Fall vs Feel

The most common mistake regarding the two verbs to fall and to feel are their Past Simple and Past Participle forms. Both verbs are irregular:

fall – fell – fallen

feel – felt – felt

In order to memorise them, feel free to do the following exercise.

TEST YOURSELF
Please use either the Past Simple or Past Participle form:

1. She … asleep at 9pm yesterday. (fall)
2. Marie immediately ... guilty. (feel)
3. I think that I've ... in love with Angela. (fall)
4. The book ... from his hands. (fall)
5. When his dad left, he ... as though his world had turned upside-down. (feel)
6. I ... like I'd really achieved something. (feel)
7. Rob ... down the stairs. (fall)
8. She ... his warm breath on her cheek. (feel)
9. “What has happened?” “I have slipped and … on the ice” (fall)
10. The earthquake was ... as far south as San Diego. (feel)
11. The house was empty for many years and ... into disrepair. (fall)
12. A tree had ... across the road and blocked it. (fall)
13. It ... wonderful to be wearing clean clothes again. (feel)
14. Fred ... out of the tree and broke his arm. (fall)