VERBS IN THE LAW AREA IN SIMPLE PAST FORM

Exercise 1. Write the past form of the verbs in the list IN THE CORRECT COLUMN

VERB IN BASE FORM REGULAR VERBS IN PAST IRREGULAR VERBS IN PAST

Give legal advice

Collect evidence
Represent a client
Present evidence
Write legal documents
Review documents
Have work meetings
Visit to the notary/courtroom
Explain laws
Make contracts
Make memorials
Litigate a trial
Assist to the hearings
Look for witneses
Prepare document
Get ready for the hearing
Carry out an investigation
Dicredit the witness
Sign up a contract

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the past form of a logical verb from the list ABOVE.

1) The police officer ……………………………….. some evidence about the crime yesterday.
2) Last week, the defense lawyer ………………………………..two witnesses to declare in favor
of his client.
3) Sheila ……………………………a contract with the manager of the hotel to work there.
4) The secretary ………………………….legal documents at her office all the afternoon.
5) The detectives………………………………an investigation about the robbery at the Central
Bank.
6) The attorneys carefully ………………………the documents for the session at the
courtroom.
7) The professor …………………. the civil laws in the class last Saturday.
8) My brother is a lawyer. He ……………………legal advice to my Friends.
9) Tomas …………………………his clients in the notary’s office last week.
10) I …………………..some memorials for those people yesterday.