Fill in the blanks with the past tense form of verbs given in brackets.
1. The moon ____________ in the starry sky and it looked beautiful. (rise)
2. The thief ____________ when he saw the policeman. (flee)
3. He was ____________ by a bee. (sting)
4. I ____________ the blue sari because I liked its print. (choose)
5. Father ____________ us to go near the lake. (forbid)
6. He ____________ the claim for car insurance later. (withdraw)
7. Ramu had to pay a penalty as he ____________ a tree in the park last week. (fell)
8. The fireman ____________ the whistle to disperse people away from the burning house. (blow)
9. I ____________ the pickpocket on the head when he pushed me. (hit)
10. Mother was tired and ____________ in the bed for sometime. (lie)