Irregular Verbs Practice #2
 

In this exercise, write down the correct form of the verb on your paper.  Remember that if there is a helping verb (have, has, will have or shall have),. you need to use the past principal of the verb.  So watch for those helping verbs..  Here are the principal paths of the verbs in this exercise:
 
Base or Infinitive Past Past Participle
(to) be was/were (have) been
(to) have had (have) had
(to) lay laid (have) laid
[put into place; transitive]
(to) lie lay (have) lain
[to rest or to remain; intransitive]
(to) rise rose (have) risen
[To get up - intransitive]
(to) raise raised (have) raised
[To lift up or to grow - transitive]
(to) seek sought (have) sought
(to) teach taught (have) taught
(to) sleep slept (have) slept
(to) break broke (have) broken
(to) throw threw (have) thrown
(to) know knew (have) known
(to) drive drove (have) driven


Exercise

1. The basketball hoop has been ___________ (raise) to the right height.

2. Mats for the gymnasts had been __________ (lay) everywhere.

3. The gymnasts ____________ (lie) on the floor for warm-ups.

4. The teams ____________ (rise) and rotated for each event.

5. __________ (to be - present tense) I imagining it?

6. Bill ___________ (have - present tense) a blue and white car.

7. The Dunns have ______________ (do) a complete redecoration of their living room.

8. My father _____________ (teach - present tense) college math.

9. Mary has _____________ (throw) the ball many times.

10. Rose and Robert have ___________ (seek) the perfect quiet spot in the park.

11. Did you __________ (sleep) well last night?

12. The subject, American History, was _____________ (teach) by Mr. Day.

13. Mr. Smith, our science teacher, has ___________ (drive) the trails several times and __________ (know) the way.

14. Either the janitors or Mr. Jones ____________ (have) the projector.
 

Back to Verbs

Back to Grammar Practice Index