Master Irregular Verbs 12

01The Supreme Court was established to ______ appeals on points of law of general importance. [Base Form]

02We were all delighted when we ______ that our application had been approved. [Past Simple]

03Much debate has been ______ about the proposals for civil legal aid reform. [Past Participle]

04Witnesses should never attempt to ______ relevant facts from the court. [Base Form]

05The suspect ______ the stolen jewellery before the police arrived. [Past Simple]

06I don't think any of the defendants knows where the stolen money has been ______. [Past Participle]

07A new range of summer leisurewear is about to ______ the high street stores. [Base Form]

08A major earthquake ______ central Iran early yesterday morning. [Past Simple]

09The regional finance and corporate practice areas had ______ rock bottom during the recession. [Past Participle]

10It is difficult for parents to ______ a conversation when small children are in the room. [Base Form]

11He ______ the position of editor of a leading medical journal for a number of years. [Past Simple]

12The Olympian festival was ______ every four years in honour of Zeus. [Past Participle]

13Reading words one at a time is bad, but it does not physically ______ your eyes. [Base Form]

14The unexpected fall on the stairs ______ his back badly. [Past Simple]

15She was fortunate not to have been seriously ______ in the car crash. [Past Participle]

16Students should ______ a record in a convenient place of their reading times and scores. [Base Form]

17The men ______ up the age-old tradition of wearing brightly coloured hats. [Past Simple]

18Food which is ______ too long decays because it is attacked by bacteria. [Past Participle]

19No one seems to ______ exactly how far back the Olympic Games go. [Base Form]

20When the cat emerged, the ancient priests ______ that the soul had entered its feline host. [Past Simple]