1. Complete the crossword according to the clues for each number.
Across:
1. past participle of to ride
2. past of to say
3. past participle of to sink
5. past of to mean
7. past of to fight
9. past participle of to bet
10. past of to spend
12. infinitive of lost
13. infinitive of cost
14. infinitive of torn
17. past participle of to send
18. past of to hang
21. past of to think
22. infinitive of wore
23. past participle of to forget
Down:
1. past participle of to rise
2. past of to sleep
4. past participle of to know
6. infinitive of caught
8. past of to hold
9. past of to become
10. past of to shine
11. past participle of to teach
15. past of to buy
16. past of to feel
17. past participle of to show
19. past of to get
20. past of to lie
See below for definitions of:
past participle – past and infinitive
2. Complete the story with the verbs in the brackets.
The Gingerbread Man
Once upon a time there (be)______________ a little old man and a little old woman,
and they (live) ______________ all alone in a little old house. They (feel)______________
quite lonely because they (have) ______________ no children. So one day, the little old
woman (make) _____________ a little boy out of gingerbread. When the little old woman
(decorate) ___________________ her gingerbread boy, she (put) ______________ him in
the oven.
Sometime later the little old woman (open) ______________ the oven door to (take)
______________ her little gingerbread boy out again. But he just (jump) _____________
out of the oven and (run) ______________ away. The little old man and the little old woman
(run) ______________ after him to (catch) ______________their little gingerbread boy. But
the gingerbread boy (be) ______________faster than the little old man and the little old
woman. He (laugh) ______________ and (shout) ______________,”Run, run, as fast as you
can, you can´t catch me. I (be) ______________the gingerbread man”. And they (can/not)
______________ catch him.
The little gingerbread boy (run) ______________on and on and after a while he
(pass)______________ a cow. The cow (say) ______________________, “Hello, little
gingerbread boy. You (look) ____________________________delicious. Please stop, I (want
/ eat)_______________________ you.” But the gingerbread boy just (laugh)
______________ , “I (run) ______________away from the little old man. And I (run)
______________ away from the little old woman. So just (run) ______________ as fast as
you (can) ______________. You (catch/not)__________________ me. I (be) _____________
the gingerbread man.”And the cow (can/not) ______________34 catch him.
The little gingerbread boy (run) ______________on and on and after a while he
(come) _________________ to a horse. The horse (tell) __________________the
gingerbread boy, “Please stop, you (look) ___________________very good to (eat)
________________ .” But the gingerbread boy just (laugh) ______________ , “I (run)
______________ away from the little old man. I (run) __________ away from the little old
woman. I (run) ____________away from the cow. And I (run) ______________away from
you! So just (run) ____________ as fast as you (can) __________________. You (catch/not)
________________________ me. I (be) ______________the gingerbread man.” And the
horse (can/not) __________________catch him.
After the gingerbread boy (run) ____________________for another while, he (see)
_____________ a fox. The gingerbread boy (cry) __________________, “I (run) __________
away from the little old man. I (run) ____________away from the little old woman. I (run)
____________ away from the cow. And I (run) _____________ away from the horse. So just
(run) _________ as fast as you (can)_________! You (catch/not) _________________me. I
(be) _________the gingerbread man.” But the fox (reply) __________, “I (know)
______________I (can/not/catch) ______________you. You (be) ______________too fast
for me.”
The little gingerbread boy ran on and on. But suddenly he (come) _______________to
a river. He (be) ______________in deep trouble because he didn’t know how to swim. And
the little old man, the little old woman, the cow and the horse still running after him. The
fox (say) ______________ , “Jump on my tail and I (take) ______________ you across the
river.” So the little gingerbread boy (jump) __________ on the fox's tail. They (swim)
____________just a little distance when the fox (turn) ________________his head to the
little gingerbread boy, “You (be) ___________________ too heavy for my tail. Please little
gingerbread boy, (jump) ___________________on my back.”
So the little gingerbread boy (jump) ____________________ on the fox's back. In the
middle of the river, the fox (ask) ________________ the little gingerbread boy, “You (be)
___________ too heavy. My back is sinking. Jump on my nose and you will stay dry.”
So the little gingerbread boy (jump) _________________on the fox's nose. But as
soon as they (reach) ____________________the other side of the river, the fox (throw)
______________ back his head and (eat) _________________ the little gingerbread boy.
Definitions:
past participle - What is a past participle?
A past participle indicates past or completed action or time. It is often called the 'ed' form as it is formed by
adding d or ed, to the base form of regular verbs, however it is also formed in various other ways for
irregular verbs. It can be used to form a verb phrase as part of the present perfect tense.
For example:I have learnt English. (Learnt is part of the verb phrase 'have learnt')
It can be used to form the passive voice.
For example:Her hair was well brushed.
It can also be used as an adjective.
For example:As an adjective: He had a broken arm. (Broken is used here as an adjective.)
Here is a comprehensive list of irregular verbs.
infinitive - What Is an Infinitive Verb?
Basically, an infinitive verb is a verb with the word “to” in front of it.
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to be
to have
to hold
to sleep
to dream
Read more here:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/infinitive-verb.html
past tense – read here:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/Past-Tense-Verbs.html
Irregular past tense list here:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/irregular-verb-list.html
Great information on English Grammar here.
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/
Rules of grammar:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/11-Rules-of-Grammar.html