Fill in the blanks with the past and past participle of the words given in brackets.

1. The sailors ——————— to the broken mast, as the ship ———————-. (cling, sink)

2. They ——————- a deep well, but ——————- no water. (dig, find)

3. The snake —————— around the boy’s hand, but he ——————— it away. (wind, fling)

4. When the bell was ———————, the runners ——————– to their feet. (ring, spring)

5. As he ——————– the axe, it fell from his hands and his toe was ———————– in two. (swing, cleave)

6. The book —————— from my knee to the floor. (slide)

7. The wind —————— the leaves. (stir)

8. He —————— his hands in his pockets. (stick)

9. He —————– the ladder against the wall. (stand)

10. Malaria is a deadly disease —————— by mosquitoes. (spread)

11. There never has —————— a great man who has not been misunderstood. (arise)

12. Adam and his wife —————— themselves from the presence of the Lord God. (hide)

13. She was so angry that she ——————– the letter into pieces. (tear)

14. The boy who had ———————- the watch was arrested. (steal)

Answers

1. clung, sank
2. dug, found
3. wound, flung
4. rung, sprang
5. swung, cleft
6. slid
7. stirred
8. stuck
9. stood
10. spread
11. arisen
12. hid
13. tore
14. stolen