Irregular Past Verbs: Paid, Wore, Knew (A2 Grammar)

pay → paid, wear → wore, know → knew.

paid, wore, knew

• I paid for lunch.
• She wore a red coat.
• We knew the song.
• Try it: Liam: Did you need the map? Matilda: No. I ___ this neighborhood well. Choose what Matilda says. (paid / knew / writed) Answer: knew — Matilda did not need the map, because she knew the neighborhood.

spoke, wrote

speak → spoke, write → wrote.

• We spoke on the phone.
• I wrote a letter to my friend.
• Try it: Liam: Did the man from the gym call you? Matilda: No, he ___ me an email. Choose what Matilda says. (spoke / payed / wrote) Answer: wrote — An email is something you write, so he wrote it.

Which past form?

Read the whole conversation. Its meaning tells you which past form fits.

• It was cold, so I wore a warm coat.
• Try it: Liam: How did you know about the party? Matilda: A nurse at the clinic ___ me. Choose what Matilda says. (wore / told / payed) Answer: told — The nurse gave Matilda the news, so she told her.