Year 3 Regular and Irregular Verbs worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step.

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Part A: Write the past tense of the verbs

We need to fill in the past tense of each verb. Some are regular (add -ed), and some are irregular (change form).

| Verb | Past Tense | Verb | Past Tense |
|--------|------------|--------|------------|
| 1. go | went | 9. is | was |
| 2. swim| swam | 10. are| were |
| 3. eat | ate | 11. cook| cooked |
| 4. take| took | 12. make| made |
| 5. see | saw | 13. play| played |
| 6. have| had | 14. sleep| slept |
| 7. catch| caught | 15. drink| drank |
| 8. sail| sailed | 16. drive| drove |

> ✔ Explanation:
- Regular verbs like *cook, make, play* add "-ed" → cooked, made, played.
- Irregular verbs change completely:
- *go → went*
- *swim → swam*
- *eat → ate*
- *take → took*
- *see → saw*
- *have → had*
- *catch → caught*
- *sail → sailed*
- *is → was*, *are → were*
- *sleep → slept*
- *drink → drank*
- *drive → drove*

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Part B: Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs given

The verbs to use are:
👉 go, swim, eat, sleep, drink, drive

Now let’s look at each sentence and choose the correct verb and its past tense based on the picture clues.

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1. Derek's father 🚗 __________ him to school.
→ The image shows a car. "Drive" makes sense.
✔ drove

2. Derek 🍝 __________ spaghetti and __________ juice for lunch.
→ Picture shows food and a drink.
→ Eat → ate, Drink → drank
✔ ate, drank

3. Later Derek 💪 __________ to the gym.
→ Image shows someone going to the gym.
→ "Go" → went
✔ went

4. At the gym he 🏊‍♂️ __________ in the pool.
→ Image shows swimming.
→ "Swim" → swam
✔ swam

5. Derek 🛏️ __________ at nine o'clock.
→ Image shows sleeping.
→ "Sleep" → slept
✔ slept

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Part A:
| Verb | Past Tense | Verb | Past Tense |
|--------|------------|--------|------------|
| 1. go | went | 9. is | was |
| 2. swim| swam | 10. are| were |
| 3. eat | ate | 11. cook| cooked |
| 4. take| took | 12. make| made |
| 5. see | saw | 13. play| played |
| 6. have| had | 14. sleep| slept |
| 7. catch| caught | 15. drink| drank |
| 8. sail| sailed | 16. drive| drove |

#### Part B:
1. Derek's father drove him to school.
2. Derek ate spaghetti and drank juice for lunch.
3. Later Derek went to the gym.
4. At the gym he swam in the pool.
5. Derek slept at nine o'clock.

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✔ All answers are correct and match both grammar rules and visual cues!