopped
It moved
We clapped
You listened
They watched
12. Fill in the gaps using the verb in brackets in
the past tense (some of them are regular and
others irregular)
1. Mary ____________ (come) to my house
2. You _____________ (listen) to the radio
this morning
3. The cat ___________ (drink) milk
4. The baby __________ (clap) his hands
5. Peter _____________ (study) maths
6. I ___________ (go) to the cinema
7. The dog ____________ (break) its leg
8. We ___________ (dance) all night long
