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Some verbs do not use the -ed ending to express the past tense. These are irregular 
verbs, and they have unique past tense forms. They have the same form for all 
persons in the past tense, and they must be memorized.
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EXERCISE
 Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following irregular verbs 
and vocabulary words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the 
words in your language in the space provided.
to lend 
→
lent 
to have 
→
had 
to drive 
→
drove 
to come 
→
came 
to wake 
→
woke 
to build 
→
built 
to forget 
→
forgot 
to freeze 
→
froze 
to catch 
→
caught 
to beat 
→
beat 
to ride 
→
rode 
to bend 
→
bent 
to sleep 
→
slept 
to understand 
→
understood
to withdraw 
→
withdrew 
The Simple Past Tense
with Irregular Verbs: 2
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practice makes perfect Basic 
English
bacon cheese enough
stamp bullfrog 
tadpole
rifle 
hanger envelope
sheep hunter
post office
hay 
lamb
sand castle
first 
bagel warehouse
lunch month inventory
barn 
whole lettuce 
Rewrite the following sentences in the simple past tense using the irregular past tense form of the verb
in parentheses.
1. We (to withdraw) enough money for the whole month. 
2. I (to catch) a bullfrog and four tadpoles in the pond. 
3. Salina (to ride) a horse for the first time yesterday. 
4. Robert, Claire, and Daniel (to build) a huge sand castle on the beach. 
5. Brandon (to bend) the hanger to open the car door. 
6. I (to drive) to the post office to buy some stamps and envelopes. 
7. The hunter (to forget) his rifle in the woods. 
8. You (to wake) your grandmother when you knocked on the window. 
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The Simple Past Tense with Irregular Verbs: 2
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9. The sheep and lamb (to sleep) on the hay in the barn. 
10. I (to have) a bagel with bacon, tomato, cheese, and lettuce for lunch. 
11. Camilie (to understand) what the teacher taught in class today. 
12. My mother (to freeze) the vegetables for the winter. 
13. Dimitri (to lend) the shovel to his neighbor. 
14. The red team (to beat) the blue team. 
15. Laurent (to come) to help us with the inventory in the warehouse.