Past tense: irregular verbs
You learn the past tense of irregular verbs: went, saw, ate.
How to do the test
- Say the sentence with yesterday in front.
- Listen to how the verb changes.
- Irregular verbs change inside the word instead of adding -ed.
Type the past tense of the verb in brackets. Yesterday we ___ (go) to the park.
- Go is an irregular verb, so it does not end in -ed.
- Say it with yesterday: yesterday I went.
- The past tense of go is went.
More examples
Type the past tense of the verb in brackets. The dog ___ (run) away yesterday.
- Run is an irregular verb, so it does not end in -ed.
- Say it with yesterday: yesterday I ran.
- The past tense of run is ran.
Type the past tense of the verb in brackets. Mum ___ (buy) fresh bread yesterday.
- Buy is an irregular verb, so it does not end in -ed.
- Say it with yesterday: yesterday I bought.
- The past tense of buy is bought.