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Verb tenses - Past tense QUIZ 1) Yesterday I _____ a new DVD player at Wal-Mart. buyed buy bought 2) No wonder you _____ in this morning. You went to sleep at 3 a.m. last night! sleeped slept sleep 3) Yesterday Jim _____ all the way to the island. swam swum swim 4) After complaining about it for many years, Mary finally _____ her job. quitted quit quitten 5) Amy _____ President Clinton's hand when he was visiting the American Embassy in Prague. shaked shake shook 6) After Hurricane Katrina destroyed their home, the Smiths _____ it. rebuilt rebuilded rebuild 7) When her cat Paws died, Lisa _____ for days. weeped weep wept 8) The glass _____ off the wet counter and broke into a million pieces. slided slid slod 9) I _____ the table yesterday. Today it's Paul's turn. setted set setting 10) Yesterday the sun _____ at 6 a.m. rose rise rised 11) Anna _____ a very pretty dress to her daughter's wedding. weared wear wore 12) Who _____ out the newspaper? I wasn't done reading it. throwed threw thrown 13) I'm grateful to Eve. She _____ me how to drive a car. teached teach taught 14) Jill left a can of Diet Coke in the refrigerator at work and somebody _____ it. steal stole stealed 15) The phone _____ at 4 o'clock in the morning and work Sam up. rang ringed ring Answer Key: 1) bought; 2) slept; 3) swam; 4) quit; 5) shook; 6) rebuilt; 7) wept; 8) slid; 9) set; 10) rose; 11) wore; 12) threw; 13) taught; 14) stole; 15) rang
Verb tenses - Past tense
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