Little Learnersplay. practice. discover.
Explore

Grade 2 · Reading & language

Use irregular past-tense verbs

Recognize common past-tense verbs with a changed form.

8 authored questions + worked example

Play this skill Make a practice check

Worked example

What is the past tense of go?

Answer & why

Answer: went

For an action that already happened, go becomes went.

Add to plan

All questions

All 8 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

What is the past tense of run?

  1. gave
  2. ran
  3. went
  4. ate
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: ran

For an action that already happened, run becomes ran.

Add to plan

Question 2

What is the past tense of give?

  1. gave
  2. went
  3. saw
  4. ate
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: gave

For an action that already happened, give becomes gave.

Add to plan

Question 3

What is the past tense of go?

  1. saw
  2. ate
  3. went
  4. took
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: went

For an action that already happened, go becomes went.

Add to plan

Question 4

What is the past tense of eat?

  1. ate
  2. took
  3. made
  4. saw
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: ate

For an action that already happened, eat becomes ate.

Add to plan

Question 5

What is the past tense of see?

  1. took
  2. wrote
  3. made
  4. saw
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: saw

For an action that already happened, see becomes saw.

Add to plan

Question 6

What is the past tense of take?

  1. made
  2. wrote
  3. took
  4. ran
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: took

For an action that already happened, take becomes took.

Add to plan

Question 7

What is the past tense of make?

  1. made
  2. gave
  3. wrote
  4. ran
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: made

For an action that already happened, make becomes made.

Add to plan

Question 8

What is the past tense of write?

  1. gave
  2. wrote
  3. went
  4. ran
A hint

Use the familiar whole past-tense word; these verbs do not take the regular ed ending.

Answer & why

Answer: wrote

For an action that already happened, write becomes wrote.

Add to plan