Question

irregular verbs
read each sentence. on the line, write the past-tense or past-participle form of the verb in parentheses ( ).
1 they had ______ home to america. (came)
2 they ______ about their trip across the ocean. (speak)
3 they ______ many things to do. (find)
4 they ______ and danced on the ship. (sing)
5 they ______ pictures, too. (take)
6 jean fritz has ______ about the journey. (write)
7 she has ______ some good moments to retell. (chose)
8 some events are ______ in her memory. (freeze)
9 time has not ______ them from her. (steal)
10 she ______ her first sight of america very exciting. (find)
11 she ______ a glimpse of the hawaiian islands. (catch)
12 she has never ______ sight of them in her mind. (lose)
13 lines of poetry ______ from her lips. (spring)
14 many people have ______ this is an interesting story. (say)
15 jean fritz has ______ a reputation as a good author. (build)

Explanation:

Analyze verb forms needed

We must determine whether to use the past-tense or past-participle form for each sentence.

• Sentences with auxiliary verbs like "had", "has", "have", or "are" require the past-participle form.
• Sentences without auxiliary verbs require the simple past-tense form.

Determine answers for items 1 to 5

1. "They had..." requires the past participle of "come", which is "come".
2. "They..." requires the simple past of "speak", which is "spoke".
3. "They..." requires the simple past of "find", which is "found".
4. "They..." requires the simple past of "sing", which is "sang".
5. "They..." requires the simple past of "take", which is "took".

Determine answers for items 6 to 10

1. "Jean Fritz has..." requires the past participle of "write", which is "written".
2. "She has..." requires the past participle of "choose", which is "chosen".
3. "Some events are..." requires the past participle of "freeze", which is "frozen".
4. "Time has not..." requires the past participle of "steal", which is "stolen".
5. "She..." requires the simple past of "find", which is "found".

Determine answers for items 11 to 15

1. "She..." requires the simple past of "catch", which is "caught".
2. "She has never..." requires the past participle of "lose", which is "lost".
3. "Lines of poetry..." requires the simple past of "spring", which is "sprang" (or "sprung").
4. "Many people have..." requires the past participle of "say", which is "said".
5. "Jean Fritz has..." requires the past participle of "build", which is "built".

Answer:

No.	Answer
2	spoke
3	found
4	sang
5	took
6	written
7	chosen
8	frozen
9	stolen
10	found
11	caught
12	lost
13	sprang
14	said
15	built