Past Tense Irregular Verbs 1

2. The man __ to the side of the ledge hoping that he would not fall into the rapidly moving river.(cling)
5. She __ the greatest medical professional in her field because of her ability to never give up.(become)
7. When they arrived at the restaurant, the hostess __ the couple to their table.(lead)
8. When the man arrived late to his daughter's recital he __ in the back of the room as not to disturb the performance.(stand)
9. The children in the class did not do well on their examination and the teacher __ with them about how to properly prepare for the next test.(speak)
11. The man __ the police because he did not want them to find out the truth.(mislead)
13. The mom __ up from the crowd when she became angered at what the committee was saying about her neighborhood.(rise)
15. I ___ all my notes from previous semesters because I was worried that I may need them in the future.(keep)

1. After a week of training on the job it was __ that the new employee would take responsibility for their own actions.(understand)
3. My mom was really nervous about her blind date but it turned out that she had already __ the man in grocery store earlier.(meet)
4. The children were __ to put away the milk after they used it so that it wouldn't spoil.(tell)
6. In order to prepare for the start of classes the next day the students __ by the school in order to find where their classes were.(drive)
10. The twins __ up and liked different things from one another.(grow)
11. When an individual is deciphering poetry they must determine what the author __ by the statements they make.(mean)
12. After their daughter ___ out of the house the night before the parents decided to ground her.(sneak)
14. When the boy answered incorrectly he __ down very quickly in embarrassment.(sit)
16. After solving the high profile case Mr. Monk was __ in gratitude from the family of the victim.(pay)