Practice Makes Perfect

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EXERCISE
Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following irregular verbs and vocabulary 
words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the 
space provided.
to shut 
→
shut 
to keep 
→
kept 
to bring 
→
brought
to rise 
→
rose 
to win 
→
won 
to mean 
→
meant 
to send 
→
sent 
to hurt 
→
hurt 
to choose 
→
chose 
to put 
→
put 
to grow 
→
grew 
to lose 
→
lost 
to cost 
→
cost 
to think 
→
thought
to forgive 
→
forgave
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practice makes perfect Basic 
English
package 
bride 
cookie 
gardener 
early 
hearing aid 
toe 
deaf 
cauliflower hand 
gorgeous 
airmail 
joke 
umbrella 
park 
blind 
nail 
groom 
screw 
gift certificate
weed 
even though 
cabbage 
as 
Complete the following sentences in the simple past tense using the irregular past tense form of the verb 
indicated in parentheses.
1. I (to bring) my umbrella when we went for a walk in the park.
2. It (to cost) a lot, but it was gorgeous and we loved it.
3. The sun (to rise) early this morning.
4. He (to win) a gift certificate at the Christmas party.
5. We (to grow) cabbages, cauliflowers, and pumpkins in our 
garden last summer.
6. The gardener (to put) the weeds in the garbage can.
7. I (to mean) that as a joke.
8. Jasmin (to shut) the door on her toe.
9. The bride and groom (to choose) a beautiful wedding cake.
10. Even though he lied, she (to forgive) him.
11. I (to think) you liked peas.
12. Sharon is blind and deaf, and she (to lose) her hearing aid.
13. It (to hurt) when the cat scratched my hand.
14. My father (to keep) the nails and screws in jars in the garage.
15. He (to send) the package by airmail.
16. We (to drink) milk with our cookies.
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