Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

Exercise 8. Choose a verb to complete the sentences. ___________

bind: atar o sujetar
become, bind, bide, bite bide: esperar o soportar pacientemente
bite: morder
became a doctor when he was 26.
Sam .................. Pasado:
bind = bound - bide = bode - bite = bit
bit
My kids .................. their nails as children.

Pasado:
breed, bring, burn, burst bred breed: criar o reproducir animales
brought bring: traer o llevar algo
brought some sweets to the party.
We .................. burned/burnt burn: quemar
en lagrimas burst burst: estallar o romper
burst into
When she saw it, she .................. tears.

cast, catch, cost, cut Pasado:

cast cast: lanzar o arrojar algo
catched the ball. caught catch: atrapar algo o coger algo
The goalkeeper .................. cost cost: costar (en terminos de recursos $)
cut cut: cortar
cost a fortune.
Our holiday in the Caribbean ..................

deal, dig, do, drink Pasado:

dealt deal: negociar o hacer un trato
did
Who .................. your homework, Jill? dug dig: excarvar o cavar un agujero
did do: hacer o realizar una accion o actividad
con ansias
drank thirstily from the river.
The wolf .................. drank drink: beber, consumir un liquido

fall, fit, feel, fight Pasado:

fell fall: caer o descender
fell fit fit: ajustar o encajar
Little Jim .................. over when he started to run.
felt feel: sentir emociones, percibir sensaciones
fought hard for her place in the team. fought fight: pelear, conflicto fisico o verbal
Maria ..................

fly, forget, get, give Pasado:

flew
forgot to tell you about it.
I'm sorry, I .................. forgot
got
got gave
He .................. a lot of presents for his birthday.

grind, grow, hang, hear Pasado:

ground grind: moler algo
grew up in a village.
My sister and I .................. grew grow: crecer o desarrollarse
hung hang: colgar cosas
heard the noise, it disappeared. heard hear: oir
When the fox ..................

hit, hold, hurt, kneel Pasado:

hit hit: golpear
held
He .................. the man until police arrived. held hold: sostener o mantener
hurt hurt: hacer daño o herir física o emocional
hit pray = rezar knelt kneel: arrodillarse
I .................. by the bed and prayed.

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 Pasado:
lead, lean, leap, lend led lead: liderar o guiar
leaned/lent lean: inclinarse o doblarse
led
The captain .................. his soldiers into battle. leapt/leaped leap: saltar
lent lend: prestar
lent him some money but he never gave it back.
I ..................

Pasado:
let, light, make, mean
let let: permitir o dar permiso
lit brillantemente lit/lighted light: encender o iluminar
The full moon .................. the beach brightly. made make: hacer o producir algo
meant mean: significar
meant nothing to me.
It's OK.The incident ..................

pay, put, rend, ride Pasado:

paid pay: pagar
put put: poner o colocar
They .................. the bill and left the restaurant.
rent rend: romper o desgarrar algo
rode ride: montar en un vehiculo o animal
I never .................. a motorbike when I was young.

rise, run, sell, set Pasado:

rose rise: levantarse o aumentar
el ladrón
ran away from the bank.
The robber .................. ran run: correr
sold sell: vender
sold set set: poner o establecer
I .................. everything I had except my mobile.

shake, shine, sing, sink Pasado:

shook shake: agitar
They said hello and .................. their hands. shone shine: brillar
sang sing: cantar
sank sink: hundir o sumergirse
Titanic .................. in April 1912.

slay, slide, sling, stand

Tears .................. down her cheeks.

The audience .................. up and applauded.

shrink, swim, take, tear

I .................. 800 metres to the pier.

The director .................. the contract apart.

throw, thrust, wake, wear

I .................. the kite in the air but it didn't fly.

He .................. a Scottish scarf in the winter.

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