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PAST IN -OUGHT VERBS

 

Past forms

spelled -ought

 

 

I bring gifts

to my friends

 

I brought money

 

I have brought

lots of things

 

It fights cancer

Max fought battles

 

They have fought

all alone

 

She thinks so

She thought too much

 

She has thought

about it

 

You buy cars

You bought trucks

 

You have bought

both cars

 

 

 

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VARIOUS VOWEL

CHANGES

 

It becomes clear

It became dark

 

It has become

very cloudy

 

He comes from

South America

 

We came in

We have

come in

 

The wind blows

Leaves blew in

 

It has blown

for three days

 

He draws trees

He drew shells

 

He has drawn

many birds

 

Planes fly low

One flew over

 

It has flown

back to Paris

 

Some grow rich

Some grew corn

 

Some have grown

very tall

 

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I know you

I knew her

 

I have known

many Spaniards

 

He throws parties

He threw rocks

 

He has thrown

big rocks.

 

Some dogs bite

One bit me

 

It has bitten

many people

 

You drive fast

You drove home

 

You have driven

200 miles

 

Thieves hide loot

They hid treasure

 

They have hidden

gold and jewels

 

Rex lights fires

He lit candles

 

He has lit

the fire

 

I make toys

I made gifts

 

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I have made

many stops

 

Cowboys ride well

They rode off

 

They have ridden

far away

 

The dough rises

It rose slowly

 

It has risen

enough now

 

John writes letters

 

He wrote her

a poem

 

He has written

in his book

 

Bones break

very easily

 

This one

broke in half

 

It has broken

in two

 

I choose one

I chose three

 

I have chosen

to go

 

 

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Water freezes

 

It froze

last night

 

It has frozen

into a block

 

She speaks well

She spoke fast

 

She has spoken

to them

 

Worry steals time

You stole time

 

They have stolen

lots of money

 

You wake early

You woke up

 

Old cloth

tears easily

 

It tore loose

from the post

 

It has torn

in half

 

I wear Levi's

I wore purple

 

I have worn

several suits

 

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He sells cars

He sold many

 

Few have sold

this month

 

He tells stories

 

He told me

to leave

 

He has told

them to go

 

He shakes hands

He shook hers

 

He has shaken

our faith

 

It takes time

It took hours

 

It has taken

too long

 

You stand here

You stood there

 

You have stood

long enough

 

I understand

your problem

 

I understood

his answer

 

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I have

understood it

 

Foxes dig holes

Foxes dug here

 

They have dug

a deep pit

 

It hangs there

in the closet

 

It hung

upside down

 

It has hung

there all day

 

Glue sticks

tight to doors

 

It stuck

to his hands

 

It has stuck

to him

 

They swing

on hinges

 

Doors swung open

to the outside

 

They have swung

from the lamp

 

Cats eat mice

for lunch

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Ours just ate

two birds

 

It has eaten

three more

 

Rain falls

on the roof

 

It fell briefly

yesterday

 

It has fallen

all day

 

He finds money

He found her

 

He has found

his dreamgirl

 

She forgets

 

She forgot

all her keys

 

She has forgotten

her French

 

They get candy

They got mail

 

Few have gotten

very rich

 

We give support

We gave blood