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Irregular Verbs

For each of the following sentences, identify the correct past tense form of the irregular verb in parentheses that should fill in the blank.

For help with this exercise, see section 14b of Focus on Reading and Writing.

  1. Question

    While you _______ last night, hundreds of different kinds of bats flew through the air. (sleep)

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  2. Question

    They ____ everything from fruit to flower nectar to insects. (eat)

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  3. Question

    Despite their reputation for blindness, they all _____ at least a little of their surroundings. (see)

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  4. Question

    However, they ______their prey using their famous ability to locate objects by bouncing sounds off them. (find)

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  5. Question

    Very few of the bats _____ blood for their dinner. (drink)

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.