Mastering Regular and Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Regular and Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense

Practice putting these verbs into the past tense. Remember that regular verbs typically add '-ed', while irregular verbs have unique past tense forms.

Regular Verbs:

• Play: Played
• Work: Worked
• Study: Studied
• Listen: Listened
• Wash: Washed
• Close: Closed
• Look: Looked

Irregular Verbs:

• See: Saw
• Get: Got
• Sing: Sang
• Drink: Drank
• Do: Did
• Speak: Spoke
• Make: Made
• Swim: Swam
• Read: Read
• Cut: Cut
• Drive: Drove
• Run: Ran
• Sit: Sat
• Go: Went

GO > Vai | Went > Foi

Visit > Visita | Visited > Visitado

Here are some example sentences with translations:

• Como estava o seu fim de semana? => How was your weekend?
• Ela nadou ontem de manhã no clube. => She swam yesterday morning at the club.
• Eu fechei a porta porque estava frio dentro da classe. => I closed the door because it was cold inside the class.

Interrogative and Negative Forms

You were in Brazil last year. (Você estava no Brasil no ano passado).

• I) Were you in Brazil last year? Você estava no Brasil no ano passado?
• N) You weren't in Brazil last year. Você não estava no Brasil no ano passado.

She studied for her tests Saturday night. (Ela estudou para seus testes no sábado à noite)

• I) Did she study for her tests Saturday night? Será que ela vai estudar para os testes no sábado à noite?
• N) She didn't study for her tests Saturday night. Ela não estudou para os testes no sábado à noite.

My best friend was in my house last week. (Minha melhor amiga estava em minha casa na semana passada)

• I) Was my best friend in my house last week?
• N) My best friend wasn't in my house last week. Meu melhor amigo não estava na minha casa na semana passada.

They ate pasta last Saturday. (Eles comeram massa no último sábado).

• I) Did they eat pasta last Saturday? Será que eles comeram massas no último sábado?
• N) They didn't eat pasta last Saturday. Eles não comeram massas no último sábado.