VERBS: Past Tense

REGULAR VERBS

100

TALK

TALKED

200

NEED

NEEDED

300

JUMP

JUMPED

400

CLOSE

CLOSED

500

OPEN

OPENED

IRREGULAR VERBS

100

TAKE

TOOK

200

GO

WENT

300

SEE

SAW

400

BUY

BOUGHT

500

CATCH

CAUGHT

BE (Answer with short YES answers--example: Yes, I was.)

100

Were you sick yesterday?

Yes, I was.

200

Were they at home last night?

Yes, they were.

300

Was Mike in class yesterday?

Yes, he was.

400

Hi Jane! Were you in Florida last summer?

Yes, I was.

500

Was the coffee good?

Yes, it was.

CHANGE A STATEMENT TO A Yes-No QUESTION (example: Did she go to work?)

100

She went to New York.

Did she go to New York?

200

They always study together.

Do they always study together?

300

She likes her math class. 

Does she like her math class?

400

The baby slept all night.

Did the baby sleep all night?

500

Somebody stole Anna's car.

Did somebody steal Anna's car?

ANSWER A QUESTION (Answer with short YES answers: Yes, they did.)

100

Did she go to work yesterday?

Yes, she did. 

200

Did you get paid?

Yes, I did.

300

Did she drive to work?

Yes, she did.

400

Did you like your math class last semester?

Yes, I did.

500

Did Amanda do your homework for you?

Yes, she did.