The Past
Not pairs - these verbs rhyme in the present tense, but the past forms are different. Can you write the sentences with the past tense verbs?
The mighty warrior Achilles [slay] dozens of his enemies.
They [pray] for rain to end the long drought.
After the loud party she [wake] the next day with a headache.
She [slake] her thirst with a glass of ice water.
He [strike] the nail on the head with his hammer.
He [like] to spend his evenings doing carpentry.
He [swear] that he had not stolen that car.
The horse [rear] up and Fred fell out of the saddle.
She got up, [sling] her handbag on her shoulder and left.
She had [bring] the money in her handbag.
He [slit] open the top of the envelope with a paper knife.
We [admit] that we had not thought of that.
Butter tastes great if it is thickly [spread] .
He loved the holidays and [dread] going back to school.
