Let's solve this exercise step by step. The task is to
choose the correct past simple tense verb for each sentence, using
irregular verbs (since the instructions mention not to add *-ed* and give examples like *bought*, *ate*, *slept*, etc.).
We are to fill in the blanks with the
past simple form of irregular verbs, based on context.
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🔹 Key Reminder:
-
Irregular verbs do
not follow the regular *-ed* pattern.
- Examples:
- go → went
- eat → ate
- buy → bought
- draw → drew
- write → wrote
- sleep → slept
- see → saw
- take → took
- run → ran
- come → came
- give → gave
- tell → told
- ride → rode
- walk → walked (but this is regular)
- draw → drew
- catch → caught
- speak → spoke
- say → said
- find → found
Now let’s analyze each sentence:
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1. They ______ their bicycles carefully.
- "Bicycles" suggests riding.
- Past tense of
ride =
rode
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✔ They rode their bicycles carefully.
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2. Carl ______ my burger without permission.
- "Burger" → eating
- Past tense of
eat =
ate
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✔ Carl ate my burger without permission.
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3. The children ______ to school after a long time.
- "To school" → going
- Past tense of
go =
went
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✔ The children went to school after a long time.
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4. My cousin ______ a red car a few years later.
- "A red car" → buying or getting
- Likely verb:
buy →
bought
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✔ My cousin bought a red car a few years later.
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5. Fahad ______ some patterns on the paper.
- "Patterns on the paper" → drawing
- Past tense of
draw =
drew
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✔ Fahad drew some patterns on the paper.
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6. Mrs Saleem ______ the purse in her bedroom.
- "Purse" → finding or seeing?
- But "in her bedroom" suggests she
found it.
- Past tense of
find =
found
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✔ Mrs Saleem found the purse in her bedroom.
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7. The boy ______ to catch the train.
- "Catch the train" → running or rushing
- Past tense of
run =
ran
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✔ The boy ran to catch the train.
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8. She ______ to me quite slowly.
- "To me" → speaking
- Past tense of
say =
said
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✔ She said to me quite slowly.
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9. We ______ them the keys of this house.
- "Keys" → giving
- Past tense of
give =
gave
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✔ We gave them the keys of this house.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
rode
2.
ate
3.
went
4.
bought
5.
drew
6.
found
7.
ran
8.
said
9.
gave
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🌟 Summary:
This exercise focuses on
irregular verbs in the
past simple tense. Remember:
- These verbs don’t follow the regular *-ed* rule.
- You must memorize their forms.
- Use
time adverbs like *yesterday*, *last week*, *a few years later* to confirm past tense.
Let me know if you’d like a printable version or flashcards for these! 😊
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of simple past tenses worksheet.
