IRREGULAR VERB exercise 1 - OUP

Irregular Verb List

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IRREGULAR VERB exercise 1

DIRECTIONS: Select the correct forms of irregular verbs in the following exercises. 1. The skunk [stinked/stank/stunk] up the house so much that Jake [sticked/stuck] an air freshener in every room. 2. I [saw/seen] Andrea Monday before she [learned/learnt] of her father's accident. 3. At the homecoming celebration students [burnt/burned] the effigy of their football opponent, which they had [hanged/hung] near the bonfire. 4. The quarterback [throwed/threw] a pass to a player that he [mistaked/mistook] for one of his own receivers. 5. Woodrow was [lead/led] from the courtroom after he had [pleaded/pled] guilty. 6. I [lay/laid] awake in bed until the sun [rose/raised]. 7. Steve [kneeled/knelt] praying for an hour and [wringed/wrung] his hands as he waited for an answer. 8. Some soldiers [treaded/trod] carefully across the field while others [digged/dug] foxholes preparing for battle. 9. The bandits [fleed/fled] the scene in a stolen car and [weaved/wove] their way through heavy traffic.

10. Having [borne/bore] the heavy bag for so long, Saul finally [lay/laid] it on the ground.

IRREGULAR VERB exercise 2

DIRECTIONS: Select the correct forms of irregular verbs in the following exercises. 1. Lillian had [become/became] so disillusioned that she [set/sat] down and cried. 2. We had [sung/sang] three songs before most of the audience had [began/begun] to show up. 3. The medic [bound/binded] the wounds while the ground [shaked/shook] from the bomb blasts. 4. Even though I [swung/swinged] the bat hard, I ended up [sitting/setting] down after the third strike. 5. The new reporter [misspelt/misspelled] so many words that it [costed/cost] him his job. 6. Sally [shrunk/shrank] from her responsibilities because the pressure had [got/gotten] too great. 7. I had [dreamed/dreamt] about eating a huge meal and [awaked/awoke] to find my pillow missing. 8. It was clear that Wilson had [chose/chosen] wisely when he asked to be [dealed/dealt] another card. 9. For 10 minutes I [felt/feeled] around for the doorway in total darkness before I finally found it and [slung/ slinged] it open.

10. Rover has [laid/lain] around the house for several days and has [ate/eaten] little food during that time.

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IRREGULAR VERB exercise 3

DIRECTIONS: Write in the blanks the correct forms of irregular verbs to complete the following exercises.

Example: He had [to light] warning.

LIT the hurricane lamp after the radio station [to broadcast] BROADCAST the storm

1. Robin always [to strive, past tense] extra time off the clock.

to do her best, even if it [to mean, past tense]

spending

2. Jenny [to lie]

on the couch after she [to overdo]

raking the leaves in her yard.

3. He had not [to ride] trail.

the snowmobile far before the wind had [to blow]

snow over the

4. Telly had just [to drive] garage.

up when the wind gust [to fling]

a large branch down on the

5. Because Joan had [to hide]

Bob's letters, her father [to forbid]

her to see him anymore.

6. The evidence had [to prove] being warned by the lifeguard.

that the girl [to dive]

into the shallow end of the pool after

7. When Sergio had [to drink] condominium.

too much, he often [to swim]

in the pool at his

8. The little boy [to cling] eyes.

to his mother until he had [to wring]

every last tear from his

9. After the pipe [to spring] the staircase to the door.

a leak, the water level in the basement had [to rise]

slowly up

10. Having [to forgive]

her captors, Lisa [to grow] silent.

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