Changing a verb from present to past tense is all about shifting the timeframe of the action. Most regular verbs simply take an “-ed” ending—for example, “walk” becomes “walked.” Irregular verbs, however, change form entirely: “go” becomes “went,” and “eat” turns into “ate.” When writing or speaking, this change helps indicate that the action happened before now. It’s also important to adjust pronouns or time expressions if needed—“today” might become “yesterday,” and “is” could become “was.” Simple, but powerful!
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Last year, she _______ milk every morning.
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drink
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drinks
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drank
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When he was in Bangalore, Harry ________ football after school.
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plaid
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played
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playded
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Till 2024, I ________ a book before bed. Now, I don’t.
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read
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readed
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red
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This year, we go to the market on Sundays but last year we ________ on Tuesdays.
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goes
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went
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goed
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Now they like chocolate ice cream but last year they did not _______ ice cream.
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liked
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liken
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like
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My grandmother said that the sun _______ in the east.
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rised
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rose
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rosed
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Till last year, my father ________ in a bank.
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works
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worked
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work
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The baby _________ when she was hungry.
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cries
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cried
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Birds ______ in the morning yesterday.
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sing
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singed
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sang
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Usually the train arrives at 6 p.m. but yesterday it ________ late.
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arrives
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arrived
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arrival
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I heard that you _______ English with an American last week. Wow!
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speaked
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spoked
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spoke
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My dogs _______ at some strangers yesterday.
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bark
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barked
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barken
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He _______ cartoons every evening till 2001.
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watched
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watch
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watchen
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Till her marriage, Preeti _______ a red dress on all Fridays.
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weared
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wored
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wore
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During my school days, I _______ my room every Saturday. Now I don’t.
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cleans
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cleaning
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cleaned
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Our new maths teacher explains the lesson clearly. The previous teacher _______ very badly.
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explains
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explained
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explaining
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Till last summer, we _______ lunch at 1 o’clock.
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eats
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eated
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ate
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ated
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It _______ heavily in July till 2020.
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rained
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rain
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raining
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Most of the shops _______ at 9 a.m. last year.
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open
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opened
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opening
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My college friends _______ me on weekends but now they don’t.
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visit
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visiting
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visited
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