Ana's Letter About the Juice Factory

Use irregular past tense verbs to tell about a class trip.

Ana's letter

Ana went on a class trip to a juice factory. Now she is writing a letter about it to her grandpa. Help her use the past tense.

Write the past tense of the verb in ( ) to finish the first part of the letter.

Dear Grandpa Luis,
Last Friday, my class (go) on a trip to the juice factory. We (ride) there on a big yellow bus. A worker named Ms. Kaur (meet) us at the front door. Everyone (wear) a paper hat to keep hair out of the juice.

Write the past tense of the verb in ( ) to finish the rest of the letter.

First, we (see) a machine that washed the oranges. Next, we (stand) by a long belt full of bottles. At the end, Ms. Kaur (give) each of us a cup of juice. I (drink) every drop!
Love, Ana

Ana added a P.S. to her letter, but one verb is wrong:
P.S. I buyed a small bottle of juice for you.
Which word should Ana write in place of buyed?

A. buysB. boughtedC. boughtD. buy

Past tense word work

Think about how each verb changes when it tells about the past.

Ana made a list of verbs. Circle every verb that is in the past tense.

Think of the past tense of each verb. Does the i change to a, like sit and sat? Or does the past tense end in -ew, like grow and grew? Sort the verbs.

These sentences tell more about the trip. Write a past tense verb from the word bank in each blank. One word will not be used.

1. A bottle off the belt and rolled across the floor.
2. Ms. Kaur us that oranges grow on trees.
3. Ana a picture of the big machine with her crayons.
4. Jamal a whole orange slice in one bite.

Choose the past tense

Pick the verb or sentence that tells about the past correctly.

Which word finishes Ana's sentence about the ride home?
Last Friday, I ______ on the bus all the way home.

A. sleepedB. sleptedC. sleepsD. slept

Which sentence tells about something that already happened?

A. Ms. Kaur takes us to the bottle room.B. Ms. Kaur took us to the bottle room.C. Ms. Kaur will take us to the bottle room.D. Ms. Kaur is taking us to the bottle room.

Write one more sentence Ana could add to her letter. Use the past tense of write or think.