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GRAMMAR CROSSWORD
PAST SIMPLE (IRREGULAR VERBS)
 Read the clues and fill in the missing words.
Yesterday, I …
1 2
ACROSS
B R O U G H T
1. my lunch to work.
4. to do my homework.
3 4 5 6. the answer to a question.
W F T
9. an e-mail to my friend.
6
K 11. at a bus stop for 10 minutes.
7 12. my favorite magazine.
C
15. a mistake on a test.
8
17. a picture of a tree.
H 19. the pen. I still have it.
9
S 23. ten dollars at a store.
10 24. a ball at the park.
F
26. in an airplane.
11 12 13
S R D 28. was late, but they on time.

14
29. my car to a park.

DOWN
1. an egg on the floor.
15 16 D 18 2. about a difficult problem.
M E W
3. to the library to read a book.
5. my little brother to a cinema.
19 20
7. the blue pen, not the red one.
L 8. a baby in my arms.
21 10. a sock under my bed.
S
11. in a swimming pool.
22 23
C S 12. my bicycle to school.
24 25 13. a glass of orange juice.
C H
14. my homework.
16. didn’t breakfast.
18. a story about a princess.
26 27 28
F W W 20. my key. I couldn’t find it.
21. my brother’s cookie.
22. to class late.
29 25. a strange sound at midnight.
D
27. very happy.

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NAME: DATE:

GRAMMAR CROSSWORD
PAST SIMPLE (IRREGULAR VERBS)
 ANSWERS
Yesterday, I …
1 2
ACROSS
B R O U G H T
1. my lunch to work.
R H 4. to do my homework.
3 4 5 6. the answer to a question.
O W F O R G O T 9. an e-mail to my friend.
6
11. at a bus stop for 10 minutes.
K N E W U O
7 12. my favorite magazine.
E N G C O 15. a mistake on a test.
8
17. a picture of a tree.
T H H H K 19. the pen. I still have it.
9
23. ten dollars at a store.
S E N T O
10 24. a ball at the park.
F L S 26. in an airplane.
11 12 13
28. was late, but they on time.
S T O O D R E A D 29. my car to a park.
14
W U D O R DOWN
A N I D A 1. an egg on the floor.
15 16 17 18 2. about a difficult problem.
M A D E D R E W N 3. to the library to read a book.
5. my little brother to a cinema.
A R K 7. the blue pen, not the red one.
19 20
K E P T L O 8. a baby in my arms.
21 10. a sock under my bed.
O T S 11. in a swimming pool.
22 23
12. my bicycle to school.
C S P E N T
24 25 13. a glass of orange juice.
C A U G H T O 14. my homework.
16. didn’t breakfast.
M E L 18. a story about a princess.
26 27 28
20. my key. I couldn’t find it.
F L E W A W E R E
21. my brother’s cookie.
A R 22. to class late.
29
25. a strange sound at midnight.
S D R O V E 27. very happy.

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CROSSWORD ALL Things Grammar
Grammar Focus Past Simple (Irregular Verbs)
Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

Across words: Writing Practice:
Following the crossword, have your
(1) brought students write a story in the past tense
(4) forgot by using as many of the past tense verbs
(6) knew as they can. You might want to stimulate
(9) sent ideas by providing a title (for example: “My
(11) stood Day at the Beach” or “My Last Weekend”,
(12) read etc.).
(15) made
(17) drew Speaking Practice:
(19) kept Alternatively, have your students sit together
(23) spent in small groups; each student takes a turn
(24) caught and uses a past tense verb to make a sentence
(26) flew that, put together with their partners’
(28) were sentences, tells a story.
(29) drove

Down words:

(1) broke
My NOTES:
(2) thought
(3) went
(5) took
(7) chose
(8) held
(10) found
(11) swam
(12) rode
(13) drank
(14) did
(16) eat
(18) wrote
(20) lost
(21) stole
(22) came
(25) heard
(27) was

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