PAST TENSEThey took a trip around the world

Objectives: * Use the past tense of irregular verbs. * Practice using irregular verbs in affirmative and negative sentences.

complete the sentences below using the past tense of the verb in parentheses.

1. The neighbors  (go) to the movies last night.
2. The baby  (have) a bad dream last night.
3. My uncle  (be) in Central America last week.
4. She  (come) to San Francisco last summer.
5. Mary  (say) she didn't want to drink coffee.
6. The teacher  (read) the story to the students.
7. Mary's car  (break) down on the freeway.
8. She  (lose) her house keys this morning.
9. She  (find) them in the afternoon.
10. The patient  (take) her medicine at 6:00 p.m.
11. What time  (come, you) home last night?
12. We  (get) home at midnight.
13. The concert  (begin) at eight o'clock.
14. I  (hear) the news on the radio this morning.
15. It was so cold that the water  (freeze).
16. They  (drive) to Colorado last summer..
17. They  (forget) to turn off the light.
18. The child  (grow) very fast.
19. Those two boys  (fight) over the football.
20. The students  (understand, not) the teacher.
21. The Browns  (pay) $250,000 for their house.
22. Mr. La Fuente  (teach) Spanish last semester.
23. They  (tell) me that they were going out tonight.
24. I  (write) a letter to my grandparents.
25. She  (drink) a glass of wine with her lunch.
26. Jack  (do) his homework and  (go) to sleep.
27. The wind  (blow) the sign down.
28. The airplane  (fly) over the city for an hour.
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