Irregular verbs in context
Irregular verbs: put the verb in brackets into the correct form and name the tense which the verb is used in (active and passive). / Nepravilni glagoli: postavi glagol v oklepaju v ustrezno obliko in poimenuj čas, v katerem je ta glagol uporabljen (aktiv in pasiv).
1 You ____________________ (TAKE) a lot of pictures when you ____________________ (BE) in Vienna last year.
Tense: __________________________________
2 You were ____________________ (CATCH) riding a motorbike without your helmet – what were you thinking?
Tense: __________________________________
3 Your house plant looks beautiful. How long have you ____________________ (HAVE) it?
Tense: __________________________________
4 I couldn’t get into the house because I had ____________________ (FORGET) the key.
Tense: __________________________________
5 Our team have been playing very well recently. They have ____________________ (WIN) the last six matches.
Tense: __________________________________
6 The children are doing their homework. They will have ____________________ (DO) all of it by the time their parents get home.
Tense: __________________________________
7 When I arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane had ____________________ (MAKE) a beautiful candlelight dinner.
Tense: __________________________________
8 Is ‘Yellow Submarine’ ____________________ (SING) by The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?
Tense: __________________________________
9 Are we on time or has the concert already ____________________ (BEGIN)?
Tense: __________________________________
10 The accident occurred while a bonfire was being ____________________ (LIGHT).
Tense: __________________________________
11 What’s the title of that fantastic book that you ____________________ (READ) last week?
Tense: __________________________________
12 How much did that cardigan ____________________ (COST)?
Tense: __________________________________
13 This navy uniform must be very old. God knows when it was last ____________________ (WEAR).
Tense: __________________________________
14 If you aren’t careful while taking a walk in the jungle, you will be ____________________ (BITE) by a snake.
Tense: __________________________________
15 I ____________________ (FORGIVE) my best friend after she had apologized sincerely.
Tense: __________________________________
16 It was so cold during the night that all the flowers on my windowsill ____________________ (FREEZE).
Tense: __________________________________
17 The missing climber hasn’t been ____________________ (FIND) yet.
Tense: __________________________________
18 After the older couple had been walking for hours, they ____________________ (SIT) down on a bench, ____________________ (TAKE) some tea out of the backpack and ____________________ (DRINK) it.
Tense: __________________________________
19 Home grown fruit and vegetables are being ____________________ (SELL) at our place.
Tense: __________________________________
20 Were the postcards ____________________ (SEND) to the right addresses?
Tense: __________________________________
21 The first time I ____________________ (RUN) a marathon was two years ago.
Tense: __________________________________
22 We had to forgive them after they had ____________________ (SAY) sorry.
Tense: __________________________________
23 Although they have climbed many mountains they haven’t ____________________ (SLEEP) in a bivouac before.
Tense: __________________________________
24 Agatha Christie ____________________ (WRITE) 204 novels.
Tense: __________________________________
25 I ____________________ (DRIVE) from Maribor to Belgrade and back yesterday.
Tense: __________________________________
26 Where are forks, spoons and knives ____________________ (KEEP)?
Tense: __________________________________
27 If you don’t use the maps on your mobile phone, you will be ____________________ (LOSE).
Tense: __________________________________
28 A 20-kilometre race is being ____________________ (SWIM) by the competitors.
Tense: __________________________________
29 The message wasn’t ____________________ (UNDERSTAND) because it wasn’t ____________________ (GIVE) correctly.
Tense: __________________________________
30 The police had been ____________________ (RING) ten minutes before they arrived.
Tense: __________________________________
31 Since Stan won a chess tournament he’s ____________________ (BECOME) much more confident in his abilities.
Tense: __________________________________
32 Have these drinks been ____________________ (PAY) for yet?
Tense: __________________________________
33 Tammy ____________________ (LEAVE) her old job to set up her own business.
Tense: __________________________________
34 The history of this castle isn’t well-___________________ (KNOW).
Tense: __________________________________
35 I couldn’t recognise anyone at the party because they ___________________ (WEAR) masks.
Tense: __________________________________
36 Amelia Earhart ___________________ (FLY) solo across the Atlantic in 1928.
Tense: __________________________________
37 It’s unusual to buy ripe tomatoes in January. I wonder where they were ___________________ (GROW)?
Tense: __________________________________
38 I first ___________________ (RIDE) a horse when I was on a holiday at my aunt’s.
Tense: __________________________________
39 These photographs had been ___________________ (TAKE) before I took a photography course.
Tense: __________________________________
40 A loud banging noise ___________________ (WAKE) me up this morning.
Tense: __________________________________
41 A boy was being ___________________ (TEACH) how to ride a bike when he burst into tears.
Tense: __________________________________
42 Where’s the present? Haven’t you ___________________ (BRING) it?
Tense: __________________________________
43 The dog ___________________ (FALL) off the rock into the sea, but luckily it wasn’t hurt.
Tense: __________________________________
44 This is the best time of my life. I’ve never ___________________ (FEEL) better.
Tense: __________________________________
45 We can make an omelette now, the eggs are ___________________ (BEAT).
Tense: __________________________________
