There are many irregular verb forms in English. An irregular verb is one that does not take -ed to form the simple past tenses. Look at these grammar examples:

Regular verb - simple present: I work in a factory.

Regular verb - simple past: I worked in a factory when I was younger.

Irregular verb - simple present: I eat chocolate quite often.

Irregular verb - simple past: I ate chocolate yesterday afternoon.

Look at the grammar examples above. Then complete the exercises below by using the grammatically correct form of the verb.

(1) They __________ (fight) like cats and dogs because of that problem!

(2) He __________ (speed) away in his new sports car.

(3) She __________ (hang) the photograph in her living room yesterday.

(4) I __________ (pay) 12 euros for that book.

(5) He __________ (wind) the old clock carefully.

(6) She __________ (sink) lower into despair after losing her job.

(7) The baby __________ (shut) his eyes and went to sleep

(8) He __________ (thrust) the paper in front of me and asked me to read it.

(9) She __________ (sling) the bag over her shoulder carelessly.

(10) I __________ (wring) out my swimming costume after I got out of the pool.

ANSWERS:

(1) fought

(2) sped

(3) hung

(4) paid

(5) wound

(6) sank

(7) shut

(8) thrust

(9) slung

(10) wrung

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