Irregular Verbs

1. Irregular Verbs Proofreading

2. Correct the underlined verbs if necessary. Write ‘C’ if correct. • Moira loves to set by the sunny window on winter afternoons. SIT • I will sit in the deck chair; you may lay on the hammock. LIE • Set the bread dough over a pan of warm water, and it will raise faster. RISE • They raised the flag just as the sun was raising. RISING 5. He feels so much better since he has laid down for a nap. LAIN

3. 6. This morning I swum ten laps, then I lay down until it was time for school. SWAM 7. We have never driven out to the lake to watch the sun risebecause my sister always raised some kind of objection. CORRECT 8. Nina’s shopping bag bursted open on the bus, so I sat my things on the seat to help her clean up. BURST, SET 9. Even though he had laid around all week without training, he still ran a good race. LAIN 10. By the time the bell had rang, she was halfway down the hall! RUNG

4. 11. By the time she took her final bows, they had raised the curtain and the audience had rose to their feet cheering wildly. The audience didn’t seem to remember that the tickets had costed over $100. RISEN, COST 12. The famous author has written many books, one of which is sitting on my desk right now. CORRECT 13. We had rode all the way on a half tank of gas, but I think we should have went to a gas station before we left. RIDDEN, GONE

5. 14. Before the hurricane, the wind had never blew down a tree on our property. BLOWN 15. She had spoke to her parents about colleges before applying; now she must adhere to the deadlines set by each school. By the time she earns her degree, she will have ran up quite a tuition bill! SPOKEN, RUN