Practice Makes Perfect

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1. accepted 2. joined 3. moved 4. knocked 5. described 6. proved 7. denied 8. borrowed
9. watched 10. used 11. tidied 12. rained 13. painted 14. avoided 15. pushed 16. married
17. pleased 18. destroyed 19. served 20. obtained 21. arrested 22. ordered 23. decided
24. expected
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The Simple Past Tense with Irregular Verbs: 1
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1. She blew on her soup because it was hot. 2. The house shook a lot during the earthquake. 3. They 
took the plane and spent their honeymoon overseas. 4. I always felt sick when I was pregnant. 5. He tore 
his pants when he fell. 6. We bought a nice gift for our grandparents in Ireland. 7. The kids slid down 
the mountain on their new toboggan. 8. I did the dishes after supper. 9. I cut my finger on the sharp 
saw. 10. You broke my favorite cup. 11. Your dog bit my ankle. 12. Karen found a purse at the beach.
13. I taught math at the high school last year.
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1. spoke 2. began 3. gave 4. hung 5. saw 6. sat 7. stole 8. paid 9. drew 10. swore
11. dug 12. held 13. shot 14. heard 15. left 16. saw
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The Simple Past Tense with Irregular Verbs: 2
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1. We withdrew enough money for the whole month. 2. I caught a bullfrog and four tadpoles in the 
pond. 3. Salina rode a horse for the first time yesterday. 4. Robert, Claire, and Daniel built a huge sand 
castle on the beach. 5. Brandon bent the hanger to open the car door. 6. I drove to the post office to buy 
some stamps and envelopes. 7. The hunter forgot his rifle in the woods. 8. You woke your grandmother 
when you knocked on the window. 9. The sheep and lamb slept on the hay in the barn. 10. I had a bagel 
with bacon, tomato, cheese, and lettuce for lunch. 11. Camilie understood what the teacher taught in class 
today. 12. My mother froze the vegetables for the winter. 13. Dimitri lent the shovel to his neighbor.
14. The red team beat the blue team. 15. Laurent came to help us with the inventory in the warehouse.
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1. brought 2. cost 3. rose 4. won 5. grew 6. put 7. meant 8. shut 9. chose 10. forgave
11. thought 12. lost 13. hurt 14. kept 15. sent 16. drank