| 1 | Irregular verbs
 
Put in the correct form of a suitable verb. Use each verb once!
 

arise - beat - become - bend - bet - bid - bind - bite - bleed - blow - break - breed - bring - build - burn - burst - buy - catch - choose - cost - cut - deal - dig - draw - dream
 

1

The fisherman had ***** a big salmon and two trout in his net.

2

The farmer ***** a well in the garden last year to get fresh water.

3

You must have your hair ***** .  It's too long!

4

A number of serious difficulties have ***** .

5

She *****  shares in a company that went bankrupt.

6

My horse was ***** to win. It couldn't have been a safer bet.

7

You can ***** on that. It's absolutely certain.

8

The car ***** down, so we were delayed.

9

The waiter took my dirty plate away and ***** a clean one.

10

Our neighbour's dog ***** . It's rather a beast actually.

11

John *****  £400 for an 18th-century grandfather clock.

12

The IRA ***** up a police station in Belfast last night.

13

When my father was young he ***** horses for a living.

14

Many old houses are ***** of brick without any insulation.

15

Many young people are ***** about stardom and fame.

16

The young Mexican boy was ***** leader of the gang.

17

I bought two handmade statues although they ***** me a fortune.

18

I am used to *****  with this kind of problems.

19

The chairman ***** my attention to the fact that it would be expensive.

20

She's an extraordinary chess-player. She hasn't been ***** this year.

21

Everybody ***** out laughing when he starts talking.

22

He was so strong that he ***** the iron bar.

23

I am ***** ! Give me a plaster.

24

Two villages had been ***** down by the guerrilla.

25

James grew up in poverty, but he ***** a famous poet.