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Exercise 4 - Past Tense
Choose the correct
past
and
past participle
forms.
1. My uncle has
-CHOOSE-
build
built
builded
a playhouse for my little sister.
2. He had
-CHOOSE-
chose
choosed
chosen
to read Rodolfo Anaya’s book Bless Me, Ultima.
3. For my little brother’s birthday party, I must have
-CHOOSE-
blew
blown
blow
up a hundred balloons.
4. Haven’t you ever
-CHOOSE-
froze
frozen
freeze
juice for snacks?
5. Toni Braxton had
-CHOOSE-
stole
stale
stolen
the show.
6. Would you have
-CHOOSE-
given
gave
gove
them another chance?
7. Ynes Mexia
-CHOOSE-
ridden
road
rode
a balsa raft on one of her botanical expeditions.
8. Every good rider has
-CHOOSE-
falled
fallen
fell
at least once.
9. Ms. Johnson
-CHOOSE-
lead
led
leed
the discussion about the Langston Hughes poem.
10. Armand dropped his watch and
-CHOOSE-
broken
brake
broke
it.
11. Carlos wound up and
-CHOOSE-
through
threw
thrown
the ball with all his might.
12. Have you ever
-CHOOSE-
ate
eaten
eated
octopus or squid?
13. The lecturer had
-CHOOSE-
spoken
spoke
spake
on the same subject before.
14. Even ancient peoples
-CHOOSE-
has
had
have
a good understanding of the moon’s phases.
15. They
-CHOOSE-
droven
drove
driven
the cattle along the Chisholm Trail.
SCORE
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Rules
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Ex.1
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Ex.2
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Ex.3
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Ex.4
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Ex.5
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Ex.6
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Ex.7
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Rules 2
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Ex.8
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Ex.9