Deck 13: Past Tense

Question 1

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Claire Danes was _____________ with an Emmy for best actress.

A) honor
B) honored
C) honoried

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Our team _____________ the soccer tournament for the third year in a row.

A) winned
B) win
C) won

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. We __________ all of the blueberry pie after dinner.

A) eat
B) ate
C) eated

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Jeannie's sweater ________________ after it was accidentally thrown in the wash.

A) shrink
B) shrank
C) shrinked

Question 5

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The art students ________________ to paint outdoors in the Texas hill country.

A) love
B) loved
C) lovied

Question 6

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Your ferret ____________ up my shoe.

A) chewed
B) chew
C) chaw

Question 7

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The water in the pond __________________ after the temperature dropped to 26 degrees.

A) freezed
B) froze
C) freeze

Question 8

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Frida _______________ the best actress in the college play.

A) be
B) being
C) was

Question 9

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Thousands of travelers ___________ the cruise ship.

A) boarded
B) boardded
C) boarden

Question 10

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Aala_____________ a hole in her stocking when she was getting dressed for work.

A) tore
B) teared
C) tear

Question 11

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The band ____________ late for the concert.

A) arrivied
B) arrived
C) arrive

Question 12

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. After fishing for several hours, Ronnie finally ______________ a huge bass.

A) catch
B) catched
C) caught

Question 13

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. It ______________ $8 to see a movie after 6 p.m. in the theater down the street.

A) cost
B) costed
C) costied

Question 14

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. My father ____________ about the importance of helping people in the community.

A) preach
B) preachied
C) preached

Question 15

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Noah ___________ his wallet but then couldn't find it.

A) hide
B) hid
C) hided

Question 16

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The pipes in Henry's house ________________ after days of freezing temperatures.

A) burst
B) bursted
C) burstied

Question 17

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. During the holiday season, Wal-Mart ______________ the lowest price on Razor scooters.

A) had
B) haved
C) have

Question 18

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Tamika and Joel ___________ disabled students how to read and write. (teach)

A) teached
B) teach
C) taught

Question 19

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Andreo ____________ all the words to every song.

A) knew
B) knowed
C) know

Question 20

Select the correct past tense form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. His mother __________________ from Chile to San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon.

A) fly
B) flied
C) flew

Question 21

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Kenji ____________ the boxing match and became world champion.

A) win
B) winned
C) won

Question 22

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The cork _________________ out of the bottle.

A) pop
B) popped
C) popied

Question 23

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The vegetables ______________ beautifully displayed on the stand.

A) be
B) were
C) been

Question 24

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Who ____________ you how to use a computer?

A) teached
B) taught
C) teach

Question 25

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. I ___________________ my paycheck on a new audio system.

A) spended
B) spent
C) spend

Question 26

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Because of the rain, the road ________________ wet and slippery.

A) be
B) was
C) beed

Question 27

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Simone ___________ enough biscuits for everyone.

A) bake
B) baken
C) baked

Question 28

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The three friends ____________ in San Francisco's Chinatown.

A) meet
B) meeted
C) met

Question 29

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. During the trial, the jurors ____________ the testimony closely.

A) follow
B) followied
C) followed

Question 30

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. After I read the e-mail message, I ___________ it.

A) deleted
B) delete
C) deletied

Question 31

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. In Washington, D.C., we _____________ wonderful museums on the Mall.

A) visited
B) visit
C) visat

Question 32

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The child ______________ to her dolls as she put them in the crib.

A) singed
B) sing
C) sang

Question 33

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Oil _____________ onto the driveway.

A) drip
B) dripped
C) drap

Question 34

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. My sister _______________ a low price for her airline ticket.

A) paid
B) payed
C) pay

Question 35

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The Olympic Games ___________ more than 2,500 years ago.

A) began
B) beginned
C) being

Question 36

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. Large wheels of cheese ______________ on wooden shelves.

A) sat
B) sit
C) sitted

Question 37

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The moon _______________ over the corn fields.

A) rised
B) rise
C) rose

Question 38

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The jeweler _____________ the antique watch.

A) repair
B) repaired
C) repairied

Question 39

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. The Formula One driver _______________ more than 200 miles per hour to win the race.

A) drive
B) drived
C) drove

Question 40

Select the correct form of each verb. Some verbs are regular; others are irregular. I _____________ my pet skunk to a reliable veterinarian.

A) take
B) took
C) taked