ESL Irregular Verb Quiz 1
Name_________________
Please write the correct form of the PAST tense for the verbs indicated in the following
sentences.
1. They __________ (see) the big moon last night.
2. I __________ (know) the question.
3. I __________ (keep) my red car for many years.
4. The dog __________ (let) the cat eat the food two minutes ago.
5. Last week I __________ (run) in the park.
6. My friend ___________ (win) a ticket.
7. Apples ___________ (cost) $.99 a pound.
8. Last week my son __________ (hit) the neighbor’s dog.
9. Last year the police ___________ (hold) me back at the airport.
10. My friend __________ (sell) his house very cheap.
11. I ___________ (forgive) her one more time.
12. You __________ (understand) the question in my language.
13. She __________ (sleep) only one hour last night.
14. I ___________ (drink) a few cans of soda with my friend last night.
15. He __________ (forget) to bring his book.
16. He wasn’t a nice person. That’s why I __________ (withdraw) from him.
ESL Irregular Verb Quiz 2
Name_________________
Please write the correct form of the verb in the PAST tense for the following verbs.
I __________ (wake) up at 7:00 this morning and __________ (set) out to make
breakfast. I opened the refrigerator, took out an onion, eggs, and some leftover
chicken and __________ (shut) the refrigerator. I chopped the onion and __________
(spread) it in the pan. It __________ (fit) perfectly. I __________ (light) the burner and
began cooking. I __________ (hear) the onion crackling in the pan. Then I __________
(lay) the chopped chicken on top and __________ (break) the eggs into the pan.
While I was cooking, the radio announcer __________ (broadcast) the latest
news. It seems an airplane __________ (fall) off a runway somewhere in Asia. The
International Bank __________ (lend) money to Brazil. The Chicago White Sox
__________ (lead) the American League in the East. A man protesting against continued
logging still __________ (hang) from a ledge in downtown Portland. Congress
__________ (mean) to add prescription drug coverage to Medicare. Americorps
__________ (teach) welfare mothers to budget their expenses.
ESL Irregular Verb Quiz 3
Name_________________
Please write the correct form of the PAST TENSE on the blanks provided in the following
sentences.
1. Yesterday I __________ (understand) my English lesson very well.
2. We __________ (begin) learning English last week.
3. I __________ (hear) that you had passed the exam, hadn’t you?
4. He __________ (wear) the same suit yesterday.
5. Men __________ (dig) a hole to build a new library.
6. I __________ (feed) the cattle in the stable.
7. I __________ (take) my trash can out last night.
8. Last night my nephew __________ (sing) the Barney song very well.
9. The last story I __________ (read) was very interesting.
10. We __________ (speak) about irregular verbs in class yesterday.
11. He __________ (spin) his reel to catch a fish.
12. I __________ (meet) someone yesterday.
ESL Irregular Verb Quiz 4
Name_________________
Please write the correct PAST form of the verb indicated in the following sentences.
1.
My mom __________ (choose) the wrong kind of food at the grocery store
yesterday.
2.
The telephone company __________ (hold) my bill last month.
3.
I __________ (hang) the picture up in my living room wall.
4.
I __________ (quit) my job yesterday.
5.
He __________ (grind) the wheat and corn for his children yesterday.
6.
He __________ (freeze) some water for his juice last night.
7.
My neighbor __________ (build) his house last year.
8.
The ball __________ (fall) down into the hole.
9.
She __________ (make) a mistake in that meeting.
10. When he __________ (become) a millionaire, he __________ (forget) all of his old
friends.
ESL Irregular Verb Quiz 5
Name_________________
Please write the correct form of the PAST tense for the verbs indicated in the following
sentences.
1. I __________ (swear) when I was in the army.
2. They __________ (begin) their homework together.
3. I __________ (meet) my husband when I was a child.
4. We ___________ (understand) what the teacher said.
5. Mike __________ (cut) his finger when he was preparing the chicken.
6. My cat, Lexi, ____________ (catch) a mouse when I was in the bedroom last night.
7. The player __________ (throw) the ball.
8. She __________ (drive) her car to school this morning.
9. Gas prices __________ (rise) very high this summer.
10. I __________ (speak) with my sister on the telephone last Sunday.
11. He __________ (spring) from his seat.
12. I __________ (feed) my dog when I came back from the store.
13. We __________ (shake) the milk before we drank it.
14. He __________ (hurt) my feelings last week.
15. I __________ (buy) a new dress when I was in the Clackamas Shopping Mall
yesterday.
16. The corn __________ (grow) during the summer.
17. She __________ (drive) her car to school this morning.
18. I __________ (wear) glasses when I was fifteen.
19. The telephone __________ (ring) when I was watching tv.
20. The Titanic __________ (sink) in 1912.