Irregular verbs - gap filling

Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the past simple tense. Choose from:

be, break, buy, come, drive, eat, feel, find, get, give, go, have, hear, hold, know, let, lose, make, put, read, ring, run, say, sleep, take, think, tell, write

Note: you will need to use some verbs more than once:

Dear Ethel

I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. I __________ up at the usual time – about 10 am – __________ a shower and __________ breakfast. I __________ a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while. Then I __________ into the kitchen where I __________ a funny noise. I __________ it __________ from behind the cooker. I __________ my tool box and moved the cooker out of the way.

The noise __________ louder but I couldn’t see anything. I __________ my uncle to ask his advice. He __________ that he __________ it could be a gas leak. When I __________ this I just panicked! I __________ the phone down, __________ outside, __________ in my car and __________ to the local police station. I __________ them about my gas leak but the constable __________ his patience with me. He __________ that I should have phoned the gas company. He __________ his report, then __________ the gas company for me.

Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas – only electricity! I __________ really stupid and __________ that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so I __________ out of the police station while he __________ still on the phone. I __________ home to try to find out what the noise __________. On the way I __________ a newspaper and I __________ about an escaped llama that __________ out of the city safari park last Wednesday.

When I __________ home I __________ my key in the door, turned it, __________ inside and straight away __________ that funny noise again. I __________ my breath and opened the door slowly. Guess what? I __________ the llama hiding in my cupboard! I __________ him stay and he __________ in my garden last night. The snoring __________ so loud! This morning I __________ him back to the safari park. They __________ really pleased to see him again and __________ me a reward of £50!

Hope you are well. Write soon and let me know how you are. Your friend,

Alan

Answers:


Dear Ethel

I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. I got up at the usual time – about 10 am – had a shower and made breakfast. I ate a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while. Then I went into the kitchen where I heard a funny noise. I thought it came from behind the cooker. I got my tool box and moved the cooker out of the way.

The noise got louder but I couldn’t see anything. I rang my uncle to ask his advice. He said that he thought it could be a gas leak. When I heard this I just panicked! I put the phone down, ran outside, got in my car and drove to the local police station. I told them about my gas leak but the constable lost his patience with me. He said that I should have phoned the gas company. He wrote his report, then rang the gas company for me.

Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas – only electricity! I felt really stupid and knew that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so I ran out of the police station while he was still on the phone. I went home to try to find out what the noise was. On the way I bought a newspaper and I read about an escaped llama that broke out of the city safari park last Wednesday.

When I got home I put my key in the door, turned it, went inside and straight away heard that funny noise again. I held my breath and opened the door slowly. Guess what? I found the llama hiding in my cupboard! I let him stay and he slept in my garden last night. The snoring was so loud! This morning I took him back to the safari park. They were really pleased to see him again and gave me a reward of £50!

Hope you are well. Write soon and let me know how you are. Your friend,

Alan