Grammar and Language Workbook

Unit 3, Verbs 95

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Grammar

Lesson 22

Irregular Verbs II

With some irregular verbs, the past form ends in -ew, and the past participle ends

in -wn.

BASE FORM PAST FORM PAST PARTICIPLE

blow blew blown

draw drew drawn

fly flew flown

grow grew grown

know knew known

With other irregular verbs, the base form, past form, and past participle are all the

same.

BASE FORM PAST FORM PAST PARTICIPLE

cut cut cut

let let let

With others, the past form and the past participle do not follow any pattern.

BASE FORM PAST FORM PAST PARTICIPLE

be was, were been

do did done

go went gone

wear wore worn

Exercise 1 Write in the blank the past form of the irregular verb in parentheses.

Ms. Chandra’s class [ grew tomatoes. (grow)

1.Aunt Karin [ cut my hair last night. (cut)

2.The wind [ blew down four trees. (blow)

3.She [ wore her hair in a braid. (wear)

4.My mother [ let me spend the night at Sandra’s house. (let)

5.Miriam [ knew all the answers. (know)

6.To m [ tore up lettuce for the salad. (tear)

7.Damon [ was the first to eat all the berries he picked. (be)

8.My brother [ grew five inches last year. (grow)

9.I [ cut out only recent photos. (cut)