The McGraw-Hill College Handbook         Ex.16.8        page 262 

Correcting Verb Problems

The blue highlighted sentence indicates the correctly written version.

1. He come home last night and find the dog sick.

He came home last night and found the dog sick.

2. They take the kickoff and get to work and have a touchdown in five minutes of the first quarter.

They took the kickoff and got to work and had a touchdown in five minutes of the first quarter.

3. She worked hard and done a good job.

She worked hard and did a good job.

4. After a long day, it's always good to lay down.

After a long day, it's always good to lie down.

5. He lay his pants over the back of the chair last night and go right to sleep and don't wake up until this morning at ten o'clock.

He laid his pants over the back of the chair last night and went right to sleep and didn't wake up until this morning at ten o'clock.

6. The turtle swum after the goldfish.

The turtle swam after the goldfish.

7. They hung him by the neck until he were dead.

They hanged him by the neck until he was dead.

8. Suzanne Yip drunk three beers and then had passed out on the front steps just as I rung the bell.

Suzanne Yip drank three beers and then passed out on the front steps just as I rang the bell.

9. She shown me the right path but I seen a snake and ran.

She showed me the right path, but I saw a snake and ran.

10. A blue jay had flew into the storm window and had broke the glass into thousands of pieces.

A blue jay flew into the storm window and broke the glass into thousands of pieces.

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