Question

Complete the sentences with the simple past of the irregular verbs: be, begin, blow, build, do, find, forget, give, grow, hurt, keep, know, leave, make, meet, put, ring, rise, read, shake, sleep, speak, steal, swim, tear, tell, throw, write. 1. we … at the new restaurant last night. the food wasn’t very good. 2. jason … an excellent job of gluing the broken vase together. 3. the sun … at 6: 21 this morning. 4. my wife gave me a painting for my birthday. i … it on a wall in my office. 5. madlen has circles under her eyes because she … only two hours last night. she was studying for her final exams. 6. john is a good carpenter. he … the house in which he and his family live. 7. matt lost his watch. he looked everywhere for it. finally, he … it in the washing machine as he was removing the wet clothes to put them into the dryer. he had washed his watch, but it was still ticking. 8. joy was barefoot. she stepped on a piece of broken glass and … her foot. 9. danny and i are old friends. we … each other in 1995. 10. my friend told me that he had a singing dog. when the dog … to sing, i … my hands over my ears and … the room. 11. my friend … a note and passed it to me in class. 12. i didn’t want anyone else to see the note, so i … it into tiny pieces and … it in the wastebasket. 13. my mother … all the letters i wrote to her when i was in england. she didn’t throw any away. 14. no, i didn’t buy any tomatoes. i … them in a pot on the balcony outside my apartment. 15. paul was in a hurry to get to class this morning. he … to comb his hair. 16. last week i … an interesting book about the volcanoes in iceland. 17. when erica and i were introduced to each other, we … hands. 18. nick is in jail because he … a car. 19. the fish i caught was too small. i carefully returned it to the water. it quickly … away. 20. i … the doorbell for a long time, but no one came to the door. 21. amanda … a lie. i didn’t believe her because i … the truth. 22. steve … the campfire with only one match. then he … on the fire to make it burn. 23. the student with the highest grade point average … a speech at the graduation ceremony. she … about her hopes for the future of the world.

Answer 1

1. We  were … at the new restaurant last night. The food wasn’t very
good. 2. Jason did … an excellent job of gluing the broken vase together.
3. The sun rose… at 6:21 this morning. 4. My wife gave me a painting
for my birthday. I put… it on a wall in my office. 5. Madlen has circles
under her eyes because she slept  … only two hours last night. She was
studying for her final exams. 6. John is a good carpenter. He built… the
house in which he and his family live. 7. Matt lost his watch. He
looked everywhere for it. Finally, he found … it in the washing machine as
he was removing the wet clothes to put them into the dryer. He had
washed his watch, but it was still ticking. 8. Joy was barefoot. She
stepped on a piece of broken glass and hurt… her foot. 9. Danny and I
are old friends. We …met each other in 1995. 10. My friend told me
that he had a singing dog. When the dog began… to sing, I … my hands
over my ears and left… the room. 11. My friend wrote… a note and passed it
to me in class. 12. I didn’t want anyone else to see the note, so I tore… it
into tiny pieces and threw… it in the wastebasket. 13. My mother kept… all
the letters I wrote to her when I was in England. She didn’t throw any away. 14. No, I didn’t buy any tomatoes. I grew… them in a pot on
the balcony outside my apartment. 15. Paul was in a hurry to get to
class this morning. He …forgot  to comb his hair. 16. Last week I read… an
interesting book about the volcanoes in Iceland. 17. When Erica
and I were introduced to each other, we shook… hands. 18. Nick is in jail
because he stole… a car. 19. The fish I caught was too small. I carefully
returned it to the water. It quickly …swam away. 20. I rang… the doorbell for
a long time, but no one came to the door. 21. Amanda  told… a lie. I
didn’t believe her because I knew… the truth. 22. Steve made … the campfire
with only one match. Then he blew… on the fire to make it burn. 23. The
student with the highest grade point average gave … a speech at the
graduation ceremony. She spoke… about her hopes for the future of the
world.

Answer 2

1. We …were  at the new restaurant last night. The food wasn’t very 
good. 2. Jason …did  an excellent job of gluing the broken vase together. 
3. The sun …rose  at 6:21 this morning. 4. My wife gave me a painting 
for my birthday. I …kept it on a wall in my office. 5. Madlen has circles 
under her eyes because she slept only two hours last night. She was 
studying for her final exams. 6. John is a good carpenter. He built… the 
house in which he and his family live. 7. Matt lost his watch. He 
looked everywhere for it. Finally, he …found it in the washing machine as 
he was removing the wet clothes to put them into the dryer. He had 
washed his watch, but it was still ticking. 8. Joy was barefoot. She 
stepped on a piece of broken glass and …hurt  her foot. 9. Danny and I 
are old friends. We met… each other in 1995. 10. My friend told me 
that he had a singing dog. When the dog …began to sing, I put… my hands 
over my ears and …left  the room. 11. My friend …wrote  a note and passed it 
to me in class. 12. I didn’t want anyone else to see the note, so I …tore  it 
into tiny pieces and threw… it in the wastebasket. 13. My mother …kept  all 
the letters I wrote to her when I was in England. She didn’t throw any away. 14. No, I didn’t buy any tomatoes. I grew… them in a pot on 
the balcony outside my apartment. 15. Paul was in a hurry to get to 
class this morning. He forgot… to comb his hair. 16. Last week I …read  an 
interesting book about the volcanoes in Iceland. 17. When Erica 
and I were introduced to each other, we shook… hands. 18. Nick is in jail 
because he stole… a car. 19. The fish I caught was too small. I carefully 
returned it to the water. It quickly …swam  away. 20. I …rang  the doorbell for 
a long time, but no one came to the door. 21. Amanda told… a lie. I 
didn’t believe her because I knew… the truth. 22. Steve made… the campfire 
with only one match. Then he …blew  on the fire to make it burn. 23. The 
student with the highest grade point average spoke… a speech at the 
graduation ceremony. She …spoke about her hopes for the future of the 
world.