Practice the past tense in English

The past tense is used for things that you did yesterday, last week, last year, or just an hour ago.

Here's an example:

Zahra went shopping for clothes. She left early in the morning and took her children with her. There were many things on sale. She was happy to see such low prices. Unfortunately, when Zahra went to pay for the clothes she found, she learned that she forgot her money at home. She had to go all the way back home to get some money. She returned later in the afternoon and paid for her things. 

Do you see where all the past tense verbs are?

In this exercise, write the past tense form for the verbs that are missing in these sentences. You must change all of the verbs into the past tense. Almost all of these verbs are irregular.

be       bring       buy      have        make       need     say      show     think

Last week, Julius _________ an offer on a used car. He _________ it  ________ a good deal. The car orginally _________ a price of $5000.  The car dealer ______ Julius could have it for $4200. This ________ him very happy.

He _______ the car to his wife. She ________ disappointed because Julius _________ home a sports car. They ________ a minivan because they have three children. Julius ________ the car back to the dealer and ________ a minivan insted.

The answers are below.

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Have a good day!

Your teacher,

Paul

PEACE!

Answers:

Last week, Julius made an offer on a used car. He thought it was  a good deal. The car orginally had a price of $5000.  The car dealer said Julius could have it for $4200. This made him very happy.

He showed the car to his wife. She was disappointed because Julius brought home a sports car. They needed a minivan because they have three children. Julius brought the car back to the dealer and bought a minivan insted.