Sort 6Unusual past tense words

present

sleep

I usually try to sleep for at least eight hours every night.

I can never sleep on airplanes.

On Sundays, we always sleep in.

past

slept

After a long day of skiing, I slept like a baby last night.

She slept through the thunderstorm.

I slept poorly.

present

keep

She's going to keep the money she found.

I tried to keep the children quiet during the ceremony.

If you're in a hurry, don't let me keep you.

past

kept

The teacher asked them to be quiet, but they just kept talking.

She kept the children in the house during the storm.

The rain kept falling all afternoon.

present

slide

Slide your finger along the seam.

I'll let it slide this time, but don't let it happen again.

His parents are concerned that their son's grades have started to slide.

past

slid

The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks.

Her purse slid out of her hands.

He slid into second base.

present

shine

Please shine the flashlight over here.

She found a sport where she can really shine.

He had a nice shine on his shoes.

past

shone

He polished the silver until it shone.

The light shone through the curtains.

The moon shone brightly last night.

present

freeze

The children are going to freeze out there without their coats.

The guard ordered him to freeze.

Some vegetables don't freeze well.

past

froze

She nearly froze to death. The deer froze in the road

as the car approached it. We froze the leftovers.

present

draw

She sat down and began to draw.

A good writer knows how to draw readers in.

We'll draw to see who will drive.

past

drew

He drew a picture of the bike for me.

What first drew you to teaching?

She drew the winning ticket.

present

sweep

I need to sweep the kitchen.

Strong winds sweep the mountainside.

Will you please sweep the dirt from the driveway?

past

swept

He swept the crumbs from the table.

She was swept toward the door by the crowd.

She swept her hair up and clipped it in place.

present

drive

I drive this route every day. I had to drive myself to the

hospital. That noise is driving me

crazy.

past

drove

He drove the car down a bumpy road.

We drove for eight hours yesterday.

He drove a nail into the wall.

present

bleed

Her lips were so dry they began to bleed.

The shirt's colors might bleed if you wash it in hot water.

past

bled

The man almost bled to death.

The red shirt bled in the washer turning his white shirt pink.

present

know

Do you know the answer? I don't know what you

want me to do. There was no way for me

to know that he was your brother.

past

knew

As soon as I turned on the light I knew that something was missing.

I knew it all along. I knew he would be able to

help me with my homework.

present

throw

Don't throw your trash on the ground. Throw it in the trash can.

Throw me the car keys. Let's throw a party to

celebrate.

past

threw

We threw our hats in the air at the end of the ceremony.

She threw her coat on the bed.

The quarterback threw a pass.

present

say

I just stopped by to say hello.

Anything you say to the police can be used as evidence against you.

What would you say to seeing a movie tonight?

past

said

I said three words before he interrupted me again.

I already said that I was sorry.

He said that he was a doctor.