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Verb Crossword

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Answer key: Verb Crossword

1FED2GL3CAME4SV5WROTE6DREWO7BO8WAVED9GO10TKOE11TOLDK

Across 1 FED · 3 CAME · 5 WROTE · 6 DREW · 8 WAVED · 9 GOT · 11 TOLD

Down 1 FLEW · 2 GAVE · 4 STOOD · 7 BAKED · 10 TOOK

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Irregular Past Tense 104

  • Arose A problem ___ during the science fair last spring (arise)
  • Ate The goat ___ my paper hat at the farm last week (eat)
  • Became Last spring our tadpoles ___ frogs (become)
  • Began The parade ___ at noon last Saturday (begin)
  • Bent I ___ down a minute ago to tie my shoe (bend)
  • Bit A mosquito ___ my arm last night (bite)
  • Blew A strong wind ___ my hat off this morning (blow)
  • Bought Before the first day of school, Mom ___ me new sneakers (buy)
  • Bound Long ago, printers ___ each book by hand (bind)
  • Broke My pencil tip ___ twice during the test yesterday (break)
  • Brought Yesterday I ___ my rock collection for show and tell (bring)
  • Built Last winter we ___ a snow fort in the yard (build)
  • Came A letter ___ in the mail for me yesterday (come)
  • Caught At the pond last weekend I ___ a tiny fish (catch)
  • Chose For my report last month I ___ a book about bats (choose)
  • Clung The baby koala ___ to its mother's back all day yesterday (cling)
  • Crept The cat ___ toward the bird last night without a sound (creep)
  • Dealt For the card game last night, I ___ seven cards to each player (deal)
  • Did I ___ all my chores before lunch last Saturday (do)
  • Drank After the race yesterday I ___ a whole bottle of water (drink)
  • Drew Yesterday in art I ___ a map of my street (draw)
  • Drove Last summer we ___ across three states (drive)
  • Dug Yesterday our beagle ___ a tunnel under the fence (dig)
  • Fed Before school today I ___ the class goldfish (feed)
  • Fell An acorn ___ on the tent roof last night (fall)
  • Felt The sand ___ hot under my feet at the beach last July (feel)
  • Fled When the thunder boomed, the rabbits ___ to their burrow (flee)
  • Flew A blue jay ___ past the window a minute ago (fly)
  • Flung I ___ my backpack onto the couch after school yesterday (fling)
  • Forgave After my apology last night, my sister ___ me right away (forgive)
  • Forgot This morning I ___ my lunch on the counter (forget)
  • Fought The two kittens ___ over a ball of yarn last night (fight)
  • Found Yesterday I ___ a four-leaf clover in the grass (find)
  • Froze The puddles ___ overnight last January (freeze)
  • Gave Grandma ___ me a scarf last winter (give)
  • Got Last week I ___ a haircut that I really like (get)
  • Grew Over spring break our bean plant ___ two inches (grow)
  • Ground Long ago, millers ___ wheat into flour between stones (grind)
  • Had Last year our class ___ a pet turtle (have)
  • Heard Last night we ___ an owl outside the cabin (hear)
  • Held Last night I ___ the flashlight for Mom (hold)
  • Hid The squirrel ___ a nut in the flowerpot last fall (hide)
  • Hung Last night we ___ our wet towels on the fence (hang)
  • Kept Long ago, sailors ___ a daily log of each trip (keep)
  • Knew On the quiz last Friday I ___ every answer (know)
  • Lay After lunch yesterday the dog ___ in the shade for an hour (lie)
  • Led Last week a park ranger ___ our hike (lead)
  • Left The train ___ the station an hour ago (leave)
  • Lent My neighbor ___ us a ladder last weekend (lend)
  • Lost The puppy ___ its red collar in the yard last week (lose)
  • Made Last night Dad ___ tacos for dinner (make)
  • Meant Sorry, I ___ to call you last night (mean)
  • Met I ___ my best friend in first grade (meet)
  • Mistook In the fog last night I ___ a stump for a bear (mistake)
  • Outgrew Last year I ___ my favorite boots (outgrow)
  • Overcame Last year she ___ her fear of deep water (overcome)
  • Overtook On the final lap yesterday, the red car ___ the blue one (overtake)
  • Paid Yesterday I ___ for my own lunch (pay)
  • Ran She ___ the whole mile at the track meet last week (run)
  • Rang The fire alarm ___ during math yesterday (ring)
  • Rebuilt After the storm last year, the town ___ the bridge (rebuild)
  • Rewrote I ___ my messy first draft last night (rewrite)
  • Rode At the fair last fall we ___ a pony (ride)
  • Rose The sun ___ at six this morning (rise)
  • Said "Watch your step," the bus driver ___ this morning (say)
  • Sat We ___ on the rug for story time this morning (sit)
  • Saw I ___ a rainbow after the storm yesterday (see)
  • Sent Last week my cousin ___ me a postcard (send)
  • Shook The wet dog ___ water all over us yesterday (shake)
  • Shot Yesterday, in the final second, she ___ the ball into the hoop (shoot)
  • Slept At camp last summer we ___ in bunk beds (sleep)
  • Slid Yesterday the otter ___ down the muddy bank (slide)
  • Sold At the bake sale last week we ___ forty muffins (sell)
  • Sought During the storm last night the cows ___ shelter in the barn (seek)
  • Spent I ___ my whole allowance at the book fair last week (spend)
  • Spoke The mayor ___ to our class last Tuesday (speak)
  • Spun Yesterday the top ___ for a full minute before it tipped over (spin)
  • Stole A raccoon ___ our marshmallows at camp last night (steal)
  • Stood We ___ in line for an hour at the fair last year (stand)
  • Strode Before the game last night, the coach ___ across the field (stride)
  • Struck Lightning ___ the old oak last summer (strike)
  • Stuck Yesterday I ___ a gold star on my chart (stick)
  • Stung A bee ___ my toe at the picnic last week (sting)
  • Swam At the pool last weekend I ___ six laps (swim)
  • Swept Yesterday I ___ the kitchen floor (sweep)
  • Swore Long ago the knight ___ an oath to guard the castle (swear)
  • Swung At recess yesterday I ___ higher than ever (swing)
  • Taught Last summer my uncle ___ me to whistle (teach)
  • Thought At first I ___ the test would be hard (think)
  • Threw The pitcher ___ a fastball to end the game last night (throw)
  • Told Last night Grandpa ___ us a story about his boat (tell)
  • Took It ___ us two hours to finish the puzzle last night (take)
  • Tore Oops, I ___ my sleeve on a nail yesterday (tear)
  • Understood After the second example I finally ___ fractions (understand)
  • Was I ___ the line leader last week (am)
  • Went Last summer we ___ to the lake every weekend (go)
  • Wept The whole audience ___ at the sad end of the play last night (weep)
  • Were The twins ___ late for the bus this morning (are)
  • Withdrew Yesterday the snail ___ into its shell as I reached for it (withdraw)
  • Woke This morning I ___ up before my alarm (wake)
  • Won Our team ___ the spelling bee last year (win)
  • Wore On picture day last year I ___ a bow tie (wear)
  • Wound Long ago, Grandpa ___ the old clock every Sunday night (wind)
  • Wrote On Monday I ___ a thank-you note to my aunt (write)

Regular Verbs Ending in -ed 35

  • Baked Yesterday we ___ banana bread (bake)
  • Carried Yesterday I ___ the groceries up three flights of stairs (carry)
  • Clapped The crowd ___ for a long time after the show last night (clap)
  • Copied Yesterday we ___ the poem from the board (copy)
  • Cried The baby ___ all through the movie last night (cry)
  • Danced At the wedding last June, everyone ___ (dance)
  • Dropped Oops, I ___ my ice cream cone on the sidewalk yesterday (drop)
  • Emptied This morning I ___ the trash can (empty)
  • Enjoyed We really ___ the puppet show yesterday (enjoy)
  • Grabbed The seagull ___ a french fry off my plate yesterday (grab)
  • Hoped All last week I ___ for a snow day (hope)
  • Hopped The frog ___ onto a lily pad a moment ago (hop)
  • Hugged I ___ my grandma at the airport last night (hug)
  • Hummed Yesterday Grandpa ___ a tune all through breakfast (hum)
  • Hurried We ___ to the bus stop this morning (hurry)
  • Jogged Coach ___ two laps with us yesterday (jog)
  • Jumped The cat ___ onto the counter a second ago (jump)
  • Nodded The teacher ___ yes to my question a minute ago (nod)
  • Panicked For a second I ___ as the lights flickered last night (panic)
  • Picnicked Last Sunday we ___ by the river (picnic)
  • Planned Last month we ___ a surprise party for our teacher (plan)
  • Played Last night we ___ checkers until bedtime (play)
  • Raced At recess yesterday we ___ to the fence and back (race)
  • Replied My pen pal ___ to my letter last week (reply)
  • Skipped We ___ stones across the pond last evening (skip)
  • Smiled The whole class ___ for the photo yesterday (smile)
  • Stayed Last weekend we ___ at a cabin in the woods (stay)
  • Stopped The rain ___ just before recess yesterday (stop)
  • Studied Last night I ___ my spelling words (study)
  • Tasted The soup ___ too salty last night (taste)
  • Tried Last night I ___ sushi for the first time (try)
  • Tripped I ___ over my own shoelace this morning (trip)
  • Walked This morning we ___ to school in the rain (walk)
  • Waved The crossing guard ___ at us this morning (wave)
  • Worried Before the play last week, I ___ about my lines (worry)

Past Participles 39

  • Been We have ___ to that museum twice (be)
  • Begun Hurry, the movie has already ___ (begin)
  • Bitten Something has ___ a hole in this leaf (bite)
  • Blown The wind has ___ the gate open (blow)
  • Broken Oh no, the zipper has ___ again (break)
  • Chosen Our class has ___ a new line leader (choose)
  • Done I have ___ every problem on the page (do)
  • Drawn He has ___ a dragon on every page of his notebook (draw)
  • Driven Dad has ___ this truck for ten years (drive)
  • Drunk The puppy has ___ all its water (drink)
  • Eaten Someone has ___ the last cookie (eat)
  • Fallen The leaves have all ___ from the maple (fall)
  • Flown The baby robins have ___ from the nest (fly)
  • Forgiven She has ___ me for the spilled paint (forgive)
  • Forgotten Oh no, I have ___ the words to my poem (forget)
  • Frozen The lake has ___ solid (freeze)
  • Given My aunt has ___ me a book every birthday (give)
  • Gone The geese have ___ south for the winter (go)
  • Grown You have ___ an inch since September (grow)
  • Hidden Mom has ___ the presents in the attic (hide)
  • Known I have ___ my neighbor since kindergarten (know)
  • Lain The old dog has ___ by the door all morning (lie)
  • Mistaken I have ___ you for your twin again (mistake)
  • Ridden Have you ever ___ a camel? (ride)
  • Risen The bread dough has ___ to the top of the bowl (rise)
  • Rung The bell has ___, so line up (ring)
  • Seen Have you ever ___ a shooting star? (see)
  • Shaken Have you ___ the juice carton yet? (shake)
  • Shown She has ___ us her new puppy (show)
  • Spoken The principal has ___ to every class today (speak)
  • Stolen A crow has ___ a shiny button from the porch (steal)
  • Sung We have ___ this song at every assembly (sing)
  • Sunk The toy boat has ___ to the bottom of the tub (sink)
  • Swum She has ___ in two oceans (swim)
  • Taken Someone has ___ my seat (take)
  • Thrown Who has ___ a paper airplane in here? (throw)
  • Torn I have ___ a hole in my sock (tear)
  • Worn He has ___ the same lucky hat all season (wear)
  • Written She has ___ three poems this week (write)

Verbs Ending in -ing 38

  • Agreeing For once, my brother and I are ___ on a movie (agree)
  • Arguing The blue jays are ___ over the feeder (argue)
  • Beginning Shh, the play is ___ (begin)
  • Being The puppy is ___ extra silly this morning (be)
  • Carrying The ants are ___ crumbs back to their nest (carry)
  • Chasing The kitten is ___ its own tail (chase)
  • Coming Look, the mail carrier is ___ up the steps (come)
  • Cutting I am ___ paper snowflakes for the window (cut)
  • Digging The dog is ___ up the flower bed again (dig)
  • Driving Mom is ___ us to practice tonight (drive)
  • Dying The campfire is ___ down, so add a log (die)
  • Flying A hawk is ___ in slow circles overhead (fly)
  • Freezing Brr, my fingers are ___ (freeze)
  • Getting It is ___ dark, so turn on the lamp (get)
  • Giving Our class is ___ canned food to the food drive (give)
  • Having We are ___ pizza for lunch today (have)
  • Hopping A robin is ___ along the fence rail (hop)
  • Letting Dad is ___ me stir the batter (let)
  • Losing Hurry, we are ___ daylight (lose)
  • Lying The dog is ___ on the cool kitchen floor (lie)
  • Making We are ___ a card for the bus driver (make)
  • Mimicking The parrot is ___ the doorbell again (mimic)
  • Picnicking Two families are ___ under the big oak (picnic)
  • Putting I am ___ my boots by the door (put)
  • Riding She is ___ the bus to school today (ride)
  • Running Look, the dog is ___ in circles (run)
  • Seeing Am I ___ things, or is that a deer in the yard? (see)
  • Shining The sun is ___ through the clouds (shine)
  • Shopping We are ___ for school supplies today (shop)
  • Sitting The cat is ___ on my homework (sit)
  • Skiing My cousins are ___ in the mountains this week (ski)
  • Studying We are ___ volcanoes in science this month (study)
  • Swimming Three ducks are ___ across the pond (swim)
  • Taking He is ___ the dog for a walk (take)
  • Tying I am ___ my shoes, wait for me (tie)
  • Using I am ___ a magnifying glass to read the tiny print (use)
  • Winning Our team is ___ by two points (win)
  • Writing I am ___ a story about a robot who loves soup (write)

How this list was compiled: Clue sentences written for this site for grades 2 to 6 and for English learners. Each answer is a form of the verb in brackets: irregular past tense, regular -ed, past participle or -ing. Every form was checked in Wiktionary (en.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 4.0) and in the American Heritage Dictionary in October 2026. Verbs with two accepted forms of the same length were left out. No sentence was copied from a published worksheet. Licence: own work

How it works

This verb crossword puzzle, printable on Letter or A4, has clues such as "Last summer we ___ to the lake every weekend (go)" for Went. The first puzzle has 12 easy past tense verbs.

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Four sets, one verb form each

Irregular Past Tense has Brought, Froze, Sought and Understood. Regular Verbs Ending in -ed is about spelling: Hopped doubles a letter, Carried changes y to i, Picnicked adds a k. Past Participles follow has or have: Gone, Written, Swum, Lain. Verbs Ending in -ing has Lying, Skiing and Arguing.

One answer for each blank

A time word such as yesterday, or a helper such as has or is, shows which form the blank needs. Where a dictionary accepts two forms of one length, as with sang and sung for the past of sing, that form is not asked for.

  • Lay and Lain are both here, clued with lie: the dog lay in the shade yesterday, and it has lain by the door all morning.

Questions and answers

Is there a verbs crossword puzzle, printable with an answer key?

Yes. It is free, with no sign-up. The answer key prints last, on a sheet of its own, so the puzzle can go to the class and the key can stay with you.

Is this an irregular verbs crossword?

Choose Irregular Past Tense under Clue set and every answer is an irregular past form, from Ate and Ran to Withdrew and Overcame. Past Participles is irregular too: Eaten, Flown, Shaken.

What grade is the verb crossword for?

Easy Past Tense Verbs suits grades 2 and 3, with answers such as Went, Saw and Hopped. The other sets suit grades 3 to 6 and English learners. These bands are our judgment, not a published standard.

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