Past Tense
Directions:
Change the present tense verbs in the sentences below to the past tense. Write the verbs on the lines at the left.
Example:
_used, made_ Bruce uses inexpensive tapes when he makes recordings to play in his car.
___________ 1. Carol refuses to have her ears pierced.
___________ 2. Our ceiling is so high that we have a remote control for our ceiling fan.
___________ 3. Rita wants you to buy two cans of tuna and some iced tea mix.
___________ 4. The Dunns discuss every major purchase before they make it.
___________ 5. When he has a cold, Dad puts a dish towel over his head and inhales steam from a pan of hot water.
___________ 6. The review board accepts every nominee.
___________ 7. Gerald lights the candles and carries the cake into the family room.
___________ 8. Mrs. Lopez uses a wheelchair lift to get to the second story of her house.
___________ 9.Lucy plans every detail of her vacations, but Paul likes more spontaneous trips.
___________ 10. Salvador’s ice cream stand resembles a gigantic milk can.