Common Irregular Past Tense Verbs (SIFE Bridges)

“​ (a)   ” should be used when writing in the present tense. “​ (b)   ” should be used when writing in the past tense. Both words are part of the same verb form, “to become,” which means “to turn into something” or “to begin to be.”

• Become
• Became

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

​ (a)   is a past tense of begin. It means to start, begin or commence in the past. ​ (b)   is used in the present tense to show the start of an action or event.

• Began
• Begin

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

I didn't mean to ​ (a)   the window. I ​ (b)   it yesterday.

• break
• broke

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

I will ​ (a)   my Chromebook to school tomorrow. I ​ (b)   it yesterday.

• bring
• brought

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

​ (a)   is the past tense of the verb ​ (b)   .

• Built
• build

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CCSS.L.7.4A

What are you going to ​ (a)   at the store? Yesterday I ​ (b)   a bag of Takis.

• buy
• bought

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which type of Takis will you ​ (a)   today? Yesterday you ​ (b)   Kettlez Jalapeño Typhoon.

• choose
• chose

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

​ (a)   is the past tense of ​ (b)   .

• Came
• come

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CCSS.L.7.4A

What is the past tense of cut?

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CCSS.L.7.4C

Do not ​ (a)   on the desk. You ​ (b)   on it yesterday.

• draw
• drew

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D