Я. Писарев - English Tuning. Irregular Verbs. Неправильные глаголы. Сборник упражнений. Уровень А1 – В2

5) The puppy (to grow) every day.

6) My window (to freeze) every winter.

7) We (to get) to the airport on time.

8) Ruslan (to give) me a good example to use in this book.

9) Jim’s parents (to forgive) him but (to make) him clean the house.

10) Winky (to fight) Pinky in every episode.

8. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) My granny (to grow) beautiful roses in her garden.

2) Senior students (to fight) freshmen at the beginning of the school year.

3) Mauro (to give) the waiter 20 euros.

4) The mosquito (to find) a hole in the net and (to fly) into the room.

5) It (to get) cold outside and we (to go) inside the house.

6) The ball (to fly) out of the stadium.

7) Rick (to forget) to call his boss.

8) Ice cubes (to freeze) in the freezer.

9) My dog (to forgive) me.

10) The man (to go) to the moon but produced a lot of problems on our planet.

9. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) In my childhood I (to know) Mendeleev’s table.

2) Eric (to hear) Gradsky’s voice.

3) Roger Rabbit (to hide) from the wolf.

4) These Italian guys (to make) great pastas.

5) The baby (to hit) Britney one more time.

6) We (to keep) on dancing.

7) You (to leave) me alone in the forest.

8) They (to let) Vitaly speak from his heart in English.

9) Federico always (to have) dinner at Burger King.

10) I (to lose) a card game to my girlfriend again.

10. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) You (to have) just one chance out of ten to miss and you (to do).

2) The family (to leave) their bags at the railway station.

3) Janet (to keep) to a diet.

4) Patricia (to make) a sushi set and (to make) everybody try it.

5) Who (to know) this man two years ago?

6) Kate (to hear) the music and (to begin) dancing.

7) Kenny (to hide) the key in his guitar.

8) You (to lose) two pounds in two weeks.

9) The arrow (to hit) the target.

10) My mother never (to let) me drink tap water.

11. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) The boys (to run) away from the security guard.

2) The president (to meet) the delegation at dinner.

3) Mohammad Ali (to rise) to fame in the 1960s.

4) Her cousin (to sell) my watch.

5) Tim (to pay) me to do this job.

6) Olya (to put) her flowers on the table to take a picture for Instagram.

7) I (to ride) a bike yesterday in the park.

8) Gagarin (to say) something in Russian and (to fly) to space.

9) We (to read) the story in Chinese but didn’t understand anything.

10) Maxim (to see) his daughter dancing.

12. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) People (to rise) to the national anthem of Greece.

2) We (to see) Antonio in Rome last spring.

3) Sandra (to meet) Robert in Vienna.

4) Vasily (to read) one page and (to get) tired.

5) She (to ride) horses only in the mountains.

6) The elephant (to run) even faster than the panther.

7) The company (to pay) for my flight and hotel.

8) Rebecca (to put) on her best dress to impress him.

9) I just (to say) hello.

10) The theater (to sell) all tickets for Denis Matsuev’s concert.

13. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) The boy (to show) his picture to his babysitter.

2) James Bond (to shake) his drink himself.

3) Somebody (to send) me roses the other day.

4) Chief engineer (to set) a deadline for that project.

5) Mr Insomnelli (to sleep) very little last night.

6) The moon (to shine) like never before.

7) Angela (to shut) her eyes and imagined her new life.

8) Natalia Conte (to sing) all her songs live at the concert.

9) Cowboy Joe (to shoot) well but his eyesight (to be) very poor.

10) My grandfather usually (to sit) in his rocking chair on the terrace.

14. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) They (to sleep) in a different hotel every night.

2) The website (to send) me spam every day.

3) The museum keeper (to show) us Bulgakov’s letters.

4) You (to set) me free.

5) The bird (to shake) its head and (to fly) away.

6) Bill usually (to sit) in the corner of our office.

7) Alfred Hitchcock (to shoot) several movies for Paramount Pictures.

8) The girl (to shut) the box, and the music stopped.

9) We (to sing) much more songs when we (to be) younger.

10) After the visit to the dentist’s my teeth (to shine) twice as bright.

15. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) Lyudmila (to teach) most of her students offline.

2) Leonid (to speak) French, German, English and Russian.

3) The monument (to stand) in front of the university.

4) James (to throw) a bone but his dog didn’t react.

5) A cat (to steal) a fish from the fisherman but he didn’t mind.

6) The shark (to swim) around the ship for some time and (to leave).

7) The musicians (to take) a train to Saint Petersburg.

8) The operator (to tell) me to wait because my call (to be) very important for them.

9) Great philosophers (to think) about the meaning of life.

10) Designers (to spend) many weeks working on Nike’s swoosh logo.

16. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) TV shows (to teach) her a lot of things; none of them (to be) useful.

2) His niece (to understand) his words in her own way.

3) Dennis (to throw) me a pencil and I (to catch) it.

4) Anna (to wake) up on the balcony.

5) The secretary (to tell) me to wait outside.

6) Selena always (to wear) blue dresses to work.

7) Ralph (to take) Lauren and (to go) to play polo.

8) This director (to win) two prestigious awards last year.

9) The fox (to think) a little and (to run) away.

10) Jack (to write) messages to all his friends on Sunday.

17. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) Amber (to speak) in a low voice.

2) The workers (to understand) the task but in their own way.

3) Sometimes Gregory (to wear) a Batman mask and (to think) nobody recognized him.

4) Who (to win) the ice bucket challenge?

5) Who (to write) this wonderful poem?

6) The little ducks (to swim) in that lake in the summer.

7) I (to spend) an hour on their customer service line.

8) The table (to stand) in the center of the room.

9) The student (to wake) up right before the bell.

10) Nick (to steal) her perfume but then (to give) it back.

18. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) Linda (to break) her nail and cannot be in the photo.

2) Tatiana (to catch) the flowers at the wedding.

3) We never (to be) to Acapulco.

4) I (to choose) the color of my dress.

5) Fedor (to beat) Alexander again.

6) Beavers (to build) a dam on the river here.

7) Misha (to become) the best student in his class this year, congratulations!

8) Jack already (to begin) washing his car.

9) Close your eyes – I (to bring) you a surprise.

10) Honey, I (to buy) a new hat! Do you like it?

19. Past Simple and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Simple or Present Perfect

1) Birds (to build) a large nest under my window and make noise every morning.

2) I (to be) to Greece and would like to go there again.

3) It (to become) a good tradition to celebrate your birthday in this place.

4) Acrobats (to catch) each other about 20 times at the last show.

5) Changes in my city (to begin) long ago.

6) You (to break) the law – this is the reason for your arrest.

7) Who (to bring) you home?

8) My heart (to beat) faster every time I (to hear) that music.

9) Don’t cry, your mother (to buy) you a toy.

10) Anita (to choose) her new hair color; now she is happy.

20. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) Dmitry (to drink) all coffee in the house – send him to buy some.

2) Simon finally (to come) home after so many years of travels.

3) The last leaf (to fall) off the tree – I declare winter officially open.

4) This prize (to cost) him two years of hard work and most of his health.

5) Mommy, I (to cut) my old jeans and now I have new shorts!

6) Doctor Action (to do) a lot for our hospital; he deserves a monument.

7) We (to draw) this map but don’t know what to do with it now.

8) I never (to feel) such emotions before.

9) I always (to drive) a Lada and now you are telling me to try a Ferrari?

10) Well, we (to eat) the dessert, let’s call the waiter.

21. Past Simple and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Simple or Present Perfect

1) Thomas (to feel) that it would rain soon.

2) A letter (to come) and it says we (to win) a million dollars in a lottery but we must pay twenty dollars as a registration fee.

3) They (to cut) out all pieces of the puzzle already.

4) When a kid, I often (to draw) cars and houses.

5) Paul (to drive) a taxi when he (to be) younger.

6) Julia (to drink) all coconut milk in the village.

7) The immigrants (to do) a lot of good for this country, and we can see it.

8) Good boy! You (to eat) all your porridge!

9) This seaside weekend (to cost) me a lot but I am enjoying it.

10) Your ice-cream (to fall) down on the floor. Do you still want to eat it?

22. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) You (to give) me only 500 rubles, but the price is 550.

2) The team (to fight) hard for the victory, congratulations!

3) Jeremy (to grow) long hair, now he looks like a rock star.

4) My feet (to freeze). Where is the fireplace?

5) These geese (to fly) to us from the north.

6) You (to forget) your password? We can’t log in.

7) Why Chris (to forgive) her? I don’t understand.

8) We (to get) a super offer from our clients today!

9) Gregory, I (to find) my favorite toy that I lost a couple years ago.

10) Our conflict (to go) too far. Let’s stop it.

23. Past Simple and Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Past Simple or Present Perfect

1) The grass in the yard (to grow) too tall. Let’s mow it.

2) My grandmother (to find) an error in the electricity bill. I am sorry for the company manager.

3) My shorts (to fly) away. They are gone with the wind now.

4) Nikita (to go) to Oxford but (to come) back very soon.

5) I (to forget) to pay for the internet. It’s probably off now.

6) The parents (to forgive) their son for painting on the wallpaper.

7) The chicken (to freeze). Do you have the defrost function in your microwave?

8) The boys (to get) lost in the labyrinth. Help them out!

9) I (to fight) my laziness and (to lose).

10) She (to give) me a link to an unknown website.

24. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) The bus (to leave) this black mark on the asphalt.

2) The family already (to have) dinner.

3) You (to hide) the bride well? I don’t want the groom to find her very soon.

4) The girls (to make) a new house for their dolls, take a look.

5) Sharik (to hear) somebody outside, that’s why he is barking.