Irregular Past Tense Verbs Worksheet - ALL ESL - Free Printable

Here is the completed worksheet with the correct irregular past tense verbs filled in and each sentence matched to its corresponding image.

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✔ Filled-in Sentences:

1. The man ran to catch the train. (run) → *Image 1 (man running)*
2. The children sang the song loudly. (sing) → *Image: Three children singing*
3. The married couple drove the car slowly. (drive) → *Image: Couple in red car*
4. The women ate their lunch together. (eat) → *Image: Two women eating at table*
5. She dived into the water. (dive) → *Image: Woman diving*
6. She rode her bicycle to work today. (ride) → *Image: Woman riding bike*
7. The woman drank from the cup. (drink) → *Image: Woman drinking from cup*
8. The mom read the book to her daughter. (read) → *Image: Mom reading to child*
9. The children went down the slide. (go) → *Image: Children on slide*
10. The two men shook hands. (shake) → *Image: Two men shaking hands*

> 📝 Note: “Read” is spelled the same in present and past, but pronounced differently: /riːd/ (present) → /rɛd/ (past). In writing, we still use “read” for past tense.

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🔢 Matching Images to Sentence Numbers:

Let’s label the images from left to right, top to bottom as they appear in the worksheet:

#### Row 1:
- Image A: Three children singing → Sentence 2
- Image B: Man running → Sentence 1 *(already labeled)*
- Image C: Woman drinking → Sentence 7
- Image D: Children on slide → Sentence 9

#### Row 2:
- Image E: Mom reading to child → Sentence 8
- Image F: Woman riding bike → Sentence 6
- Image G: Two women eating → Sentence 4

#### Row 3:
- Image H: Woman diving → Sentence 5
- Image I: Couple in car → Sentence 3
- Image J: Two men shaking hands → Sentence 10

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🖍️ Final Answer — Fill in Blanks + Match Images:

Fill in the blanks:

1. ran
2. sang
3. drove
4. ate
5. dived
6. rode
7. drank
8. read
9. went
10. shook

Match images (place number in box next to each image):

- Top row, left to right:
- Singing children → 2
- Running man → 1 (already filled)
- Drinking woman → 7
- Slide children → 9

- Middle row, left to right:
- Mom reading → 8
- Bike rider → 6
- Eating women → 4

- Bottom row, left to right:
- Diving woman → 5
- Car couple → 3
- Shaking hands → 10

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✔ You’re all set! This exercise reinforces irregular past tense verbs through visual matching — a great way to learn and remember them.