Using Regular and Irregular Verbs WS #2

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

Botan and Yori had (practice, practiced) their judo techniques all morning, and they had (became, become) very hungry by lunchtime.

• practice; became

• practice; become

• practiced; became

• practiced; become

In the following sentence, type the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas worried when their citrus crops (froze, frozen).

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

We (saw, seen) a bus coming and (ran, run) to catch it.

• saw; ran

• saw; run

• seen; ran

• seen; run

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

Sonia (has washed, washed) her favorite sweater carefully in cold water and (lay, laid) it on a towel to dry so that the garment wouldn’t (shrink, have shrunk).

• has washed; lay; shrink

• washed; lay; have shrunk

• washed; laid; shrink

• has washed; laid; have shrunk

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

Mr. Mastroangelo (teaches, has taught) band at Winola High School for fifteen years and (has sent, sends) many soloists to state competitions.

• teaches; has sent

• teaches; sends

• has taught; has sent

• has taught; sends

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

The tiny island of Montserrat in the Caribbean (was shaking, was shaken) by earthquakes many times before its volcano (explodes, exploded) on September 17, 1996.

• was shaking; explodes

• was shaking; exploded

• was shaken; explodes

• was shaken; exploded

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

A carillon is played by a musician who (hits, hit) keys and pedals attached to metal pieces that (strike, struck) bells.

• hits; strike

• hits; struck

• hit; strike

• hit; struck

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

The Titanic (has taken, had taken) on water for two and one-half hours before it (had sunk, sank).

• has taken; had sunk

• has taken; sank

• had taken; had sunk

• had taken; sank

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

I would have (rode, ridden) my bicycle if I had (knew, known) how far it was.

• rode; knew

• rode; known

• ridden; knew

• ridden; known

In the following sentence, choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses that best fits the sentence:

José (found, finds) that the ankle he sprained in soccer practice (didn’t hurt, hadn’t hurt) as much if he put ice on it.

• found; didn't hurt

• found; hadn't hurt

• finds; didn't hurt

• finds; hadn't hurt