English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 11

Underline the correct verb in the parentheses.
1. As I began my speech, my hands (shaked, shook) so badly I nearly dropped my notes.
2. Oscar came into the gym and (began, begun) to practice on the parallel bars.
3. Over half the class has (taken, took) this course on a pass-fail basis.
4. Even though my father (teached, taught) me how to play baseball, I never enjoyed any part of the game.
5. Because I had (lended, lent) him money, I had a natural concern about what he did with it.
6. The drugstore clerk (gave, gived) him the wrong change.
7. Lola (brang, brought) a sweatshirt with her, for she knew the mountains got cold at night.
8. My sister (was, be) at school when a stranger came asking for her at our home.
9. The mechanic (did, done) an expensive valve job on my engine without getting my permission.
10. The basketball team has (broke, broken) the school record for most losses in one year.
11. Someone (leaved, left) his or her books in the classroom.
12. Fran's muscle was (tore, torn) when she slipped on the wet pavement.
13. If I hadn't (threw, thrown) away the receipt, I could have gotten my money back.
14. I would have (become, became) very angry if you had not intervened.
15. As the flowerpot (fell, falled) from the windowsill, the little boy yelled, "Bombs away!"