Exercises Past Tense (IRREGULAR VERBS) 1

Complete the sentences by using the PAST TENSE of the given verbs. Use each verb only one time. All the verbs have irregular past forms.

• begin
• cut
• drink
• eat
• find
• go
• hold
• keep
• lose
• meet
• read
• shake
• shut
• speak
• spend

1. Sue drank a cup of coffee before vclass this morning.
2. We _____ a delicious dinner at a Mexican restaurant last night.
3. When it ____ to rain yesterday afternoon, I _____ all of the windows in the apartement.
4. Christ hurt his finger when he was fixing his dinner last night. He accidentally ____ it with a sharp knife.
5. I don't have any money in my pocket. I ____ my last dime yesterday. I'm flat broke.
6. Jessice didn't throw her old shoes away. She ____ them because they were comfortable.
7. I ____ an interesting article in the newspaper yesterday.
8. Jack ____ his pocketknife at the park yesterday. This morning he ____ back to the park to look for it. Finally he ____ it in the grass. He was glad to have it back.
9. Peter was nervous when he ____ his baby in his arms for the first time.
10. I ____ Jennifer's parents when they visited her. She introduced me to them.
11. Yesterday I called Jason on the phone. He wasn't home, so I ____ to his sister.
12. When I introdused Tom to Ryan, They ____ hands and smiled at each other.

Taken From: Fundamentals of English Grammar- second edition -Betty Schampfer Azar