EXERCISE
7.
-ING
and -ED forms. (Chart 2-5)
Diremom:
Write the
-ing
and
-ed
forms of the following verbs. (The simple past/past
participle of irregular verbs is given in parentheses.)
-1NG
1.
start
stavi-iczp]
8. hope

-
'
9. hop
.,.
t.
10. help
-

-
11.
sleep
(slept)
,
12. step

open
"
2. begin
ibe_sawbepd
3. occur
4. happen
5. refer
6. offer
7.
listen
8.
admit
9.
visit
10.
omit
11.
hurry
12. study
13. enjoy
14.
reply
15. stay
16. buy
18.
tie
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a:-
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4.
wipe
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rl
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5.
carry
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6.
cry
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7.
pray

8.
smile.
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""'Lie
is
a
nguhr
verb
when
ir

prefer
14. sign
15.
point
16. appear
17.
relax
18.
borrow
19. aim
20. cram
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RBGUIAR
VERBS
IRREGULAR
VERBS
SIMPLE
FORM
SIMPLR PAST PAST PARTICIPLE PRESENT PARTICIPLE
finish
stop
hope
wait
play
uv
finished finished
stopped stopped
hoped hoped
waited waited

in
a dictionary. It is the base form with no endings on it
(no final
-8,
-ed,
or
-kg).
The simple
pant
form ends in
-ed
for regular verbs. Most verbs are regular,
but many common verbs have irregular past forms. See the reference List of
irregular verbs that follows in Chart 2-7.
The past participle also ends in
-ed
for regular verbs. Some verbs are
irregular. It is used
in
perfect tenses (see Chapter 4) and the passive
(Chapter 10).
The present participle ends
in
-ins
(for both regular and irregular verbs).
It is used
in
progressive tenses (e.g., the present progressive and the past
SIMPLE
SUlPLE

eat
fan
feed
feel
fight
find
fit
fly
forget
forgive
freeze
9"
we
go
grow
hmg
have
hear
hide
hit
hold
hurt
keep
know
lay
lead
leave
lend
let
flew

blew blown
broke broken
brought brought
broadcast broadcast
built built
burnedmurnt burnedmurnt
bought bought
caught caught
chose chosen
came come
cost cost
cut cut
dug dug
divedldove dived
did done
drew drawn
dreamedldreamt dreamedldreamt
drank
drunk
drove driven
ate eaten
fell ~.,,,~wfaUen
fed fed
felt felt
fought fought
found
?
,
,
,,found

lose
make
mean
meet
pay
prove
Put
quit
read
ride
rbg
me
run
say
see
seek
sell
send
set
shake
shave
shoot
shut
sing
sink
sit
sleep
slide
speak
spend

made
meant
met
paid
proved
PU!
qut
read
rode
rang
rose
ran
said
saw
sought
sold
sent
set
shook
shaved
shot
shut
sang
sank
sat
slept
slid
spoke
spent
spread

Put
quit
read
ridden
-g
risen
run
said
seen
sought
sold
sent
set
shaken
shavedlshaven
shot
shut
sung
sunk
sat
slept
slid
spoken
spent
spread
stood
stolen
stuck
struck
sworn

Avove
her car. Olga
her bicycle. Yoko the bus.
2.
Last night I had a good night's sleep. I nine hours.
3.
Ann
a beautiful dress to the wedding reception.
4.
It
got so cold last night that the water in the pond
5.
Frank
was really
thirsty.
He four glasses of water.
6.
Karen had to choose between a blue raincoat and a
tan
one. She finally
the blue one.
7.
My husband gave me a painting for my biiday. I it on a wall
(>din my office.
1,
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8.
Last night around midnight, when
I
was sound asleep, the telephone

I
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my hands over my
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ears.
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.,.

22.
Ahmed
.
his apartment
in
a huny this morning because he was
late for school. That's why he to bring his books to class.
EXERCISE
11.
Simple past: Irregular verbs. (Chart
2-7)
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Directims:
Complete each sentence with the simple past of any irregular verb that makes
sense. There may be more than one possible completion.
1.
Alex
hurt his finger when he was fixing his dinner last night. He accidentally
it with a sharp knife.
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2.
I
don't have any money in my pocket.
I
it all yesterday. I'm flat
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back to the park to look for it. Finally, he
it in the grass. He was glad to have it back.
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6.
Mr.
Litovchenko was very happy but a little nervous when he
,
J
, ,
his
baby in his arms for the first time.
7.
I
Jennifer's parents when they visited her. She introduced me to
them.
8.
A:
Is Natasha still angry with you?
B:
No, she
me for what I did, and she's speaking to me again.
Pastllrne
35
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9,

pictures of themselves
in
art class yesterday.
16.
I
have a cold. Yesterday
I
terrible, but I'm feeling better today.
17.
Last night
I
a strange noise in the house around
2:00
A.M.,
SO
I
up to investigate.
,
.
,z.:.&,!/
18.
Sam ran the fastest, so he the race.
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,:
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19. My dog isn't very friendly. Yesterday she my neighbor's leg.
Luckily, my dog is very old and doesn't have sharp teeth, so she didn't hurt my
neighbor.
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