Past simple irregular verbs: get, go, have, do: Activity 1

Read Grammar bank 11B. Change the sentences from present to past. For
example, 'I don’t go the gym. I didn’t go to the gym yesterday.' Listen and
check.

Grammar bank

11B past simple irregular verbs: get, go, have, do

[+]
I got up late yesterday.
He went to work by car.
She had eggs for breakfast.
We did yoga yesterday.
They did their homework last night.

[–]
I didn’t get up late yesterday.
He didn’t go to work by car.
She didn’t have eggs for breakfast.
We didn’t do yoga yesterday.
They didn’t do their homework last night.

[?]  [+]  [–]

Did you get up late yesterday?  Yes, I did.  No, I didn't.
Did he go to work by car yesterday?  Yes, he did.  No, he didn't.
Did they do their homework last night?  Yes, they did.  No, they didn't.

[?]
What time did you get up? At eight o’clock.
Where did you go on Saturday? We went to the beach.
Where did you have lunch? At school.
What did you do last night? We had dinner with friends.

• get, go, and have, and do are irregular verbs in the past tense.
• Present to past
[+]
I get up early. → I got up early.
I go to school. → I went to school.
I have breakfast. → I had breakfast.
I do my homework. → I did my homework.

[–] 
I don’t get up early. → I didn’t get up early.
I don’t go to school. → I didn’t go to school.
NOT I didn’t got up early. / I didn’t went to school. etc.

[–] 
Do you have breakfast? → Did you have breakfast?
Do you do your homework? → Did you do your homework?
NOT  Did you had breakfast? / Did you did your homwork? etc.

• Remember word order in questions:

ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) Did you get up early?
QuASI (Question word, Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) What time did you get up?

did / didn’t
We use did / didn’t to make questions and negatives in the past, e.g.
Did you go to class?
I didn’t have breakfast this morning.
Here, did / didn’t = an auxiliary verb.
But did can also be a normal verb, e.g. I did my homework at the weekend.

1  I have eggs for breakfast.

    _____________________ this morning.
2  Does she go to Spanish classes?
   _____________________ last year?
3  We don’t have lunch at home. 
   _____________________ last week.
4  Mike doesn’t go to work by car.
   _____________________ yesterday.
5  They go to school by bus.
   _____________________ yesterday.
6  What time do you get up?
   _____________________ this morning?
7  Do you do sport or exercise?
   _____________________ last weekend?
8  You don’t do the housework.
   _____________________ yesterday.
9  I don’t get up early.
   _____________________ this morning.

Past simple irregular verbs: get, go, have, do: Activity 2

Read Grammar bank 11B. Complete the conversations with the verb in
(brackets) in the past simple [+], [–] or [?]. Listen and check.

Grammar bank

11B past simple irregular verbs: get, go, have, do

[+]
I got up late yesterday.
He went to work by car.
She had eggs for breakfast.
We did yoga yesterday.
They did their homework last night.

[–]
I didn’t get up late yesterday.
He didn’t go to work by car.
She didn’t have eggs for breakfast.
We didn’t do yoga yesterday.
They didn’t do their homework last night.

[?]  [+]  [–]

Did you get up late yesterday?  Yes, I did.  No, I didn't.
Did he go to work by car yesterday?  Yes, he did.  No, he didn't.
Did they do their homework last night?  Yes, they did.  No, they didn't.

[?]
What time did you get up? At eight o’clock.
Where did you go on Saturday? We went to the beach.
Where did you have lunch? At school.
What did you do last night? We had dinner with friends.

• get, go, and have, and do are irregular verbs in the past tense.

• Present to past
[+]
I get up early. → I got up early.
I go to school. → I went to school.
I have breakfast. → I had breakfast.
I do my homework. → I did my homework.

[–] 
I don’t get up early. → I didn’t get up early.
I don’t go to school. → I didn’t go to school.
NOT I didn’t got up early. / I didn’t went to school. etc.

[–] 
Do you have breakfast? → Did you have breakfast?
Do you do your homework? → Did you do your homework?
NOT  Did you had breakfast? / Did you did your homwork? etc.

• Remember word order in questions:

ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) Did you get up early?
QuASI (Question word, Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) What time did you get up?

did / didn’t
We use did / didn’t to make questions and negatives in the past, e.g.
Did you go to class?
I didn’t have breakfast this morning.
Here, did / didn’t = an auxiliary verb.
But did can also be a normal verb, e.g. I did my homework at the weekend.
1  (have)
   A What _______ you _______ for lunch today?
   B I _______ fish.
2   (do)
   A _______ you _______ the housework?
   B No, but I _______ my English homework.
3  (go)
   A Where _______ you _______ last night?
   B I _______ _______ out. I stayed at home.
4  (get up)
   A What time _______ the children _______ _______ ?
   B They _______ _______ very late. They were tired.
5  (have)
   A What _______ you _______ for breakfast?
   B I _______ _______ breakfast. I wasn't hungry. I just _______
coffee.
6  (go)
   A _______ Pedro _______ to judo last week?
   B He _______ on Monday, but he _______ _______ on Wednesday
because he wasn't very well.

Verb phrases with get, go, have, do: Activity 1

Choose the correct verbs.

1. They always do / have / get up

early.

2. He has / goes / does a shower at

6.45.
3. They go / do / have breakfast in
the kitchen.

4. Their children go / do / have to

school at 8.30.

5. He has / goes / gets a bus to the

office.

6. She has / goes / does lunch in

the office.

7. He has / goes / does home at

6.00.

8. In the evening, the children do /

go / get their homework.

9. They do / go / have dinner at

7.00.
 10. The children do / go / have to
bed at 9.00.

11. He has / goes / does shopping

on Sunday morning.

12. They go / do / get sport at the

weekend.

Verb phrases with get, go, have, do: Activity 2

Complete the paragraph with the past simple of do, get, go, or have. Listen and
check.

Yesterday I _______ up early, I _______ a coffee, and I _______ to the

gym. After the gym, I _______ breakfast and _______ to work by bus.
For lunch, I _______ a sandwich with a friend. After work, I _______
shopping at the supermarket. Then I _______ home. I _______ dinner
with my family. Then my wife and I _______ housework. After that, I
_______ to bed early. I was tired!

Sentence rhythm
Listen and read. Then say and record.

1.What time did you get up?

2.I got up at 7.30.

3.Did you have breakfast?

4.Yes, I did.

5.What did you have?

6.I had toast and coffee.

7.What did you do then?

8.I went to work.

Ellie's day: Activity 1

Listen to the dialogue. Complete the sentences. 
1 Ellie didn’t have a ________ morning.
2 She went to work by ________ .
3 She was ________ for work.
4 Ellie didn’t have ________ to have lunch.
5 She ate some ________ at her desk.
6 She had an interesting ________ in the afternoon. 
7 There’s ________ for dinner.

Ellie's day: Activity 2

Listen again and complete the dialogue. Use contractions.

A  Hi Ellie. How was your day? 

B  Well it __________ start very well.
A  Oh, why was that?
B  Well, I didn’t walk to work today, because the weather __________
bad. I __________ to get the bus. But the bus was late, I __________
for half an hour, and then it __________ , but it was really slow, so in
the end I was late for work.
A  Oh. Was it a problem?
B  Well, I had a lot of work when I __________ to the office. The
morning was really busy. I didn’t have lunch. I didn’t have time. 
A  __________ you have anything to eat?
B  I had some fruit at my desk. I’m really hungry now.
A  How __________ your afternoon?
B  The afternoon was good. We __________ a really interesting
meeting and then I __________ all my work for the day. So it
__________ a bad day.
A  That’s good then. Would you like some dinner?
B  Yes, please...mmm. Are you cooking chicken?
A  I am. Your favourite. Five minutes. 
B  Great!