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FORM 'PAST PARTICIPLE FORM PAST PARTICIPLE

awake awoke awoken lie lay lain

be was, were been light liwlighted liwlighted
beat beat beaten lose lost lost
become became become make made made
begin began begun mean meant meant
bend bent .. 'idbent meet met met
bite bit bitten pay paid paid
blow blew blown prove proved prmdlproven
break broke broken Put PU! Put
bring brought brought quit qut quit
broadcast broadcast broadcast read read read
build built built ride rode ridden
burn burnedmurnt burnedmurnt rbg rang -g
buy bought bought me rose risen
catch caught caught run ran run
choose chose chosen say said said
come came come see saw seen
cost cost cost seek sought sought
cut cut cut sell sold sold
dig dug dug send sent sent
dive divedldove dived set set set
do did done shake shook shaken
draw drew drawn shave shaved shavedlshaven
dream dreamedldreamt dreamedldreamt shoot shot shot
drink drank drunk shut shut shut
drive drove driven sing sang sung
eat ate eaten sink sank sunk
fan fell ~.,,,~wfaUen sit sat sat
feed fed fed sleep slept slept
feel felt felt slide slid slid
fight fought fought speak spoke spoken
find found ? , , ,,found spend spent spent
fit fit fit spread spread spread
fly flew flown . stand stood stood
forget forgot Yorgotten steal stole stolen
forgive forgave forgiven stick stuck stuck
freeze froze frozen smke struck struck
9" got gotlgotten swear swore sworn
we Bave . . . given sweep swept swept
go went gone swim swam swum
grow grew grown take took taken
hmg hung hung teach taught taught
have had had tear tore tom
hear heard heard tell told told
hide hid hidden think thought thought
hit hit hit throw threw thrown
hold held held understand understood understood
hurt hurt hurt upset upset upset
keep kept kept wake wokelwaked wokenlwaked
know knew known wear wore worn
lay laid laid weave w m woven
lead led led weep wept wept
leave left left win won won
lend lent lent withdraw withdrew withdrawn
let let let write wrote written
EXERCISE 10. Simple past: Irregular verbs. (Chart 2-7)
~)r&donc Complete each sentence with the simple past of any irregular verb that makes
sense. There may be more than one possible completion.
1. Maria walked to school today. Rebecca Avove her car. Olga
her bicycle. Yoko the bus.

2. Last night I had a good night's sleep. I nine hours.

3. Ann a beautiful dress to the wedding reception.

4. It got so cold last night that the water in the pond

5. Frank was really thirsty. He four glasses of water.

6. Karen had to choose between a blue raincoat and a tan one. She finally
the blue one.

7. My husband gave me a painting for my b i i d a y . I it on a wall

(>dinmy office.
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8. Last night around midnight, when I was sound asleep, the telephone
. It me up.

9. The sun at 6:04 this morning and will set at 6:59.

10. I an e-mail to my cousin after I finished studying yesterday

evening.

11. Ms. Manning chemistry at the local high school last year.

12. The police the bank robbers. They are in jail now.

13. Oh my gosh1 Call the police! Someone my car!

14. TodayVictor has on slacks and a sports jacket, but yesterday he

jeans and a sweatshirt to work.

15. My friend told me that he had a singing dog.

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 16. When I introduced Pedro to Ming, they hands and greeted each
other.

17. I the kitchen floor with a broom.

18. A bird into our apartment through an open window.

19. I caught the bird and it gently in my hands until I could put it
back outside.

, T 20. The children had a good time at the park yesterday. They the
ducks small pieces of bread.

21. My dog a hole in the yard and buried his bone.

22. Ahmed . his apartment in a huny this morning because he was

late for school. That's why he to bring his books to class.

- EXERCISE 11. Simple past: Irregular verbs. (Chart 2-7)

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Directims: Complete each sentence with the simple past of any irregular verb that makes
sense. There may be more than one possible completion.
1. Alex hurt his finger when he was fixing his dinner last night. He accidentally
it with a sharp knife. ..* '

? ' 2. I don't have any money in my pocket. I it all yesterday. I'm flat
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broke.
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3. Ann didn't throw her old shoes away. She them because they
comfortable.
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5. Jack his pocketknife at the park yesterday. This morning he
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back to the park to look for it. Finally, he
it in the grass. He was glad to have it back.
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6. Mr. Litovchenko was very happy but a little nervous when he ,J ,, his
baby in his arms for the first time.

7. I Jennifer's parents when they visited her. She introduced me to

them.

8. A: Is Natasha still angry with you?

B: No, she me for what I did, and she's speaking to me again.

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 . , 9, I dropped my favorite vase. It fell on the floor and into a
hundred pieces.

10. When I went shopping yesterday, I some light bulbs and a

cooking pot.

11. The soldiers the battle through the night and into the morning.

12. I used to have a camera, but I it because I needed the money.

13. Jane didn't want anyone to find her diary, so she it in a shoe box
in her closet.

14. I didn't want anyone else to see the note, so I it into tiny pieces
and them in the wastebasket.
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15. The children pictures of themselves in art class yesterday.

16. I have a cold. Yesterday I terrible, but I'm feeling better today.

17. Last night I a strange noise in the house around 2:00 A.M., SO I
up to investigate.
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18. Sam ran the fastest, so he the race.

I, ,: v' 19. My dog isn't very friendly. Yesterday she my neighbor's leg.
Luckily, my dog is very old and doesn't have sharp teeth, so she didn't hurt my
neighbor.
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. 20, Steve on the campfire
to make it burn.

21. When I went fishing yesterday, I

a fish right
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away. But the fish was too small to
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keep. I carefully returned it to the water.
:;i! It quickly away.

37 Amanda a lie. I didn't believe her

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