Worksheet: Correct the Past Tense Mistakes!
Name: _______________
Class: _______________
Date: _______________
Instructions: Each sentence has ONE mistake in the past tense. Underline the error and write the correct
past tense verb on the line.
1. She walk to school yesterday. → _______________
2. They eats pizza for dinner last night. → _______________
3. I see a beautiful rainbow this morning. → _______________
4. We swim in the pool last weekend. → _______________
5. He bring his lunch to school. → _______________
6. The baby crys all night. → _______________
7. My mom maked a delicious cake. → _______________
8. You drink all the juice! → _______________
9. The students studyed for the test. → _______________
10. She writed a letter to her friend. → _______________
11. We sleeped late on Saturday. → _______________
12. The dog run away from home. → _______________
13. They builded a sandcastle at the beach. → _______________
14. I catched a big fish yesterday. → _______________
15. He teached us how to play chess. → _______________
16. The sun shined brightly all day. → _______________
17. She drawed a picture of her family. → _______________
18. We rided our bikes in the park. → _______________
19. The phone ringed all morning. → _______________
20. They fighted about the game. → _______________
The Lost Puppy Adventure (Find & Correct 20 Past Tense
Mistakes)
Last Saturday, my friends and I go (1) to the park. While we played soccer,
we heared (2) a small barking sound. We runned (3) toward the noise
and finded (4) a tiny brown puppy behind a tree!
The puppy looked scared. I tryed (5) to pet it, but it runned (6) away. My
friend Lisa sayed (7), "Let's follow it!" We walked carefully until the
puppy stoped (8) near a river.
Suddenly, it falled (9) into the water! Without thinking, I jumped in
and catched (10) the puppy. My clothes becomed (11) completely wet, but
I feeled (12) happy.
We taked (13) the puppy home and gived (14) it some milk.
Lisa maked (15) a "Lost Dog" poster while I dryed (16) the puppy with a
towel. Later that day, a woman called us - she loset (17) her puppy!
When she comed (18) to our house, the puppy runned (19) to her happily.
The woman thanked us and even payed (20) us some money as a reward!
Our Camping Disaster
Last summer, my family and I go ) camping in the mountains. Before we left, I ask my brother, "Do you
think we'll have good weather?" He replyed , "In my opinion, it will be sunny all weekend!"
When we arrived, dark clouds appeared. My mom sayed , "I believe we should set up the tent quickly."
But Dad tryed to be optimistic: "Maybe the rain will stop soon!"
As we builded the tent, I telled my brother, "I think this was a bad idea!" He argued , "In my view,
adventures need some challenges!"
Suddenly, heavy rain beginned . Water runned into our tent! "What should we do now?" I shouted . My
sister suggested, "Let's go home!" but Dad insisted , "We can fix this!"
The next morning, our food becomed soggy. I commented , "Personally, I think camping is overrated!"
My brother laugh and agreed, "You might be right this time!"
We packed our wet things and drived home. When Grandma asked , "How was your trip?" we all
answered together, "It was terrible!"
Looking back, Mom add , "But at least we have a funny story to tell!"
Student Task:
1. Find and correct all 20 numbered past tense mistakes
2. Circle all opinion expressions (e.g., "In my opinion...")
3. Underline all question expressions
