Irregular Past Tense Verbs
Past Tense Verbs
Plural Nouns
Cause and Effect
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run

ran

100

play

played

100

cat

cats

100

Cause: You woke up late on Monday morning.

What could be the effect?

You missed the bus.

You were late to school.

200

make

made
200

talk

talked

200
church

churches

200
Cause: You forgot your lunch at home.


What could be an effect?

You had to buy lunch at school.

Your family member had to drop your lunch off at school.

300

see

saw

300

eat

ate

300

tooth

teeth

300

Cause: Matt didn't study for the test.


What could be the effect?

He got a bad grade on the test.

400

catch

caught

400

know

knew

400

fish

fish

400
Cause: Maria left the milk sitting on the counter all day.


What could be the effect?

The milk smelled bad.

She had to throw the milk away.

The milk went bad.

500

tell

told

500

think

thought

500

woman

women

500

Effect: My dog started barking.

What could be the cause?

The postal worker delivered the mail. 

Someone delivered a package to the door.

My dog wants to go outside.