1. Sort 6 Unusual past tense words

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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. 

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.