Changing the Base Form
What is the past tense of go?
went
Yesterday, I ___ (eat) pizza for lunch.
ate
I goed to the park yesterday.
Wrong: goed → Correct: went
Change: I write a story every day. → Past tense
I wrote a story every day.
Which is correct? → brang / brought
brought
What is the past tense of make?
made
She ___ (buy) a new backpack last week.
bought
She runned very fast in the race last year.
Wrong: runned → Correct: ran
Change: They swim in the pool every weekend. → Past tense
They swam in the pool every weekend.
Which is correct? → catched / caught
caught
True or False: The past tense of lie (to recline) is laid.
False (correct: lay)
The dog ___ (tear) the homework into pieces.
tore
They have went to the library already.
Wrong: went → Correct: have gone
Change: She drives to school. → Present perfect
She has driven to school.
Use rise in a sentence (past tense).
The sun rose at 6 a.m.
True or False: You can say “The clothes had shrinked in the wash.”
False (shrunk is correct)
By the time we arrived, the play had already ___ (begin).
begun
He had drank all the water before we arrived
Wrong: drank → Correct: had drunk
Change: He sings loudly in class. → Past perfect
He had sung loudly in class.
What’s the past participle of cling?
clung
True or False: Both proved and proven are accepted as past participles of prove.
true
If he had ___ (withdraw) earlier, he wouldn’t have lost the match.
withdrawn
Sentence: She said she would have took the job, but the offer came too late. (explain what this means)
Correct: taken
(She’s saying: “I wanted the job, and I would have accepted it, but it wasn’t possible because the offer came too late.” It’s an unreal past situation — it shows regret or a missed opportunity. This is called “conditional” )
Change to future perfect tense:
She writes three essays.
She will have written three essays.
Explain the difference: hung vs. hanged (BOTH are correct!)
hung = for objects (He hung the picture on the wall.)
hanged = for execution (The criminal was hanged.)