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Grade 3 Irregular Past-Tense Verbs Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · English

Unit 1: Grammar & UsageVerbs & TensesCCSS L.3.1d

Past tense and past participle forms of common irregular verbs like go–went–gone. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Irregular Past-Tense Verbs

Grade 3 · English

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Learning goal: Verbs & Tenses · CCSS L.3.1d

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Write the past tense of 'sing'.

Answer: sang

RememberVerb tenses

Pastwalked, ranPresentwalk(s), run(s)Futurewill walk, will runIrregular verbs change shape: go → went, eat → ate, see → saw
Part A

Write the past tense of each word.

  1. 1go
  2. 2break
  3. 3begin
  4. 4swim
  5. 5run
  6. 6fly
  7. 7keep
  8. 8sit
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 9

    'maked' is not a real word. What is the correct past tense of 'make'?

  2. 10

    'comed' is not a real word. What is the correct past tense of 'come'?

  3. 11

    'throwed' is not a real word. What is the correct past tense of 'throw'?

  4. 12

    'sitted' is not a real word. What is the correct past tense of 'sit'?

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  1. 1.went
  2. 2.broke
  3. 3.began
  4. 4.swam
  5. 5.ran
  6. 6.flew
  7. 7.kept
  8. 8.sat
  9. 9.made
  10. 10.came
  11. 11.threw
  12. 12.sat
  13. ★a stamp (challenge corner)

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