Life

Level 2 Unit 6b(1)

Simple past (irregular verbs)

Hi Safi,
It's fantastic here! We got to
the hotel on Saturday and went
straight to the beach. We sat
there all day and swam in the
sea. On Sunday we took a taxi to
the local market and bought some
delicious bread and cheese. We All at
ate our lunch in the park outside Sandford & Son
the palace. Then we did some 9 Lockhead Place
sightseeing in the afternoon. We’re Birmingham B78 PZ0
back on the beach today!
Love, UNITED KINGDOM
Anna

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Irregular verbs
Some verbs are irregular. They do not add -ed: go → went (not goed), make → made (not maked).

Key vocabulary Collocations (verb + noun): do homework, go sightseeing / do some sightseeing,

get up, go shopping / do some shopping, make lunch, take a taxi

Exercises
1 Match the simple past form.

ate  bought did gave got had made sat saw swam took went

1 eat ate 5 get 9 buy

2 sit 6 go 10 take
3 do 7 have 11 give
4 swim 8 make 12 see

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Exercises

2 Complete the sentences with the simple past of the verbs.

 1 We ate (eat) fish at a restaurant last night.
 2 I (go) to Spain on vacation last summer.
 3 She (buy) a new suit for work on the weekend.
 4 I (have) a bicycle when I was a child.
 5 They (do) their homework last night.
 6 We (swim) in the pool in the park on Sunday.
 7 You (take) a taxi to the station last week.
 8 She (make) lunch for us yesterday.
 9 He (get) up late this morning.
10 I (sit) in the sun all afternoon.
11 We (give) her a camera for her birthday.
12 They (see) some horses on the beach this morning.

3 11 Complete the conversation with the simple past of the verbs in the box. Then listen and check.

buy  do  eat  get up  go  have  sit  swim  take

A: How was your vacation?

B: Great!We 1 got up late every day and
2
in the hotel pool before breakfast.
A: How was the food at the hotel?
B: Not bad, but we usually 3 in one of
the local restaurants. We 4 some
delicious fish dishes.
A: So, were you near the coast?
B: Yes, we were. We 5 the hotel bus down
to the sea and 6
on the beach in
the afternoon.
A: Were there many places to visit?
B: Mark 7 sightseeing but I wasn’t
interested. I 8 some shopping on the
last day. Look! I 9
this beautiful
bracelet at a local market.

4 Regular or irregular verbs? Correct the mistakes.

1 maked made 7 walked
2 took ✓ 8 eated 14 joinned
3 visited 9 sitted 15 tryed
4 goed 10 swimmed 16 stopped
5 studied 11 haved 17 finished
6 buyed 12 took 18 gived
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Level 2 Unit 6b(2)
Simple past (negatives and question forms)

A: Did you leave home when you were eighteen? C: Did you go to university?
B: Yes, I did. Did you? D: No, I didn’t. I started work after school and then
A: No, I didn’t. I was twenty-four. That’s normal I met my first husband.
in my country. C: Did you have any children?
D: No, we didn’t and we got divorced a year later. Then
I got married to Roger. We celebrated our twentieth
anniversary yesterday.
C: Congratulations!
Presentation

Use didn’t for negative sentences in the simple past.

Use Did …? for questions in the simple past.
Use did or didn’t for short answers.

Negative

I / You / He / She / We / They didn’t go to university.

TIP Say They didn’t get married. (Don’t say They didn’t got married.)

Questions

Did I / you / he / she / we / they go to university?

TIP Say Did you work there? (Don’t say Did you worked there?)

Short answers

Yes, I / you / he / she / we / they did. No, I / you / he / she / we / they didn’t.

Key vocabulary Life events: leave school, start work, leave home, get married/divorced, have
children, celebrate an anniversary/a birthday
People in your life: partner (≠ husband/wife)

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Exercises

Exercises
1 Write a simple past sentence for each picture 1–8. Use the 1
phrases in the box.

get divorced  get married  leave school

meet new partner  not get married again  not go to university
1995
not have any children  start work in an office
2
1 She left school in 1995.
2 She didn’t go to university.
3
4
5 3
6
7
8

2 Complete the questions and answers with did or didn’t.

4
1 A: Did you study English at school?
B: No, I .
2 A: you get married?
B: Yes, I . I got married to Bill. 1998
3 A: you have children?
5
B: Yes, we had two. Susie is eight and Stella is five.
4 A: Bill leave home before university?
B: No, he . He left home after university.

3 12 Write the questions for these answers. Then listen and check.
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1 A: Did you get married ?
B: Yes, I did. I got married in 1981.
2 A: Did at university?
B: No, I didn’t. I met Bill after university.
3 A: Did any children? 7
B: Yes, I have a girl. Michelle is three.
4 A: Did last night?
B: No, I didn’t. I’m doing my homework now.
5 A: Did to the airport?
B: No, I took a taxi. It’s faster than the bus. 8
6 A: Did to Spain on vacation?
B: No, we didn’t. We went to France.
7 A: Did late this morning?
B: No, I didn’t. I got up early.

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