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.
1I have washed the clothes, and now I ............... the dishes.
Wrong!
Use "will do" for a future action decided or mentioned after the present result.
2The boy ............... their leader.
Wrong!
Use "was chosen" because the passive needs "was" plus the past participle.
3Somebody ............... him as he entered the hallway.
Wrong!
Use "hit" because it is the past simple form of the irregular verb "hit".
4The loud noise ............... the baby up.
Wrong!
Use "woke" because it is the past simple form of "wake".
5Have you ............... your lessons?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "learnt" and "learned" are correct past participles of "learn"; "have" is not followed by the base form "learn".
6She seems to have ............... everything.
Wrong!
Use "forgotten" because "have" is followed by a past participle.
7He was ............... to death.
Wrong!
Use "beaten" because the passive needs a past participle after "was".
8Her hands were ...............
Wrong!
Use "frozen" as the adjective after "were" in this sentence.
9Although he had made many mistakes, they ............... him continue.
Wrong!
Use "let" because it is the past simple form of the irregular verb "let".
10He was ............... to enter his country ever again.
Wrong!
Use "forbidden" because the passive needs a past participle after "was".
11They ............... him out because he hadn't paid the rent.
Wrong!
Use "threw" because it is the past simple form of "throw".
12The drought has ............... a heavy blow to farm output across the nation.
Wrong!
Use "dealt" because "has" is followed by a past participle.
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- 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.