Simple past tense exercises
irregular verbs

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Simple past tense: irregular verbs - exercise 2

Choose correct verbs to complete the sentences with past simple forms.

become, bind, bide, bite
Sam ___ a doctor when he was 26.
My kids ___ their nails as children.



become, bind, bide, bite

Sam a doctor when he was 26.

My kids their nails as children.

breed, bring, burn, burst

We some sweets to the party.

When she saw it, she into tears.

cast, catch, cost, cut

The goalkeeper the ball.

Our holiday in the Caribbean a fortune.

deal, dig, do, drink

Who your homework, Jill?

The wolf thirstily from the river.

fall, fit, feel, fight

Little Jim over when he started to run.

Maria hard for her place in the team.

fly, forget, get, give

I'm sorry, I to tell you about it.

He a lot of presents for his birthday.

grind, grow, hang, hear

My sister and I up in a village.

When the fox the noise, it disappeared.

hit, hold, hurt, kneel

He the man until police arrived.

I by the bed and prayed.

lead, lean, leap, lend

The captain his soldiers into battle.

I him some money but he never gave it back.

let, light, make, mean

The full moon the beach brightly.

It's OK.The incident nothing to me.

pay, put, rend, ride

They the bill and left the restaurant.

I never a motorbike when I was young.

rise, run, sell, set

The robber away from the bank.

I everything I had except my mobile.

shake, shine, sing, sink

They said hello and their hands.

Titanic in April 1912.

slay, slide, sling, stand

Tears down her cheeks.

The audience up and applauded.

shrink, swim, take, tear

I 800 metres to the pier.

The director the contract apart.

throw, thrust, wake, wear

I the kite in the air but it didn't fly.

He a Scottish scarf in the winter.

Continue with exercise 3

See also:

Past simple regular and irregular verbs

Exercises with answers, PDF worksheets and grammar rules. For elementary - intermediate learners of English as a foreign language.

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