A verb is regular when its past and past participle forms end in –ed. When the past and past participle forms do not end in –ed, the verb is irregular. For some irregular verbs, all three forms are the same.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.
1. I have washed the clothes and now I ………………………… the dishes.
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Wrong!
2. The boy …………………………….. their leader.
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Wrong!
Chosen is the past participle form of choose.
3. Somebody …………………………… him as he entered the hallway.
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Wrong!
Hit is the past and past participle form of hit.
4. The loud noise …………………………. the baby up.
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Wrong!
Woke is the past simple form of wake.
5. Have you ……………………………… your lessons?
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Wrong!
The past and past participle form of learn can be learnt or learned.
6. She seems to have ………………………….. everything.
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Wrong!
7. He was ………………………….. to death.
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Wrong!
Beaten is the past participle form of beat.
8. Her hands were ………………………….
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Wrong!
9. Although he had made many mistakes, they ……………………………. him continue.
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Wrong!
Let is the past and past participle form of let.
10. He was …………………………. to enter his country ever again.
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Wrong!
11. They …………………………. him out because he hadn’t paid the rent.
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The past simple form of throw is threw.
12. The drought has ……………………….. a heavy blow to farm output across the nation.
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Wrong!
Dealt is the past and past participle form of deal.
Answers
- I have washed the clothes and now I will do the dishes.
- The boy was chosen their leader.
- Somebody hit him as he entered the hallway.
- The loud noise woke the baby up.
- Have you learnt / learned your lessons?
- She seems to have forgotten everything.
- He was beaten to death.
- Her hands were frozen.
- Although he had made many mistakes, they let him continue.
- He was forbidden to enter his country ever again.
- They threw him out because he hadn’t paid the rent.
- The drought has dealt a heavy blow to farm output across the nation.
