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To complete this crossword, use the appropriate past tense / past participle of the verb in the parentheses.

Across
1 I (see) John at the store last week. (3)
3 All my socks are (wear) out at the heels. (4)
4 Mr. Smith is a nasty fellow – he (repay) my kindness by lying to the boss and gettting me in trouble. (6)
7 (Strike) with guilt over her young son’s death, the grieving mother slid into deep depression. (8)
9 I said what I (mean), and I (mean) what I said! (5)
10 The five-year-old child (draw) a remarkably lifelike picture of a cat. (4)
11 The moment you (cast) your lot with us, you committed yourself to hardships of all sorts. (4)
15 Wanting to impress his new teacher, James (handwrite) a poem he had composed especially for her. (9)
17 I (put) my keys somewhere – now where on earth did they go? (3)
18 John (undergo) a series of treatments for leukemia. (9)
20 Oh no – I completely (forget) our wedding anniversary!  My wife is going to kill me! (6)
22 If I had known this project was going to be so poorly managed, I would not have (underwrite) it. (12)
23 Now my kids are heading off to college – middle age has (creep) up on me, somehow. (5)
24 Fearful of hearing bad news, Joan (sit) down and took a deep breath. (3)
26 We (drive) almost nine hours to get to our vacation cabin. (5)
27 I (do) not see Mrs. Brown at the library this afternoon. (3)
28 The long grass was (tread) down by the herd of cattle. (7)

Down
1 Coming home after curfew, Jack (sneak) in the back door, trying hard not to wake his parents. (5)
2 Father (make) Thomas cut the grass for the whole month. (4)
3 Jonah (wet) his lips as he thought about what to say. (3)
4 Kathy (run) the 100-meter dash faster than all her classmates, setting a new school record. (3)
5 Why are you angry with me?  I haven’t (do) anything. (4)
6 Our catering company was able to get the job for the convention, because we (undercut) the competition’s estimate by fifteen percent. (8)
7 Grandmother’s wedding dress was (sew) entirely by hand. (4)
8 Martha could not wait to be (rid) of her unwanted house guest. (3)
9 You must have (mishear) me – I never said that Miss Williams was getting married! (8)
12 I would not have (bet) that Mr. Johnson wore a toupee! (3)
13 Eventually the two tribes entered into a pact and (interbreed). (9)
14 Grandmother (hide) her wedding ring to protect it from soldiers during the war. (3)
16 Mother (withstand) the twins’ constant request for chocolate candy. (9)
17 I have (proofread) your paper several times, and could find only three mistakes. (9)
19 Why on earth did you give me a worm-(eat) apple? (5)
20 Who could have (foresee) the economic crisis? (8)
21 Peter (beat) his brother in the 100-yard dash. (4)
22 Father went to bed early because he had an (upset) stomach. (5)
23 Have you (come) to a decision yet? (4)
25 The chef (wed) the flavors of ginger and garlic to create his signature dish. (3)

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To complete this crossword, use the appropriate past tense / past participle of the verb in the parentheses.

Across
1 The junk dealer (resell) the items from the forgotten storage unit. (6)
5 The shipwreck survivors (cling) to the flotsam until a rescue ship arrived. (5)
6 John (eat) lunch late because of the meeting. (3)
7 Every week the old ladies’ bridge club (bet) five dollars on the lottery. (3)
8 Mary (do) her homework as soon as she got home from school. (3)
9 I (sleep) late because the alarm didn’t go off. (5)
11 Jerry (shoot) three arrows, but only one hit the target. (4)
12 Susan and Katie (set) the table for dinner. (3)
15 The alcoholic had (backslide) for several years after his wife’s death. (11)
17 The baseball sailed through the air, hit the window, and (break) it. (5)
18 Writing a book in thirty days was the hardest thing Mick had ever (undertake). (10)
20 The cemetery workers had (dig) three graves by lunchtime. (3)
21 Amazingly, the small henhouse was the only building on the farm that (withstand) the tornado. (9)
23 Within thirty minutes of a change, the baby had (wet) his diaper again. (3)
24 To save Jack’s hand, the doctor had to amputate the three (frostbite) fingers. (8)
25 The hunter (slit) the deer’s throat and hung the animal upside down to let the blood drain out. (4)
28 This model car was (test-drive) at the Bonneville Salt Flats. (4-6)
30 The candidate (stride) onto the stage to deliver his acceptance speech. (6)
31 The continual dripping eventually (wear) a hole in the rock. (4)

Down
1 The TV station (rebroadcast) the special every year on the anniversary of the first moonwalk. (11)
2 The old man (sit) down several times on his walk around the block. (3)
3 A clean set of clothes (lie) neatly on the bed. (3)
4 Bob and Linda were (wed) in the church by the park. (3)
5 Several varieties of roses were (crossbreed) to produce this lovely specimen. (9)
8 Mr. Smith (disprove) the rumor that had been spreading around the high school. (9)
10 We (test-drive) ten cars before we finally settled on a new Mercedes. (4-5)
13 At the insistence of the coach, the pitcher (throw) the game. (5)
14 I never (understand) why some people spend so much money on a lavish vacation. (10)
16 The baby (catch) chickenpox from her older sister. (6)
19 Some laws have had to be (rewrite) to reflect modern technology. (9)
22 Jack (outbid) everyone else at the auction. (6)
23 Patty (be) late on her first day of school. (3)
26 Hansel and Gretel were (lose) in the woods. (4)
27 Matt (tear) his pants on a nail. (4)
29 I (see) what you did there, you sneaky brat. (3)

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