EXERCISE:
Irregular verbs
1. When he
[dye]
his hair, his mother refused to speak to him for a week.
2. He
[commit]
himself to adopting several Pakistani children.
3. They have
[develop]
new ways of reducing waste.
4. They
[build]
a dam to prevent further flooding in the area.
5. Arms control specialists have
[welcome]
his pledge to reduce the number of warheads.
6. They
[become]
heroes although they had used violence to speak their minds.
7. Security forces
[patrol]
the streets, checking the curfew had
[come]
into effect.
8. They
[push]
the door open and discovered the extent of the damage.
9. Human rights advocates have
[rally]
to oppose Clintons new trade agreements with China.
10. He
[deny]
having lost the key to the new padlock again.
11. They
[quarrel]
and the sound of her angry voice
[echo]
in his mind for the rest of the night.
12. She
[tear]
her skirt while attempting to climb the fence.
13. Sheila had
[go]
out looking for her dog all night.
14. We all
[gather]
round to look at the spider.
15. He
[slip]
into the garden unnoticed.
16. As he
[run]
down the lane, he
[lose]
his precious map.
17. We never
[seek]
to do him any harm: it was an accident.
18. He
[level]
his gun right at the intruder.
19. She
[comb]
her long blond hair and
[put]
on a lilac dress and matching earrings.
20. Intruders
[break]
into his isolated farm and
[make]
off with the china and an old clock but they
[leave]
their fingerprints everywhere.
21. The 12 members of the jury all
[agree]
the defendant was not guilty.
22. He
[buy]
a shotgun but didnt register it.
23. He
[tie]
a rope to his car and
[tow]
it away.
24. The company had
[shrink]
to half its size by the time the manager got new funding.
25. She
[contend]
that the report was deficient.
26. He was soon
[compel]
to take more money from his bank account.
27. He
[delay]
calling the doctor as he was short of money.
28. It
[occur]
to him that he would be
[sue]
as he had
[shoot]
the victim in cold blood.
29. This business has been
[strike]
three times by vandals, arsonists and burglars.
30. They
[choose]
the right people to quell the rebellion.
31. The city was
[found]
200 years ago.
32. She
[fall]
off the swing and got concussion.
33. Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet should be
[strip]
of his immunity as a senator for life.
34. We
[feel]
he was a rather disruptive boy but that one should be able to curb his restlessness.
35. She will be
[file]
as a cybercriminal.
36. What she
[mean]
was that he had
[cheat]
on her for years and she couldnt bear it any longer.
37. Who
[teach]
you how to sew so well ?
38. We
[toy]
with the idea of spending a few days on a Caribbean island but it turned out to be far too expensive.
39. He
[prefer]
to stay at home rather than go to another beauty contest with his wife.
40. When he
[travel]
to Saudi Arabia he
[traffic]
a lot of gemstones and spirits.
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Analyse :
Jean Schumacher
Réalisation informatique :
Boris Maroutaeff
Dernière mise à jour : 13/09/2001
