Irregular Past Tense
Simple Past Tense
Unit 4 Vocabulary Words
Asking questions
Unit 3
100

While you might want to say "eated," this is the correct past tense for the verb "eat."

What is ate?

100

To form the simple past of "bake," you follow the rule of just adding this single letter to the end.

What is d?

100

This word means to work very hard and complete your work.

What is hardworking?

100

What is the question for the answer: I was born in Putnam, CT.

Where were you born?

100

This word means to be on time.

What is the word punctual?

200

This is the simple past tense of the verb "buy," which ends with the letters "-ought."

What is bought? 

200

According to the "y" rule, the simple past tense of the verb "hurry" is spelled this way.

What is hurried?

200

This word means compassionate and nice.

What is the word kind?

200
What is the question for the answer: I learned to swim at 10 years old.

When did you learn to swim?

200

The gas coming out of a car and adding to climate change.

What is carbon emissions?

300

If you "take" a test today, you did this to it yesterday.

What is took?

300

For verbs like "live," you do not add "ed," but instead follow the rule to only add this letter.

What is d? (lived)

300

This word means that you can wait and wait without complaining.

What does the word patient mean?

300

Write the question for: I started teaching at GLTS in August.

When did you start teaching at GLTS?
300

Write this sentence using a comparative:

The boat is very relaxing. The car is not relaxing.


The boat is more relaxing than a car.

or

The car is not as relaxing as a boat.

400

This is the simple past tense of the verb "write," as in "She ___ a letter."

What is wrote?

400

This is the correct past tense spelling for the verb "try," .

What is tried?

400

Workplaces are often looking for people with many years of __________________.

What is experience?

400
Write the question for: I studied at Beijing University in China.

Where did you study?

400

Write this sentence using a comparative:

The red train goes 25 miles per hour. The blue train goes 45 miles per hour. The green train goes 55 miles per hour.

The red train is the slowest.

The green train is the fastest.

The red train is not as fast as the blue and green trains.

500

The past tense of "read" is spelled the same way as the present tense but is pronounced like this color.

What is red?

500

What is the past tense verb of "cry"?

What is cried?

500

When someone looks at the glass half full and sees things with a smile. 

What is positive?

500

Write the question for: People in the USA celebrated Thanksgiving in November.

When did people celebrate Thanksgiving?

500

When something makes your life easier like a dishwasher or a vacuum.

What is convenient?