Irregular verbs past simple – Exercise 1

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Complete each sentence with the past simple form of the irregular verb in brackets.

All the verbs in this set of exercises are taken from the 100 most common irregular verbs in English.

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  1. The company (seek) advice from a lawyer last week.
  2. Mr Harris (teach) us English last year.
  3. I (drink) three cups of coffee yesterday morning.
  4. We (think) the restaurant was excellent.
  5. She (shut) the window before she left.
  6. My parents (let) me stay out late on Saturday.
  7. Everyone (stand) when the judge entered the room.
  8. I (know) the answer to the question.
  9. The children (swing) from the ropes at the playground.
  10. After lunch, I (lie) on the sofa for an hour.