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Grammar EXTRA!  Worksheet 2

Simple past: regular and irregular verbs

1 Complete the chart with the simple past forms. 2 Write questions and answers using the prompts.
1 you / enjoy the trip / yesterday?
Infinitive form Simple past form
Did you enjoy the trip yesterday?
agree agreed 2 Yes / I
come came Yes, I did.
do did
3 Where / you go?
drink drank Where did you go?
eat ate 4 We / go to Ellis Island
find found We went to Ellis Island
get got
5 What / you do?
go went What did you do?
have had
6 I / visit / a museum
lend lent I visited a museum
lose lost
7 you / buy anything?
make made Did you buy anything?
say said
8 No / I
see saw No, I didn´t
stop stopped
visit visited
walk walked

3 Complete the postcard with the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.

Dear Mom and Dad

I’m having a great time here in New York City! Yesterday, we (1) went (go) to
Ellis Island. We (2) took (take) a ferry to the island in New York Harbor. Mr. King
(3) came (come) with us.
The island and the museum were both really interesting. A lot of immigrants to the U.S.
(4) sailed (sail) here from other countries and (5) arrived (arrive)
at Ellis Island to begin their new lives. We (6) walked (walk) around the island,
and (7) had (have) a picnic by the water. Ricardo got mad because Adam
(8) lost (lose) his camera, but later he (9) said (say) it was a
joke. Ricardo (10) didn´t (not find) it funny.
Lots of love,
Marisa

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