TENSES T 10
Fill in the missing forms of the irregular verbs
Base form Past Tense Past Participle
arise arose arisen
begin began begun
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
deal dealt dealt
feed fed fed
find found found
forgive forgave forgiven
get got got / gotten
hang hung hung
hide hid hidden
keep kept kept
lay laid laid
let let let
make made made
pay paid paid
put put put
run ran run
see saw seen
shake shook shaken
sink sank sunk
smell smelled / smelt smelt
speak spoke spoken
swear swore sworn
swing swung swung
teach taught taught
tell told told
throw threw thrown
win won won
write wrote written
TENSES T 11
Fill in the missing forms of the irregular verbs
Base form Past Tense Past Participle
bite bit bit / bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
build built built
come came come
cost cost cost
draw drew drawn
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamt / dreamed
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten/forgot
give gave given
grow grew grown
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
know knew known
lead led led
lend lent lent
lie lay laid
meet met met
read read read
say said said
sell sold sold
shine shone shone
shoot shot shot
sing sang sung
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
I – Fill in the blank with correct tense (MIXED)
1. They ___________________ to Chicago 20 years ago (move).
2. I ___________________ a wonderful film at the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun ___________________ at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun ___________________ when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I ___________________ this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane ___________________ off (take).
7. They ___________________ to the movies only once in a while (go)
8. I was tired yesterday because I ___________________ well the night before (not sleep).
9. Shh! Someone ___________________ to our conversation (listen)!
10. When I left the house this morning, it ___________________ (rain)
11. I think Bob ___________________ for London this very moment. (leave)
12. The plane ___________________ off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I ___________ up at 7 every morning but this morning I __________ long and I __________
up until 8. (get, sleep, not get)
14. I ________________________ my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).
15. This ___________________ an easy quiz (be).
16. They ___________________ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house.
(live)
17. Everyone ___________________ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
18. He _________________________ by himself after her divorce (live)
19. I was angry that I ___________________ such a stupid mistake (make).
20. I predict that by 2020, man __________________________ on Mars (land)
21. He ___________________ his job a couple of years ago. (quit)
22. Our daughter __________________________ from the university (not graduate).
23. They ___________________ any Christmas cards last year (not send)
24. She ___________________ to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)
25. They ___________________ about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
26. Nothing much ______________________ when I got to the meeting (happen).
27. My parents ___________________ in New York two weeks from today (be).
28. I ___________________ two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
29. Unfortunately, our team ___________________ any games last year. (not win)
II – Fill in the blank with simple or progressive present
1. You can’t see Tom now. He ________ a bath. (have)
2. He usually ________ coffee, but today he ________ tea. (drink, drink)
3. I won’t go out now because it ________ and I ________ an umbrella. (rain, not have)
4. In Spain women usually ________ hats. (not wear)
5. Who ________ that terrible noise? It is John. He ________ his nose. (make, blow)
6. My dentist always keeps ________ me to clean my teeth. I hate that. (tell)
7. He never ________ to the theatre. (go)
8. I ________ this weekend in Eastbourne. I ________ there nearly every week. (spend, go)
9. My wife always keeps ________ for more money at the end of the week. (ask)
10. Who ________to on the phone? (you speak)
11. Anne ________ all her clothes. At the moment she ________ a dress for herself. (make,
make)
12. What’s that smell? Something ________ in the kitchen. (burn)
13. Computers ________ more popular these days (BECOME)
14. Everybody ________ money. It is very important (NEED)
15. This milk ________ fresh (NOT TASTE)
16. This afternoon I ________ my doctor about my skin problem (SEE)
17. How is your cold today. It ________ a lot better than yesterday (SOUND)
18. She normally ________ all the Harry Potter books, but right now
I ________ she ________ something else (READ, THINK, READ)
19. It is strange that people ________ some movies so seriously (TAKE)
20. What ________ for a living. – Well, he is a market consultant (YOUR DAD, DO)
III – Fill in the blank with simple or progressive past
1. The lights ________ out as we ________ the plans for the wedding (GO, DISCUSS)
2. I ________ on a road in the mountains when I ________ out of petrol. (DRIVE, RUN)
3. "What ___________ between 5 and 7 yesterday afternoon? (YOU DO) - I ___________ in
the Red Lion Pub with a lot of other people. (SIT)
4. The singer ___________ his best hits while the fans ___________ over the fence. (SING,
CLIMB)
5. While the woman ___________ into the bus, the driver suddenly. (GET, MOVE)
6. When ___________ that the train ___________ into the opposite direction? (YOU
REALISE, GO)
7. That's terrible! A four-year-old boy ___________ from a bridge while
he ___________ after his dog. (FALL, RUN)
8. This morning while I ___________ past the supermarket I ___________ something
strange hanging from the roof. (WALK, NOTICE)
9. We ___________ out because it ___________. (NOT GO, RAIN)
10. When Betty ___________, Ann and Jane ___________ a cup of tea (ARRIVE, JUST
HAVE)
11. The weather was bad as I ___________ in a queue for the cinema - It ___________ heavily
and a cold wind (STAND, RAIN, BLOW)
12. They ___________ in the fields when they ___________ a UFO flying over their heads
(PLAY, SEE)
13. The earthquake ___________ the region at three in the morning. Many
inhabitants ___________ in their houses. (HIT, SLEEP)
14. When they ___________ the car two years ago a doctor ___________ it (BUY, OWN)
15. Linda and John ___________ the car when it ___________ to rain. They
___________ everything away and ___________ into the house where
mother ___________ cookies. (WASH, START, PUT, RUN, JUST MAKE)
16. I haven't seen Andy for ages. When I last ___________ him he ___________ for a job
somewhere in London. (MEET, LOOK)
17. Yesterday when I ___________ home from school, a man ___________ out on the road.
Luckily, I ___________ very fast, so I managed to stop in time and ___________ him.
(CYCLE, STEP, NOT GO, NOT HIT)
18. Carol at the party last night? – Yes, she ___________ that wonderful dress she bought in
Paris. (YOU MEET, WEAR, BUY)
19. The car ___________ strange noises all the way home. (MAKE)
20. Simon ___________ an ice cream and then he ___________ home (BUY, GO)
IV - Fill in the correct forms of the verbs in ( ) .
A. Our dog Rex usually ___________ (SIT) outside our front gate and ___________ (BARK).
Every time he ___________ (WANT) to come into the garden he ___________ (BARK) until
someone ___________(OPEN) the gate. Last year the neighbours ___________ (COMPLAIN)
because of the noise, so my husband ___________ (SPEND) weeks training him to press his paw
on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon ___________ (BECOME) an expert at opening the gate.
However, when I ___________ (GO) out shopping last week, I ___________ (NOTICE) him in
the garden near the gate. This time he ___________ (BARK) so that someone would let him out!
Since then, he ___________ (DEVELOP) another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from
the outside, he ___________ (COME) into the garden and ___________ (WAIT) until the gate
shuts. Then he ___________ (SIT) and ___________ (BARK) until someone lets him out.After
this he immediately lets himself in and ___________ (BEGIN) barking again. Yesterday my
husband ___________ (REMOVE) the gate and Rex ___________ (GET) so mad that
we ___________ (NOT SEE) him since.
B. Everyone ___________ (THINK) that Gulf Breeze in the USA was an ordinary, quiet little
town until 11 November 1977. Two friends, Ed Walters and Charlie Bennett,
___________ (REPORT) a very strange incident. At first nobody ___________ (BELIEVE)
their story, but even today, both Charlie and Ed claim that the incident really
___________ (HAPPEN).
Here is part of the interview.
It ___________ (BE) seven o'clock in the evening. My friend Charlie and I ___________ (WALK)
through the park. We were on our way home . We ___________ (TALK)
and ___________ (LAUGH). Suddenly the sky ___________ (GO) very dark. Charlie
___________ (LOOK) up and said, 'It's going to rain'. Then I _________ (HEAR)a loud bang
and the sky ___________ (GO)bright green. I thought I ___________ (DREAM). There was a
huge, shiny spaceship just above our heads. It ___________ (NOT MOVE).
It ___________ (PULL) us off the ground. Seconds later we were inside it. Twenty strange
creatures ___________ (LOOK) at us. They all ___________ (HAVE) wrinkled skin and hands
like pincers. They ___________ (NOT HURT) us. They ___________ (SMILE) and they
seemed very friendly. I don't know how long we ___________ (BE) in space, but I think the
spaceship ___________ (MOVE).
Suddenly the door ___________ (OPEN) underneath us. We ___________ (FALL) out of the
spaceship onto the ground. We were back in the park again. Charlie and I just
___________(STARE) at each other. We ___________ (SHAKE) because we were so scared.
Then we ___________ (RUN) home as fast as we could. That's all Charlie and I can remember. I
know it sounds crazy but it's the truth. On 11 November 1982, exactly five years after the
kidnapping, more strange things ___________ (HAPPEN) in Gulf Breeze.
Cars ___________ (DISAPPEAR), cats started to fly and several people ___________ (SEE)
spaceships in the sky.
C. Yesterday _________ a busy day for Anna. She usually_________ (wake) up at 7 a.m., but
yesterday she_________ (get) up at 6 because she _________ (have) an early meeting. While she
_________ (eat) breakfast, her phone _________ (ring). It was her boss, who_________ (ask) if
she could arrive even earlier.
Right now, she _________ (sit) in her office and _________ (reply) to emails. She always (start)
_________ her day with a coffee and some quiet time before meetings. Later this afternoon, she
_________ (meet) with a client to discuss a new project.
