Irregular verbs past simple – Exercise 3

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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. She (hide) the present in her bedroom.
  2. He (overcome) his fear of flying.
  3. We (eat) lunch at a small café.
  4. I (understand) the instructions immediately.
  5. Emma (catch) the early train to London.
  6. They (keep) the shop open until midnight.
  7. I (lose) my keys on the way home.
  8. My neighbour (give) me a lift to the station.
  9. We (do) all the housework on Saturday morning.
  10. The earthquake (shake) the whole building.