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1. (after) I finished primary school. I started secondary school.

2. (before) I had to take an entrance exam. I could enter college.
3. (before) He visited all his relatives. He left for the United States.

4. (after) She moved to San Francisco. She made a lot of new friends.

B. Irregular verbs

Learn these verb forms.
Simple Form Past Past Participle
leave left left
grow grew grown
lose lost lost
write wrote written
sleep slept slept
feel felt felt
come came come
send sent sent
spend spent spent
drive drove driven
ride rode ridden
forget forgot forgotten

B1. Fill in the blanks with the past or present perfect.

1. (drive) he ______________ 500 miles this month.

2. (sleep) I ____________ eight hours last night.
3. (be) He _____________ born in Bolivia but he (grow) _________ up in Peru.

4. (send) I ____________ my application to the university last month.
5. (write) Marie _________ several excellent compositions this semester.

6. (spent) George ____________ a lot of time n the games room this semester.
7. (lose) Tom _____________ a lot of money in Las Vegas.

8. (come) Phil ____________ to class every day this semester.
9. (forget) I cannot remember your name. I __________ it.

10. (leave) Liz _________ for home yesterday.
11. (feel) She ____________ sick all this week.

12. (ride) Larry ___________ his bicycle to the university this morning.

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