The correct form of irregular verbs

1.Michael(to bear) ______ his trousers on a nail whilst climbing the fence. tear tore torn



2.The poker player picked up the cards that were (to deal) ______ to him. deal dealt dealt



3.Bottles and cans were (to lie) ______ in the stands after the match. lie lay lain



4.The school bell had already been (to ring) ______ for the lunch break. ring rang rung



5.The sun had (to rise) _____ when we were disturbed by the kookaburra. rise rose risen



6.The prisoner was due to be (to hang) ______ at dawn behind the prison walls. hang hung hanged



7.Mother has (to lay) ______ the new knives and forks on the sideboard. lay laid laid



8.Our teach(to forbid) ______ us to enter the room during lunch hour. forbid forbade forbad forbidden



9.Yesterday afternoon I (to lie) ______ on the beach for over an hour. lie lay lain



10.I washed my hockey shirt and (to hang) ______ it out on the line to dry. hang hung hanged



11.No sooner had the balloon touched the thorn than it (to burst)______.



12.She(to sling) her new hammock between two trees in the back yard. sling slung slung



13.My younger sister had never(to swim) ______ the length of the pool before. swim swam swum



14.The police officer knocked on the door and (to stride) ______ into the living room. stride strode stridden



15.Before putting my swimsuit out do dry I (to wring) ______ out the water first. wring wrung wrung



16.I could have (to swear) ______ that the parrot called my name as I walked past. swear swore sworn



17.Both children have (to lie) ______ on the couch wearing dirty shoes. lie lay lain



18.The batsman (to swing) ______ wildly at the first ball and missed. swing swung swung



19.They set the alarm so that they could be (to awake) ______ at five o'clock. awake awoke awoken



20.Yesterday I (to cast) ______ my line out nine times, but did not catch a fish. cast cast cast



21.Up (to spring) ______ the cat when it saw the moth. spring sprang sprung



22.I was quite stiff and sore after having (to kneel) ______ in church for so long. kneel knelt knelt



23.The destroyer (to sink) after hitting a mine. sink sank sunk



24.Last week I (to swim) ______ at the beach for the first time this season. swim swam swum



25.We (to bind) ______ up the parcel with old-fashioned string. bind bound bound



26.Many Roman soldiers were (to slay) ______ by the armies of Hannibal. slay slew slain



27.The insurance company (to bear) ______ the cost of replacing the smashed car. bear bore borne



28.The bee (to sting) ______ him on the forehead. sting stung stung