CHAPTER 2. PAST TIME (5) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 2. PAST TIME

EXERCISE 11. Simple past: Irregular verbs. Directions: 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 broke 3 Ann didn't throw her old shoes away. She ________ them because they ________ comfortable. 4 1 ________ an interesting article in the newspaper yesterday. 5 Jack ________ his pocketknife at the park yesterday. This morning he ________ back to the park to look for it. Finally, he ________ it in the grass. He was glad to have it back. 6 Mr. Litovchenko was very happy but a little nervous when he ________ 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. 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. 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 2:00A.M., so I ________ up to investigate. 18 Sam ran the fastest, so he ________ the race. 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. 20 Steve ________ on the campfire to make it burn. 21 When I went fishing yesterday, I ________ a fish right away. But the fish was too small to keep. I carefully returned it to the water. It quickly ________ away. 22 Amanda ________ a lie. I didn't believe her because I ________ the truth.

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