English Practice exercises -Past simple irregular positive: P2-12G

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PART 1

Be / begin / bring / buy / come / cost / cut / do / drink / eat / fall / feed / feel / find

 

1.    The children had some old bread, so they went to the park and _________ the ducks.

2.    Jana _______ her homework in five minutes, because it was easy.

3.    Laszlo went to the pub and ________ four pints of beer. Next day he _________ sick and didn’t go to class.

4.    I went shopping on Saturday and __________ a watch for £10.

5.    The lesson ________  late because the teacher didn’t arrive until 1.45.

6.    We went to France and _________ back some cheap wine and cigarettes.

7.    I lost my keys, but later I _________  them behind the television.

8.    My sister _______ down the stairs and hurt her leg.

9.    “You were quick!’

“Well, I _________ in my friend’s car, so it didn’t take much time.’

10.  Last night I ________ hungry, so I _________ some rice and vegetables.

11.  My car only _______ £250, but it’s quite old and it doesn’t go very fast.

12.  Astrid _______ her finger with a kitchen knife, but it didn’t bleed much.

 

PART  2

fly / freeze / hit / bring / have / dream / leave / keep / fall / hurt / hold / hide / give / feed / find

 

1.    Last night after I ___________ asleep, I ____________ about snakes. When I woke up, I was very afraid.

2.    We _________ to New York in a Boeing 747.

3.    I _________ my girlfriend a pair of earrings for her birthday.

4.    Last Saturday I _________ my bag on a train. I phoned up the railway station, but they said nobody _________ it.

5.    In the accident, a lorry ________ a car and two people were killed.

6.    I went to the dentist because my tooth _________ .

7.    When the waiter __________ our soup, it was cold, so we told him to take it away.

8.    Last winter, my friends went on holiday in Canada. It was -20°C, the lake near their hotel _________ , and they went skating on the ice.

9.    The little girl was afraid, so she _________ her father’s hand.

10. The children had some old bread, so they went to the park and _________ the ducks.

11. After the robbery, the police said that the old lady __________ a lot of money in the house.

12. She also _________ a very valuable diamond necklace, which she _________  in a sugar tin in

 

PART 3

make / meet / pay / put / ride / ring / run / say / see / sell / shut / sink / sleep / speak

 

1.    When I was a boy, I _________ my bicycle all the time.

2.    I stayed awake all night, then the next night I __________ for twelve hours.

3.    We ________ some coins in the drinks machine, but it was broken and we didn’t get any coke.

4.    The shop wouldn’t take a cheque, so I __________ in cash.

5.    Last night I __________ to my mother on the phone

6.    Mohamed __________ his car last week and bought a bigger one.

7.    I ________ my friend, but he didn’t answer, so I left a message.

8.    My girlfriend _________ me a chocolate cake for my birthday.

9.    Our friends _______ us at the station and took us to their house.

10. Yesterday the supermarket __________ at 7.00pm. I was late and couldn’t do my shopping.

11. I ________ you this morning – you were outside the bank, talking to Anna.

12. Last January there was a terrible accident at sea. A fishing boat _______ and four brothers lost their lives.

13. I was too late to walk as usual, so I ________ for the bus.

14. He ________that he was in love with her, but she didn’t believe him.

 

PART 4

understand / write / wake / tear / win / spread / swim / take / think / throw / spend / stand / tell / steal

 

1.    I went shopping yesterday and __________ all my money.

2.    My clothes were all dirty so I _________ them to the launderette and washed them in a big machine.

3.    My friend caught his jacket on a nail and __________ a big hole in it.

4.    Manchester United ________ by three goals to nil.

5.    It was really hot last weekend, so we ________ in the sea. The water wasn’t too cold.

6.    Abdullah _________ the ball quite hard and I couldn’t catch it.

7.    Ren Jie’s English isn’t very good, but he ___________ most of the film last night.

8.    My girlfriend went on holiday and _________ me a long letter.

9.    Our teacher _________ us to learn all the new words for a test.

10. Fatima ________ I was from Egypt, so she spoke to me in Arabic.

11. I ________ up at 5 o’clock this morning and I couldn’t get back to sleep.

12. Somebody _________ my bicycle from in front of my house, so I went to the police and they gave me a form to fill in.

13. We _________ at the bus stop for half an hour, waiting for the bus

14. The teacher gave us some cards, each with a word on, then we  ________ them out on the table so we could see them all.