Irregular verbs – Past Simple

Irregular verbs – Past Simple

Put the verb in brackets into the right form:

1. Jacob ____________ (bet) a lot of money on that horse that came in last.

2. My grandfather _____________ (fight) in World War II.

3. A bird ____________ (fly)in through the window.

4. The teacher _____________ (forbid) the pupils to leave the classroom.

5. Nick ___________ (have) a lot of money years ago, but now he is very poor.

6. The old man __________ (hit) the thief on the head with his walking stick.

7. It was very warm so I ____________ (leave) the windows open.

8. We __________ (read) about the accident in yesterday’s newspaper.

9. I ______________ (ring) the doorbell but there was nobody in the house.

10. This novel has ____________ (sell) so well that it has been reprinted many times.

11. Amanda ___________ (shed) tears when she heard that her cat had died.

12. The old lady was feeling lonely so she ___________ (buy) a dog.

13. The doctors __________ (do) everything they could to save the patient.

14. I ________ (drive) to the supermarket but couldn’t find a parking space there.

15. Liza ____________ (forget) her umbrella in the park.

16. I __________ (get) very angry when I saw what they had done.