Irregular Verbs Exercise
Fill in the blanks using the appropriate form of the verb.
1. I …………………….. the bell twice but no one opened the door.
ring
rang
rung
Rang is the past tense of ring.
2. Have you ………………………. your violin?
bring
bringed
brought
Brought is the past tense of bring.
3. Your cat has ……………………… all the milk.
drink
drank
drunk
Drunk is the past participle form of drink. We use the past participle after drink.
4. She ………………………….. the clothes dry.
wring
wrung
wringed
Wrung is the past tense of wring.
5. They …………………………. a deep well.
dig
dug
digged
Dug is the past tense of dig.
6. I …………………………. the whole day in bed.
spend
spent
spended
Spent is the past tense of spend.
7. The place ……………………….. of damp.
smelled
smelt
Either could be used here
The past tense of smell can be smelled or smelt.
8. She ………………………….. like a star at the party.
shine
shined
shone
Shone is the past tense of shine.
9. I ………………………… some juice on the carpet.
spilled
spilt
Either could be used here
The past tense of spill is spilled or spilt.
10. Suddenly a brilliant idea …………………………… me.
strike
struck
struk
Struck is the past tense of strike.
11. He was wearing a ………………………….. shirt.
torn
tored
tore
Torn is the past tense of tear.
12. I ………………………… up hearing a noise.
waked
woke
woked
Woke is the past tense of wake.
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Answers
1. I rang the bell twice but no one opened the door.
2. Have you brought your violin?
3. Your cat has drunk all the milk.
4. She wrung the clothes dry.
5. They dug a deep well.
6. I spent the whole day in bed.
7. The place smelled / smelt of damp.
8. She shone like a star at the party.
9. I spilled / spilt some juice on the carpet.
10. Suddenly a brilliant idea struck me.
11. He was wearing a torn shirt.
12. I woke up hearing a noise.