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Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

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Talk about finished actions in the past with regular -ed verbs, common irregular verbs and did.

Choose the correct past form

Choose the correct word or words to complete each sentence.

  1. We ___ a great film at the cinema last night.
    • a) see
    • b) saw
    • c) seen
  2. Kofi ___ his grandparents two weeks ago.
    • a) visit
    • b) visits
    • c) visited
  3. I ___ my keys this morning, so I was late for work.
    • a) lose
    • b) losed
    • c) lost
  4. ___ you enjoy the concert last Friday?
    • a) Do
    • b) Did
    • c) Were
  5. Mina didn't ___ to the party because she was ill.
    • a) go
    • b) went
    • c) gone
  6. The bus ___ suddenly, and everyone fell forward.
    • a) stoped
    • b) stopped
    • c) stops
  7. When ___ to this city?
    • a) you moved
    • b) did you moved
    • c) did you move
  8. Sofia ___ a long email to her teacher yesterday.
    • a) wrote
    • b) writed
    • c) writes

Write the past simple

Type the verb in the past simple. Use the words in brackets.

  1. Jamal ___ (buy) a new jacket at the market.
  2. We ___ (study) for the test all weekend.
  3. I ___ (not / have) breakfast this morning.
  4. Tomás ___ (plan) a surprise for his mother's birthday.
  5. ___ (you / meet) Aiko at the station yesterday?
  6. The children ___ (eat) all the biscuits!
  7. Lena ___ (not / come) to class on Monday.
  8. My parents ___ (leave) home at seven o'clock this morning.

Answer key

Choose the correct past form

  1. b) sawSee is irregular. Its past simple form is saw.
  2. c) visitedTwo weeks ago is finished time. Visit is regular, so we add -ed.
  3. c) lostLose is irregular. Its past simple form is lost.
  4. b) DidThe concert is in the past, so the question uses did + the base verb enjoy.
  5. a) goAfter didn't, use the base form: go.
  6. b) stoppedStop ends in one vowel + one consonant, so we double the p: stopped.
  7. c) did you movePast simple questions use did + subject + base verb: did you move.
  8. a) wroteWrite is irregular. Its past simple form is wrote.

Write the past simple

  1. boughtBuy is irregular: buy becomes bought.
  2. studiedStudy ends in a consonant + y, so y changes to -ied.
  3. didn't have / did not haveThe negative is didn't (did not) + the base verb have.
  4. plannedPlan ends in one vowel + one consonant, so we double the n.
  5. Did you meetPast simple questions use did + subject + base verb.
  6. ateEat is irregular: eat becomes ate.
  7. didn't come / did not comeThe negative is didn't (did not) + the base verb come.
  8. leftLeave is irregular: leave becomes left.

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