1. The document is a past simple irregular verb crossword puzzle with 18 clues going across and down. 2. Students must fill in the missing past tense irregular verbs to complete the crossword. 3. The verbs include words like shone, cost, fought, flew, understood, read, swam, and broke.

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Past Simple Irregular Verb Crossword
All the words below are past tense verbs. Can you finish the crossword?
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Across Down
1. The weather was great! The sun 1. I to an American for the first time.
all day! 2. Jill threw the ball, and I it.
3. I $10,000 in the Jumbo Lottery! 3. My mother shopping yesterday
4. I breakfast very early today. 6. I some fruit at the supermarket.
5. My new suit $300. 9. James up at 9:00.
7. When I was a kid, I often with 10. I ten Pounds in the street.
my brother. 13. He to work in his new car.
8. I British Airways to America last 14. I a good movie last weekend.
year. 15. My boss too much at the office
11. Susie up very late last weekend. party.
12. I the question.
16. Tom four books last month
17. Andrew in the sea yesterday.
18. I dropped my Walkman, and it .
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Past Simple Irregular Verb Crossword:
Teacher’s Notes
Target Structure: Past Simple Irregular Verbs
Vocabulary: None
Level: Elementary / Pre-intermediate
Time: 20 minutes
Preparation: None
Suggested Teaching Method
Give one crossword to each student.
Students can work alone, or in pairs.
This crossword is also ideal for homework.
Answer Key
1 2 3
S H O N E C W O N
4
P A T E
5 6
C O S T B U N
7
K F O U G H T
8 9 10
F L E W U H F
11
O G O T O
K H U
12 13 14 15
U N D E R S T O O D N
16
R A R E A D
17
O S W A M A
V N
18
E B R O K E
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