Irregular verbs exercises

1. You …were………… (be) up late last night!

2. We ……were beaten……… (be, beat) again by the same team as last time.

4. They ……began……… (begin) to eat their breakfast.

5. The dog got very aggressive after he …………was bitten……………….. (bite) by a

snake.

6. The station master ………blew………… (blow) his whistle and the train started to
move.

7. ………………Have you ever………broken……………………….. (ever break) your

arm?

8. Her cat ……brought…………………(bring) in a mouse yesterday morning.

9. In Shanghai a lot of highrises ………being built…………………….. (be, build) at the

moment.

10. The beautiful house sadly ……burnt…………….. (burn) to the ground.

11. That’s a lovely handbag! Did you buy it at the fake market? I ……bought………..
(buy)
mine there.

12. The boy ……caught……. ……(catch) the frisbee before it reached the ground.

13. …Have..... your daughter ……choose……….. (choose) the subjects she will study
yet?

14. The small child ……clung………………. (cling) to her mother’s legs.

15. …Did………. John ……….. (come) to the wedding last week? No, but his brother
……came……. (come) instead.

16. I’m glad you like my dress so well. It …cost………. (cost) me a pretty penny.

17. The mouse ……creeped…….. (creep) under the sofa so the cat couldn’t reach it.

18. The tailor …cut………. (cut) the dress completely wrong, so now it doesn’t fit.

19. In the casino the croupier ……dealt………… (deal) the cards very quickly.
20. The dog ………dug………. (dig) a hole to hide his bone.

21. What …did……… (do) you do? I would ……have never done…. (never, have,
do) that.
22. The artistic girl ……drew…………. (draw) a beautiful picture of her mother.

23. The alcoholic guy ……drunk………….. (drink) a bottle of whisky a day.

24. He …drove…………… (drive) the car into the wall. It was very messy.

25. ………Have you eaten already………………………… (have, you, eat, already)?

This is a common greeting
in China.

26. Today I feel quite okay. I ………felt…………. (feel) pretty lousy yesterday.

27. Last week my children ………fought……………. (fight) every day. This week they
are
much better.

28. ………Have you find……………………. (have, you, find) my keys? You were
looking for them,
weren’t you?

29. Last summer we ……flew………….. (fly) over Switzerland on our way to France. It
was
extremely beautiful.