Year 6 English · C.2 · Verbs
Irregular past tense verbs
Irregular verbs do not add -ed in the past tense: go becomes went, and see becomes saw.
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Which verb completes the sentence? Yesterday, Leo ___ a new pencil.
- buyed
- bought (right)
- buies
- buying
Which verb completes the sentence? Last summer, Zoe ___ a map.
- drew (right)
- drawed
- draws
- drewed
Which verb completes the sentence? This morning, Jonah ___ across the pool.
- swimed
- swamed
- swum
- swam (right)
Tip: Irregular verbs do not add -ed in the past tense: go becomes went, and see becomes saw.
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