Irregular Verbs

1. be was been
2. become became become
3. begin began begun
4. bite bit bitten
5. blow blew blown
6. break broke broken
7. bring brought brought
8. build built built
9. burn burnt burnt
10. buy bought bought
11. catch caught caught
12. choose chose chosen
13. come came come
14. cost cost cost
15. cut cut cut
16. dig dug dug
17. do did done
18. draw drew drawn
19. drink drank drunk
20. eat ate eaten
21. fall fell fallen
22. feed fed fed
23. feel felt felt
24. fight fought fought
25. find found found
26. fly flew flown
27. forget forgot forgotten
28. get got got
29. give gave given
30. go went gone
31. grow grew grown
32. have had had
33. hear heard heard
34. hide hid hidden
35. hit hit hit
36. hold held held
37. hurt hurt hurt
38. keep kept kept
39. know knew known
40. lead led led
41. learn learnt learnt
42. leave left left
43. let let let
44. lose lost lost
45. make made made
46. mean meant meant
47. meet met met
48. pay paid paid
49. put put put
50. read read read
51. rise rose risen
52. run ran run
53. sell sold sold
54. send sent sent
55. set set set
56. shake shook shaken
57. shine shone shone
58. shoot shot shot
59. show showed shown
60. shut shut shut
61. sing sang sung
62. sink sank sunk
63. sit sat sat
64. sleep slept slept
65. smell smelt smelt
66. speak spoke spoken
67. spell spelt spelt
68. spend spent spent
69. spread sprang spruag
70. stand stood stood
71. steal stole stolen
72. stick stuck stuck
73. strike struck struck
74. sweep swept swept
75. swim swam swum
76. swing swung swung
77. take took taken
78. teach taught taught
79. tell told told
80. think thought thought
81. throw threw thrown
82. understand understood understood
83. undo undid undone
84. wake woke woken
85. wear wore worn
86. weep wept wept
87. win won wun
88. write wrote written

Shy Shirley

Shirley is ashy girl.

She goes to Sha Tin Beach.

She sees some shells.

She picks up the shell and shouts loudly.

People at the beach are staringat her.

Finally, she cries for a very long time.

The Third Thief

There are three thieves.
The third thief was thin.
The thin thief was thirsty.
The thief was thirty.
The thirsty thief was in his thirty-first birthday.
The thief's family threw a cake to celebrate his birthday.
They wanted him not to be a thief any more.

Billy's Story

Once there was a mother who had a new baby. His name was Billy. When Billy was hungry, he cried, "Aaaaaaaack" and he sounded like a little duck. So, his mom called him "little duck", but not Billy.

When Billy wanted to stand up, he couldn't; and he acted like a little pigeon. So, his mom called him, "little pigeon," but not Billy.

When Billy was asleep, he acted like a little frog. So, his mom called him, "little frog," but not Billy.

When Billy wanted to greet his mom, he clawed his hands like a little bear. So, his mom called him, "little bear," but not Billy.

When Billy took a bath, he played in water like a little fish. So, his mom called him, "little fish," but not Billy.

When Billy was given a carrot, he held it with his hands and wrinkled up his nose like a bunny. So, his mom called him "little bunny," but not Billy.

When Billy woke up from his crib, he sang to himself like a bee. So, his mom called him, "little bee," but not Billy.

When Billy opened his eyes widely, he looked like an owl. So, his mom called him, "little owl, " but not Billy.

One day, Billy stood up in his playpen watching the door. When he saw his mom, he said, "MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMA MA." So, his mom called him
not little duck
not little pigeon
not little frog
not little bear
not little fish
not little bunny,
not little bee,
not little owl,
but BILLY!

Zoe

Zoe is a Zebra.
Zoe doesn't live in Zealand.
Zoe lives in a safety zone of a zoo.
The zookeeper doesn't take care of Zoe.
Zoe takes care of itself.
Zoe eats grasses for food.
Zoe enjoys its life very much.

Sophia

Sofia bought a sackcloth in Seoul.

Sofia sewed the sackcloth for her sister's doll.

Sofia's sister didn't like the sackcloth.

Sofia was sad.

Sofia said, "Why didn't you put the sackcloth on your doll?"

Sofia's sister said, "The doll looks ugly with the sackcloth."

Tense Test 3

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
1. John likes swimming in the pool of Kowloon Park. David ___________ (call) him yesterday because it ____________ (be) Sunday. They __________ (go) to the park together. They __________ (meet) their friends there. They _________ (spend) three hours in the park. They ____________ (play) water ball and ____________ (swim) in the pool.
2. Today ________ (be) Monday. John ________________ (not go) to the park. He ________ (go) to school to ____________ (study).

3. Betty ______ (be) a nice girl. She ________ (have) a violin. It _____ (be) small. She can ________ (play) the violin very well. She ___________ (know) many songs. She __________ (give) her sister a violin lesson every day. She _____ ____________ (play) her violin at home now. Listen! Betty _________________ (play) a Christmas song and her sister _____________________ (sing). Her sister can _______ (sing) very well.
4. Yesterday morning the weather __________ (be) cold. My mother _______ (go) down the supermarket to ________ (buy) some food. On the way back, she _______ (meet) an old man. He _________ (sit) against the wall of the market place. He _________ (look) ill. My mother asked him if he _________ (need) help. He said that he ___________ (want) a taxi to _______ (go) to the hospital. So my mother __________ (stop) a taxi for her.

5. Tom’s uncle, Mr Hung, left for America thirty years ago. He ________ (open) a restaurant in New York. He __________ (be) so busy that he ______ (have) no time to return to Hong Kong for a visit. Last year, he ________ (sell) his business. He ________ (want) to come back to Hong Kong with his wife. Mr and Mrs Hung have been in Hong Kong for months. They _______ (meet) many of their old friends. They ___________ (eat) a lot of seafood. They have bought a new flat but they _________________________ (not move) in yet. They ___________ (think) that Hong Kong ______________ (change) a lot since 1997. It is a crowded city. But they ______________ (like) to stay.