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ESL Past Tense Game: Interactive Regular and Irregular Verbs Activity

Master English verb conjugations with our Past Tense game. This comprehensive activity covers 176 different verbs across 22 content sets. By matching present and past forms, completing sentences, and reordering phrases, learners build a strong foundation in using regular and irregular past tense verbs in context.


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How to Play: Master Verb Forms

  • Step 1: Verb Matching – Drag the present tense verb to its correct past tense form (e.g., "go" to "went").
  • Step 2: Sentence Completion – Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence based on the visual prompt.
  • Step 3: Phrase Reordering – Drag words into the correct order to build a complete past tense sentence.

Complete Past Tense Verb List (Sets 0-21)

Use the following lists as a reference for the 176 verbs practiced in this game. Each pair shows the Present Tense — Past Tense forms used in the game logic:

Set 1
  • Go — Went
  • Read — Read
  • Sleep — Slept
  • Tell — Told
  • Ask — Asked
  • Play — Played
  • Smile — Smiled
  • Open — Opened
Set 2
  • Fly — Flew
  • Speak — Spoke
  • Sit — Sat
  • Swim — Swam
  • Watch — Watched
  • Push — Pushed
  • Cry — Cried
  • Deliver — Delivered
Set 3
  • Wake — Woke
  • Sing — Sang
  • Drink — Drank
  • Give — Gave
  • Hear — Heard
  • Charge — Charged
  • Exercise — Exercised
  • Press — Pressed
Set 4
  • Eat — Ate
  • Run — Ran
  • Write — Wrote
  • See — Saw
  • Fill — Filled
  • Wave — Waved
  • Carry — Carried
  • Say — Said
Set 5
  • They are — Were
  • Ring — Rang
  • Win — Won
  • Learn — Learned
  • Use — Used
  • Lift — Lifted
  • Greet — Greeted
  • Cough — Coughed
Set 6
  • She feels — Felt
  • Put — Put
  • Shake — Shook
  • Turn — Turned
  • Paint — Painted
  • Hug — Hugged
  • Collapse — Collapsed
  • Sting — Stung
Set 7
  • Cut — Cut
  • Wipe — Wiped
  • Throw — Threw
  • Dry — Dried
  • Tie — Tied
  • Whisper — Whispered
  • Decrease — Decreased
  • Boil — Boiled
Set 8
  • Make — Made
  • Fall — Fell
  • Fight — Fought
  • Wait — Waited
  • Follow — Followed
  • Lock — Locked
  • Concentrate — Concentrated
  • Withdraw — Withdrew
Set 9
  • Sell — Sold
  • Meet — Met
  • Light — Lighted
  • Drop — Dropped
  • Call — Called
  • Shut — Shut
  • Guard — Guarded
  • Sneeze — Sneezed
Set 10
  • Forget — Forgot
  • Lie — Lay
  • Pick — Picked
  • Study — Studied
  • Click — Clicked
  • Skate — Skated
  • Crack — Cracked
  • Refuse — Refused
Set 11
  • Wear — Wore
  • Crash — Crashed
  • Pay — Paid
  • Relax — Relaxed
  • Leave — Left
  • Sign — Signed
  • Scream — Screamed
  • Debate — Debated
Set 12
  • Hold — Held
  • Ride — Rode
  • Type — Typed
  • Fail — Failed
  • Visit — Visited
  • Die — Died
  • Discount — Discounted
  • Repair — Repaired
Set 13
  • Grow — Grew
  • Steal — Stole
  • Look — Looked
  • Brush — Brushed
  • Jump — Jumped
  • Enjoy — Enjoyed
  • Design — Designed
  • Arrive — Arrived
Set 14
  • Stand — Stood
  • Lose — Lost
  • Stop — Stopped
  • Talk — Talked
  • Add — Added
  • Move — Moved
  • Highlight — Highlighted
  • Yawn — Yawned
Set 15
  • Do homework — Did
  • Hit — Hit
  • Spill — Spilt
  • Rise — Rose
  • Try — Tried
  • Listen — Listened
  • Advertise — Advertised
  • Argue — Argued
Set 16
  • She is — Was
  • Teach — Taught
  • Blow — Blew
  • Order — Ordered
  • Pull — Pulled
  • Rain — Rained
  • Display — Displayed
  • Cross — Crossed
Set 17
  • Get — Got
  • Bite — Bit
  • Tear — Tore
  • Build — Built
  • Show — Showed
  • Empty — Emptied
  • Encourage — Encouraged
  • Serve — Served
Set 18
  • She has — Had
  • Hang — Hung
  • Send — Sent
  • Smell — Smelled
  • Like — Liked
  • Pour — Poured
  • Exchange — Exchanged
  • Point — Pointed
Set 19
  • Buy — Bought
  • Drive — Drove
  • Dig — Dug
  • Insert — Inserted
  • Clean — Cleaned
  • Kick — Kicked
  • Control — Controlled
  • Ignore — Ignored
Set 20
  • Take — Took
  • Think — Thought
  • Dive — Dived
  • Snow — Snowed
  • Walk — Walked
  • Wash — Washed
  • Interview — Interviewed
  • Reflect — Reflected
Set 21
  • Draw — Drew
  • Break — Broke
  • Catch — Caught
  • Cool — Cooled
  • Cook — Cooked
  • Climb — Climbed
  • Construct — Constructed
  • Receive — Received
Set 22
  • Hide — Hid
  • Sweep — Swept
  • Feed — Fed
  • Dream — Dreamed
  • Dance — Danced
  • Close — Closed
  • Deposit — Deposited
  • Rescue — Rescued

Why Teachers Choose This Past Tense Resource

Teachers recommend this ESL past tense activity because it provides an exhaustive volume of practice for both regular and irregular forms. By using the exact data pairs found in the game code, students can systematically work through 176 verbs. This helps move learners beyond simple rote memorization and toward functional usage in Cambridge A2 Key (KET) and B1 Preliminary (PET) exams.


Classroom Tips

If the game feels too fast, use the settings button to turn off the timer. For more sentence-building practice, try Grammar Bubbles, or practice the Present Perfect to see how these verbs change even further.

Which irregular verb set do your students find most difficult? Let us know in the comments below!



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