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Verbs 03 - Simple Past Forms of Verbs

In the previous quizzes on verbs we have seen that verbs are of different types and follow classifications. Among the different types and classifications of verbs, REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs play an important role in sentence formation. We have also seen how verbs change when the singular or plural form is used or the tense changes. This quiz looks at the simple past forms of verbs.

Most verbs have two past forms, namely SIMPLE PAST and PAST PARTICIPLE. For instance, the verb JUMP can be changed to its simple past form by adding ED. Thus the simple past form of JUMP is JUMPED. If a verb ends in E, then only D is added (LIVE becomes LIVED for example) and verbs which end in Y can be changed by adding IED (CRY becomes CRIED after removing the last letter Y and adding IED).

1 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Walk, Accept, Compare and Borrow.

Walked, Accepted, Compared, Borrowed

Walkd, Accepted, Compared, Borrowed

Walked, Accepted, Compareed, Borrowed

Walked, Accepted, Compared, Borroweed

The correct forms all follow the 'adding D, ED or IED' rule in this case

2 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Care, Bolt, Cycle and Cheer.

Careed, Bolted, Cycled, Cheered

Cared, Boltd, Cycled, Cheered

Cared, Bolted, Cycled, Cheered

Cared, Bolted, Cycleed, Cheered

The correct forms all follow the 'adding D, ED or IED' rule in this case

3 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Buy, Dig, Drink and Go.

Buyed, Dig, Drink, Go

Buy, Digged, Drink, Go

Buy, Dig, Drink, God

Bought, Dug, Drank, Went

These verbs do not follow any rule. They are all Irregular Verbs

4 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Cry, Damage, Destroy and Dirty.

Cryed, Damaged, Destroyed, Dirtied

Cried, Damaged, Destroyed, Dirtied

Cried, Damaged, Destroied, Dirtied

Cried, Damaged, Destroyed, Dirtyied

Some verbs which end in Y such as CRY and DIRTY change to the past form by removing the Y and adding IED. Other examples are TRY-TRIED and FRY-FRIED. Note that DESTROY still follows the adding ED rule

5 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Cut, Examine, Employ and Hit.

Cuted, Examined, Employed, Hit

Cut, Examined, Employed, Hited

Cut, Examined, Employd, Hit

Cut, Examined, Employed, Hit

While 'Examine' and 'Employ' follow the adding 'D/ED' rule, 'Cut' and 'Hit' do not. They are verbs which don't change their forms. Other verbs in the same category are PUT, BET and LET

6 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Beat, Bid, Hurt and Broadcast.

Beated, Bid, Hurt, Broadcast

Beat, Bidd, Hurt, Broadcast

Beat, Bid, Hurt, Broadcast

Beat, Bid, Hurtied, Broadcast

These particular verbs do not change even in the simple past form

7 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Freeze, Make, Identify and Interfere.

Froze, Made, Identified, Interfered

Freezed, Made, Identified, Interfered

Froze, Made, Identifyed, Interfered

Froze, Maked, Identified, Interfered

'Freeze' and 'Make' have unique simple past form and they are known as IRREGULAR VERBS. Note that IDENTIFY is similar to CRY and not DESTROY

8 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Beg, Chop, Ship and Drag.

Beg, Chop, Shipied, Drag

Beg, Chopd, Ship, Drag

Beged, Chop, Ship, Drag

Begged, Chopped, Shipped, Dragged

Note that all the four verbs do not follow the D/ED/IED rule, but add an additional last letter before adding ED

9 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Fly, Contain, Fill and Hate.

Flyed, Contained, Filled, Hated

Flew, Contained, Filled, Hated

Flied, Contained, Filled, Hated

Flyd, Contained, Filled, Hated

Except for 'Fly', the other verbs follow the 'adding D/ED/IED rule'. 'Fly' does not follow the rule followed by other verbs which end in 'Y', such as CRY. The past form of 'Fly' is FLEW and this verb is called an IRREGULAR VERB. Other examples of irregular verbs are HAVE-HAD, LAY-LAID and GROW-GREW

10 .

Find the correct simple past forms of - Feel, Swim, Send and Think.

Felt, Swam, Sented, Thought

Felt, Swam, Sent, Thought

Felt, Swimmed, Sent, Thought

Feeled, Swam, Sent, Thought

All of these are Irregular Verbs

Author: V T Narendra