Irregular verbs 2

Click on the correct verb in the parentheses.

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How many times have you (swore / sworn) to yourself, “I’ll diet tomorrow, after one more piece of cheesecake”?

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The tutor was satisfied that Max had (wrote / written) a fairly intelligent essay.

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All parents were asked to send a mat for students to (lie / lay) on.

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I just heard on the news that Claudia Brandolini has (broke / broken) the world record for her high jump.

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I think every cartoonist in America has (drew / drawn) at least one caricature of a president.

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On the first day of his summer vacation, Charles (lay / laid) in bed wondering why he had signed up for an eight o’clock class.

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I couldn’t believe it when my mother said that gasoline (cost / costed) fifty cents a gallon when she got her license.

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My old Chevy has been (drove / driven) more than 200,000 miles and is still getting me to work and back every day.

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Our son assured us that he had not even known about Aunt Minerva’s coin collection, let alone (stole / stolen) it.

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The girl said that she had been having difficulty sleeping, (lying / laying) awake because she feared the dark.

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