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Real Life Skill A Look at the dictionary entries for the verbs lose and compete.
Dictionary Usage: Finding Answer the questions.
Past Tense Verbs

lose /lu:zl v. lost /lost/, losing, loses
The base form of a verb
(for example, play, fight) to be defeated (in a competition or war): Our team lost the
is always in a dictionary. basketball game.
The past tense of regular
verbs (played) and
irregular verbs (fought) compete /kom'pi:t/ v. -peted, -peting, -petes
is always given with the to participate in a contest: Our basketball team competed
base form. against another team and won.
E

1 What is the simple past tense of lose and compete?

2 Which verb is regular? ________________ _
3 Which verb is irregular? ________________ _

B Find the verbs below in your dictionary. Write the past tense form.
Check (II'} if the verb is regular (R) or irregular (I).
/ verb past tense R I '

1 bring
2 divide

3 drop
4 get
5 go

6 hit
7 kick
8 make

9 score
\.10 throw

What do you think?

1 There are many international sporting events (the World Cup, the Asian Games,
the X Games, the Olympics). Which one would you most like to go to? Why?
2 There are many famous female athletes. Name three famous female athletes you
know. What sports do they play?

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