Irregular Past Tense Verbs worksheet with fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and fill in the blanks with the correct irregular past tense verbs.

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Sentence 1:
Janet _______ (wear) her new shoes. They _______ (do not) fit well. She _______ (take) them back.

- “Wear” → past tense is wore
- “Do not” → past tense negative is did not (or “didn’t”)
- “Take” → past tense is took

✔ So:
Janet wore her new shoes. They did not fit well. She took them back.

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Sentence 2:
Simon _______ (be) a kind boy. He _______ (give) presents to everyone.

- “Be” → for “Simon” (he), past tense is was
- “Give” → past tense is gave

✔ So:
Simon was a kind boy. He gave presents to everyone.

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Sentence 3:
Her diamonds _______ (be) beautiful. They _______ (get) bigger when the light _______ (shine) on them.

- “Be” → for “diamonds” (they), past tense is were
- “Get” → past tense is got
- “Shine” → past tense is shone

✔ So:
Her diamonds were beautiful. They got bigger when the light shone on them.

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Sentence 4:
Jerry’s new car _______ (be) nice. He _______ (drive) it to work every day.

- “Be” → for “car” (it), past tense is was
- “Drive” → past tense is drove

✔ So:
Jerry’s new car was nice. He drove it to work every day.

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Sentence 5:
She _______ (win) the game because the others _______ (quit). It _______ (be) easy for her.

- “Win” → past tense is won
- “Quit” → past tense is quit (same spelling!)
- “Be” → for “It”, past tense is was

✔ So:
She won the game because the others quit. It was easy for her.

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Sentence 6:
Jack _______ (run) to work every day.

- “Run” → past tense is ran

✔ So:
Jack ran to work every day.

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Final Answer:
1. wore, did not, took
2. was, gave
3. were, got, shone
4. was, drove
5. won, quit, was
6. ran