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Irregular Verbs: Practice

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Fill in the blanks with :

• the infinitive of the verb: (to go) • the past simple (onvoltooid verleden tijd): (went) • the past participle (voltooid deelwoord): (gone)

1. To go went gone

2. ………………….saw …………………..

3. ………………… ……………………..had

4. break …………………….. ……………..

5. ………………….. sang …………………..

6. fly ………………… …………………..

7. ……………….. did …………………...

8. become ……………… ……………

9. ……………….. …………………..won

10. ………………… threw ……………..

11. tell ………………… ………………...

12. ………………… ……………….rung

13. ……………… ………………...made

14. quit ………………… ………………..

15. ……………… heard ………………..

16. ………………. …………………paid

17. run ………………. …………………

18. ……………… ………………..worn

19. put …………………. ……………..

20. ……………. sold …………………

21. ……………….. thought ……………

22. ………………..………………begun

23. read ………………. ……………….

24. ……………… …………………..met

25. ………………… …………………left

26. ……………… dealt …………………

27. ………………. ……………misheard

28. ………………. ground ……………..

29. ……………… bid …………………...

30. ………………… ………withdrawn

31. overthrow……………… ……………

32. ………………. ………………..upset

33. ……………… …………………...lain

34. ……………… clang ………………..

35………………. ……………….spread

36. flee ……………..……. ……………

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Fill in: Simple Past Tense or Past Participle Last October we …………………(to swim) in the lagoon, out where the old freighter had ……………………(to sink). We …………………………(to ride) our bikes to the park and Bobby ……………………….(to lead) us to Bristle Cove where we ……………………..(to dive) off the rocks into the cold water. It …………………(to be) late in the season, but the water had not …………………………….(to freeze), and we …………………….(to wear) wetsuits. He ……………………(to fly) to Vancouver in September. He ……………………..(to choose) to fly United Airlines, which had ………………………….(to run) ads all that summer.) His grandchildren had ……………………….(to grow) up there and he hadn't ………………………(to see) them in years. He hadn't ……………………………(to write) to them or ……………………………….(to speak) on the phone with them either. At the Vancouver airport, he ………………………..(to drag) his suitcase to a rental car and ………………………….(to drive) to their home to surprise them. He …………………………(to take) his time walking up the driveway, and then he ……………………….(to ring) the doorbell. Juan ………………………(to lie) on the couch and his sister …………………….(to sit) on the floor nearby. Gordo, their hairy dog, …………………..(to shake) himself violently and Juan …………………..(to rise) from the couch. "I ………………………….(to throw) the frisbee to this mutt all morning," he …………………………(to say). "And we ……………………..(to run) around the park twice, and he still wants to play." Fill in: Past Simple or Past Participle: 1. The chicken ………………………(to breed) a golden egg last night.

2. They have ……………………..(to split) as soon as they saw the police arriving.

3. He was ……………………….. (to sweep) away from the moment he saw her.

4. He had only……………………………….(to lay) in the grass a few minutes when

it started to rain.

5. He …………………………..(to fling) his sweater over the chair and disappeared.

6. They…………………..………..(to forecast) bad weather but there isn't a cloud in

the sky.

7. His appeal in court was…………………………..………………………………..(to override)

8. She ……………………..(to seek) to find a Tudorhouse but she couldn't afford it

9. He has …………………………(to shed) his fears and he has jumped off the cliff.

10. He …..…………………………..(to forbid) them explicitly but they didn't listen.

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11. They have ………………….……………….(to slide) down the hill in a toboggan.

12. The thief was not ……………………………..……………(to catch) until yesterday.

13. They ……………………………………………….(to cut) the pie into six even pieces.

Give the infinitive and translate into Dutch 1. shone:……………………………………… 2. torn:………………………………………… 3. stank:………………………………………. 4. stuck:………………………………………. 5. lit:…………………………………………….

6. dug:…………………………………………. 7. bet:………………………………………….. 8. awoke:…………………………………….. 9. borne:……………………………………… 10. bound:…………………………………

Fill the gaps with the past participle (=voltooid deelwoord) of the verb: 1) Julie wasn't at home, she had ……………………..(go) to the shops.

2) We've already ………………………………(have) lunch.

3) This was the first time she had ……………………….(do) her homework.

4) They have ……………………………..(begin) painting the living room.

5) We have ……………………………….(keep) this secret for three years.

6) He has never ………………………………….(drive) a motorbike before.

7) I have ……………………………..(be) sick all week.

8) By the time we arrived, the children had ………………(eat) all the chocolate.

9) The books had …………………..(fall) off the table and were all over the floor.

10) "Are you okay?" "I've ………………………(feel) better".

11) I'd ……………………..(lend) my umbrella to John, so I got wet.

12) I've been looking for ages but I haven't ………………..(find) my keys yet.

13) The birds have ………………………….(fly) south for the winter.

14) She has finally ………………………………..(come).

15) Don't worry, we haven't ……………………………(forget) about the meeting.

16) It had ……………………………(become) very cold, so we went inside.

17) You have ………………………..(buy) a lot of clothes recently.

18) I'd ………(get) a lovely new bike for my birthday, so I was keen to try it.

19) She'd …………………………..(bring) a cake to the party, but we didn't eat it.

20) Have you ……………………….…………………(choose) your university yet?

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21) Have you ever ………………………………….(drink) Turkish coffee?

22) I've ………………………………………(give) some money to Julia.

23) Had you …………………….(hear) of this band before you came to the USA?

24) She has …………………………(know) about this problem for three months.

25) Why has John ……………………………..(leave) already?

Fill in the Past Simple:

1) I ……………………….(come) to England in 1993.

2) She ……………………….(stand) under a tree to shelter from the rain.

3) They ………………………………(do) their homework yesterday.

4) We …………………..(sing) too much last night - I have a sore throat!.

5) He already …………………………(eat) all the cake.

6) The child …………………………(fall) off his bicycle.

7) It ………………………….(take) three hours to drive to Paris.

8) I ………………………..(find) your keys under the table.

9) She ……………………..(get) a new bike for her birthday.

10) She ………………………….(sell) her house last year.

11) We …………………………..(go) to New York in January.

12) Finally my mother …………………………(let) me go to a party.

13) It ……………………..(be) cold last night.

14) I ……………………(meet) John at the weekend.

15) Lucy ……………………(pay) the bill before leaving the restaurant.

16) We ………………………(see) the new film yesterday.

17) She ………………………(wear) her new coat to the party.

18) I …………………………….(think) my football team would win.

19) They ……………………….(put) their bags in the bedroom.

20) Billy ……………………….(run) after the bus.

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Crossword

Across 3Hot drink typical of England (3) 8Set for receiving music and other programmes (5) 9Animal with a very long neck (7) 10Think of as true (7) 11Map (especially of the sea) (5) 12Your father's daughter (6) 14Past participle of hide (6) 15Far away; --- control for changing the programme on the television or video (6) 17Simple past of become (6) 20Country, capital city New Delhi (5) 21Simple past of relate (7) 24A pain in the organ of hearing (7) 25Simple past of speak (5) 26Simple past of sit (3)

Down 1Native of the Middle East (4) 2Grown-ups (6) 3 Simple past of tear (4) 4To think the same as someone else (5) 5A rehearsal (8) 6Very worried or scared (6) 7A group of words starting with a capital letter and ending with a full stop (8) 12Came through some disaster O.K. (8) 13Way in (8) 16New, up-to-date (6) 18Person who writes books (6) 19I cry, you cry but he --- (5) 22Simple past of lose (4) 23Simple past of draw (4)

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!Careful! LIE versus LAY

Present Past Past Participle lie, lying (to tell a falsehood) I lied to my mother. I have lied under

oath.

lie, lying (to recline) I lay on the bed because I was tired.

He has lain in the grass.

lay, laying (to put, place)

I laid the baby in her cradle.

We have laid the dishes on the table.

After laying down his weapon, the soldier lay down to sleep. Will you lay out my clothes while I lie down to rest? SIT versus SET

Present Past Past Participle sit (to be seated or come to resting position)

I sat in my favorite chair.

You have sat there for three hours.

set (to put or place) I set my glass on the table.

She has set her books on my desk again.

Let's set the table before we sit down to rest.

RISE versus RAISE

Present Past Past Participle rise (steady or customary upward movement)

The balloon rose into the air.

He has risen to a position of power.

raise (to cause to rise) They raised their hands because they knew the answer.

I have raised the curtain many times.

The boy raised the flag before the sun rose.