Master Irregular Verbs 2

01The Olympian athletic festival eventually lost its local character and ______ a national event. [Past Simple]

02A teacher from Oslo has ______ the first woman to cross the Antarctic alone. [Past Participle]

03The meeting will ______ promptly at 9.00 a.m. in the conference hall. [Base Form]

04Pottery is one of the oldest crafts, which ______ as soon as man learned to control fire. [Past Simple]

05Physicists have recently ______ to formulate new theories about the nature of the universe. [Past Participle]

06Under heavy load, structural metal components will eventually ______ before collapsing. [Base Form]

07The athlete ______ his knees slightly before making the final jump. [Past Simple]

08The iron bars had been ______ into rings and used as ancient currency. [Past Participle]

09Parliament has the right to make laws, although it cannot ______ future parliaments. [Base Form]

10The ancient treaty ______ both nations to maintain peace along the border. [Past Simple]