Master Past Tense Verbs: Regular and Irregular Forms Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is the past tense form of the irregular verb 'eat':

Accepted Answer

eaten

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eat

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eated

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eatest

Question 2

Which of the following sentences correctly employs the past tense form of the verb 'write':

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He wrote a letter.

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He writted a letter.

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He write a letter.

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He writes a letter.

Question 3

Select the verb that correctly completes the sentence: 'Yesterday, I ___ to the library.'

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went

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go

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goed

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gone

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs:

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Double the final consonant if the verb ends in '-c'

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Add '-ed' to the verb

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Change '-y' to '-ied' if preceded by a consonant

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Drop the final consonant if the verb ends in '-e'

Question 5

Identify the irregular verb form that means 'to have been':

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been

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was

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were

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had

Question 6

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past tense form of the modal verb 'can':

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I could swim yesterday.

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I can swim yesterday.

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I canned swim yesterday.

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I can swimmed yesterday.

Question 7

Select the sentence that correctly demonstrates the use of the past perfect tense:

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He had finished his homework.

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He finished his homework.

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He will finish his homework.

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He finishes his homework.

Question 8

Which of the following verbs requires an irregular form when used in the past perfect tense:

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eat

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run

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walk

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write

Question 9

What is the past tense of the verb 'go'?

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Went

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Goed

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Gone

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Gived

Question 10

In English grammar, the past tense of the verb 'write' is:

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written

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writed

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write

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writ

Question 11

Which of the following is the irregular past tense form of the verb 'go'?

Accepted Answer

went

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goed

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gone

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go

Question 12

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a verb in the past tense:

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I went to the park yesterday.

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Yesterday, I go to the park.

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I will go to the park tomorrow.

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I have gone to the park last week.

Question 13

In the sentence 'The dog chased the cat around the yard.', identify the verb in the past tense:

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chased

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dog

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cat

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yard

Question 14

Which statement about irregular verbs is incorrect?

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Irregular verbs follow fixed rules for conjugation.

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Irregular verbs often have unpredictable past tense forms.

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Irregular verbs can have more than one past tense form.

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Irregular verbs are frequently used in everyday speech.

Question 15

The past tense form of the verb 'think' is:

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thought

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thinked

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think

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thunk

Question 16

Which of the following is the correct past tense form of the verb 'run'?

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Ran

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Runned

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Run

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Ranned

Question 17

What is the past tense form of 'go'?

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Went

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Gon

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Goed

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Gone

Question 18

Identify the past participle of the verb 'speak':

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Spoken

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Spoke

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Speech

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Speach

Question 19

What is the past tense of 'swim'?

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Swum

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Swimmed

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Swimed

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Swimt

Question 20

Which sentence correctly uses a past tense verb?

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He went to the park yesterday.

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I am going to the store later.

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We will have a meeting tomorrow.

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She has been to Europe before.

Question 21

What is the key difference between regular and irregular verbs in the past tense?

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Regular verbs form their past tense by adding -ed, while irregular verbs have unique past tense forms.

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Regular verbs do not change in the past tense, while irregular verbs have different forms for the past.

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Irregular verbs form their past tense by adding -d, while regular verbs have unique past tense forms.

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Regular verbs have unique past tense forms, while irregular verbs form their past tense by adding -t.

Question 22

Which of the following is the grammatically correct past tense form of the verb 'write'?

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wrote

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writed

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written

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writedst

Question 23

In the sentence 'The boys played baseball yesterday.', what part of speech is 'played'?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Preposition

Question 24

Which of the following sentences is written correctly in the past tense?

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I went to the store.

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I am going to the store.

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I will go to the store.

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I have gone to the store.

Question 25

Which of the following irregular verbs has the same past tense and past participle forms?

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See

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Go

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Buy

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Take

Question 26

In the sentence 'I have eaten dinner.', what is the helping verb?

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Have

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Eaten

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Dinner

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I

Question 27

In the sentence 'She had been studying all night.', what is the main verb?

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Had been studying

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Studying

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She

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All night

Question 28

Which of the following is the correct past tense form of the irregular verb 'catch'?

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Caught

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Catched

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Catchedst

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Cotch

Question 29

Yesterday, I ______ my book to class. Which past tense verb correctly completes the sentence?

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Brought

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Bringed

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Brang

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Bring

Question 30

Which of the following sentences uses the past tense correctly?

Accepted Answer

I went to the store yesterday.

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I goed to the store yesterday.

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I go to the store yesterday.

Question 31

Identify the past tense form of the verb 'write':

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wrote

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write

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written

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs?

Accepted Answer

Change the vowel in the base form.

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Add '-ed' to the base form.

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Drop the '-e' from the base form and add '-ed'.

Question 33

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the past tense form of the verb 'take':

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I took the test last week.

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I taked the test last week.

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I take the test last week.

Question 34

Which of the following is an exception to the '-ed' rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs?

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play

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walk

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run

Question 35

Identify the past tense form of the verb 'do':

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did

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done

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doing

Question 36

Which of the following sentences uses the irregular past tense form of the verb 'break' correctly?

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I broke the vase yesterday.

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I breaked the vase yesterday.

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I break the vase yesterday.

Question 37

How can you reliably recognize an irregular verb in the past tense?

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It has a unique past tense form that doesn't follow the -ed rule.

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It adds -ed to form the past tense.

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It's a commonly used verb in everyday speech.

Question 38

Identify the correct past tense form of the regular verb 'work':

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Worked

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Wrk

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Working

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Werked

Question 39

Select the correct past tense form of the irregular verb 'see':

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Saw

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See

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Seen

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Seed

Question 40

Which sentence correctly uses the past tense form of the verb 'go'?

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I went to the store yesterday.

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I gone to the store yesterday.

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I go to the store yesterday.

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I goed to the store yesterday.

Question 41

Identify the past participle of the verb 'write':

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Written

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Wrotten

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Writ

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Wrote

Question 42

Which of the following is the correct past tense form of 'speak'?

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Spoke

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Speak

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Speken

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Speaked

Question 43

Select the sentence that correctly uses the past perfect tense:

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After he had finished eating, he went to bed.

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After he had finish eating, he went to bed.

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After he finished eating, he went to bed.

Question 44

Identify the past progressive form of the verb 'study':

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Was studying

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Study

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Will study

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Studied

Question 45

Which of the following verbs is correctly conjugated in the past tense?:

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She walked to school yesterday.

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She walk to school yesterday.

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She walks to school yesterday.

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She will walk to school yesterday.

Question 46

Select the option that describes the past tense of 'choose':

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Chose

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Chosen

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Chooses

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Choosed

Question 47

Which sentence correctly demonstrates the use of the present perfect tense?

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I have lived in this town for ten years.

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I had lived in this town for ten years.

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I will live in this town for ten years.

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I was living in this town for ten years.

Question 48

What is the correct past tense form of the regular verb "study"?

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Studied

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Studing

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Studdied

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Studies

Question 49

Identify the correct past tense form of the verb "write" from the options below:

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Wrote

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Writted

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Writen

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Writing

Question 50

In the phrase "The children played in the garden all afternoon," what is the past tense form of the verb "play"?

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Played

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Playing

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Plays

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Play

Question 51

What is the past tense form of the irregular verb "leave"?

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Left

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Leaved

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Leavs

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Lived

Question 52

In the sentence "I had a great time at the party yesterday," what is the past tense form of the verb "have"?

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Had

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Haved

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Having

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Has

Question 53

What is the past tense form of the irregular verb "speak"?

Accepted Answer

Spoke

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Spoken

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Speaked

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Spokeing

Question 54

Which of the following is the correct past tense form of the irregular verb "be"?

Accepted Answer

Was

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Be

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Been

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Are