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Practise irregular verbs

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  1. Complete the sentence with the past simple of ‘leap’.

    The deer ___ over the fence.

    Reveal answer

    leaped or leapt

    'leaped' or 'leapt' is the past simple of ‘leap’. Use the past simple for a finished past action.

  2. Complete the sentence with the past participle of ‘dig’.

    They ___ a deep hole for the tree.

    Reveal answer

    dug

    'dug' is the past participle of ‘dig’. A past participle normally follows have, has, or had.

  3. Complete the sentence with the past simple of ‘go’.

    They ___ home by bus.

    Reveal answer

    went

    'went' is the past simple of ‘go’. Use the past simple for a finished past action.

  4. Complete the verb family.

    leap → leaped → ___

    Reveal answer

    leaped or leapt

    The complete family is leap → leaped → leaped/leapt.

  5. Choose the form that completes the sentence.

    He has ___ to the shop; he'll be back soon.

    Reveal answer

    gone

    ‘gone’ is the past participle. ‘went’ is the past simple.

  6. What does ‘dig’ mean in this example?

    They dug a deep hole for the tree.

    Reveal answer

    to make a hole in the ground

    Here, ‘dig’ means “to make a hole in the ground”.