Use past tense of frequently-occurring irregular verbs (L.2.1.d)
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~4 min
eng.g2.f.ex_47
Tense Consistency Paragraph
Prompt
Read this paragraph and rewrite any present-tense verb in past tense: 'Yesterday I went to the park. I saw my friend Jay. We eat ice cream and then we run to the swings. I think it was the best day ever.'
How it's presented
mode
handwriting
paper
two line
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- 'eat' → 'ate'
- 'run' → 'ran'
- 'think' → 'thought'
- Other verbs preserved correctly
Hints
- Underline EVERY verb first.
- Match each present-tense verb to its past form on MG-4.
Misconceptions to watch
- Misses 'eat' or 'run' (over-confident — they look like past).
- Over-corrects 'went' (already past).