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Chapter 9 - Lesson 1: Regular Verbs

Using Regular Verbs

Complete each sentence by writing the form of the verb indicated in parentheses.
EXAMPLE: Archaeologists have discovered that music existed in ancient civilizations. (past
participle of discover)

1. Dictionaries have ____________ music as the organization of sounds. (past participle of define)
2. Some experts believe that people ____________ music by rhythmically repeating a sound. (past
form of create)
3. A voice or an instrument ____________ a series of sounds called a melody. (past form of produce)
4. Harmony is ____________ when a number of sounds are made at the same time. (present participle
of occur)
5. Throughout history, rhythm, melody, and harmony have ____________ into complex arrangements.
(past participle of evolve)
6. Remnants of musical instruments are ____________ at excavations. (past participle of uncover)
7. In ancient China, musicians often ____________ together in groups. (past form of play)
8. The king ____________ of stone slabs on a frame, which were struck with mallets. (past form of
consist)
9. Other Chinese instruments ____________ flutes, lutes, and bells. (past form of include)
10. The Chinese ____________ a gourd to make a wind instrument. (past form of use)
11. The Chinese still are ____________ instruments from many different materials. (present participle
of construct)
12. Other countries also have been ____________ music since ancient times. (present participle of
develop)
13. Music has ____________ the festivities of Egyptian pharaohs, or rulers. (past participle of
accompany)
14. Egyptian musicians ____________ music mainly for the harp, lyre, and flute. (past form of
compose)
15. Archaeologists ____________ many of these artifacts in the tombs of pharaohs. (past form of
discover)

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Chapter 9 - Lesson 2 & 3: Irregular Verbs

Learning the Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs.

Write the present participle, the past, and the past participle of each verb.
EXAMPLE: ride riding rode ridden

1. fight ____________ ____________ ____________

2. let ____________ ____________ ____________
3. shrink ____________ ____________ ____________
4. arise ____________ ____________ ____________
5. catch ____________ ____________ ____________
6. sell ____________ ____________ ____________
7. hang ____________ ____________ ____________
8. freeze ____________ ____________ ____________
9. swim ____________ ____________ ____________
10. draw ____________ ____________ ____________

Recognizing Principal Parts in Sentences.

Underline the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
EXAMPLE: She (throwed, threw) the ball over the fence.

1. The child (knowed, knew) the answer.

2. The customers (payed, paid) the bill promptly.
3. Grandfather (taught, teached) us how to whittle.
4. The high winds (blew, blowed) all night on the open sea.
5. The audience thought the judges (choosed, chose) the wrong contestant as the winner.
6. Jennifer (layed, laid) the package on the table.
7. Alice (wore. weared) a different blouse every day last week.
8. The bellboy (leaded, led) us to our rooms.
9. On Christmas morning, the eager child (tore, teared) the wrapping paper to pieces.
10. No one knew who had (stealed, stolen) the money.

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Choosing Between the Past and Past Participle.

Underline the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Remember that the past participle is used with
a helping verb.

(1) As early as 3000 B.C., the Egyptians had already (began, begun) keeping cats as pets. (2) Over the
years cats (grew. grown) very valuable. (3) In particular, the Egyptians (gave, given) cats the job of
keeping rats out of their grain supplies. (4) Egyptians (saw, seen) cats as so important that they
embalmed them along with Pharaohs? (5) Archaeologists have found cat mummies in tombs where
they have (lay, lain) for centuries. (6) Eventually, the Egyptians (came, come) to worship a cat-god
called Bast. (7) According to legend, the defeat of the Egyptian army in 525 B.C. (arose, arisen)
because of Bast. (8) The Persian enemy (knew, known) of Egyptian cat worship. (9) So the Persian
general had (came, come) to battle with a row of cats in front of his troops. (10) Because Egyptian
archers refused to shoot toward the sacred animals, victory (gone, went) to the Persians.

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