Irregular verbs
Past continuous - form
Past simple - form
Past simple or continuous?
Spot a mistake
100

Say the past form of the irregular verb: BE

WAS / WERE

100

Fill in the missing form:

At 6:30 (I / brush) my teeth.

At 6:30 I WAS BRUSHING my teeth.

100

Fill in the missing form:

My dad ______ (cook) dinner last night.

My dad COOKED dinner last night.

100

Fill in the missing form:

I was cycling past the fields when I ________ (see) the tornado.

I was cycling past the fields when I SAW the tornado.

100

Spot and correct a mistake:

We was having ice-cream in the park.

We were having ice-cream in the park.

200

Say the past form of the irregular verb: MAKE

MADE

200

Fill in the missing form:

(students / write) exams when the alarm rang

STUDENTS WERE WRITING t

200

Fill in the missing form:

Children _______ (be / not) surprised by their Christmas presents.

Children WEREN'T surprised by their Christmas presents.

200

Fill in the missing form:

When ____________ (you / get up) yesterday?

When DID YOU GET UP yesterday?

200

Spot and correct a mistake:

When I was going to my grandpa's house, I was seeing a police car.

When I was going to my grandpa's house, I saw a police car.

300

Say the past form of the irregular verb: EAT

ATE

300

Fill in the missing form:

What (you / do) last evening when the power cut happened?

What WERE YOU DOING 

300

Fill in the missing form:

______ you ______ (remember) to buy bread at the shops?

DID your REMEMBER to buy bread at the shops?

300

Fill in the missing form:

It was a sunny day. Birds ___________ (sing) and dogs __________ (play) in the park.

It was a sunny day. Birds WERE SINGING and dogs WERE PLAYING in the park.

300

Spot and correct a mistake:

Were you eat the sandwich in the fridge?

Did you eat the sandwich in the fridge?

400

Say the past form of the irregular verb: READ

READ

400

Fill in the missing form:

What (your family / buy) at the newsagent's last night when I saw them?

What WAS YOUR FAMILY BUYING 

400

Fill in the missing form:

Parents shouted, but their daughter __________ (not listen). 

Parents shouted, but their daughter DIDN'T LISTEN.

400

Fill in the missing form:

What ________________ (your dad / DO) when you came home?

What WAS YOUR DAD  DOING

400

Spot and correct a mistake:

My mom cooked the dinner while I was playing video games.

My mom was cooking dinner while I was playing video games.

500

Say the past form of the irregular verb: LEARN

LEARNT
500

I (read) a book when my mum came into my room

I WAS READING
500

Fill in the missing form:

I ___________ (not understand) what she _________ (say).

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND what she SAID.

500

Fill in the missing form:

There was a siren last night. __________ (you / hear) it?

There was a siren last night. DID YOU HEAR it?

500

Spot and correct a mistake:

Sarah was liking the horror film a lot before it got too scary.

Sarah liked the horror film a lot before it got too scary

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