UNIT 5

LESSON 5B
GRAMMAR LESSON 1
PAST SIMPLE OF IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular verbs don´t end in –ed in their past simple form. For example, 'go' becomes
'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.
Here´s a list of common irregular verbs.
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

PERSON VERB IN PAST SIMPLE INFORMATION

I went to school yesterday
You left the party early
He wrote an excellent essay
She wore a red dress to the party
It sold out In minutes!
We read Pride and Prejudice in high-school
You forgot Your ball at Lucy´s home.
They ran the marathon last year

NEGATIVE SENTENCES
With negative sentences, we use the auxiliary did not + verb base form.
In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + verb
base form:

FULL FORM SHORT FORM

I did not go to school yesterday I didn´t go to school yesterday.
You did not leave the party early
He did not write an excellent essay
She did not wear a red dress to the party
It did not sell out in minutes
We did not read pride and prejudice in
high-school
You did not forget your ball at Lucy´s
home
They did not run the marathon last year
YES / NO QUESTIONS
With questions, we use the auxiliary did and the base form of the verb

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER SHORT ANSWER

YES NO
Did I see you yesterday? Yes, I did No, I didn’t
Did you go to France last summer? Yes, I did No, I didn’t
Did he write an excellent essay? Yes, he did No, he didn’t
Did she wear a red dress to the party? Yes, she did No, she didn’t
Did it run very fast? Yes, it did No, it didn’t
Did we pay for the tickets? Yes, we did No, we didn’t
Did you speak to the manager? Yes, we did No, we didn’t
Did they tell you what happened? Yes, they did No, they didn’t

EXERCISE 1
Are the sentences true or false?

1- To form the past simple, we add '-ed' to the end of regular verbs. TRUE FALSE
2- There are many different types of endings of irregular verbs in the TRUE FALSE
past simple.
3- We use 'did' + 'not' + base form to form past simple negatives TRUE FALSE
with all types of verbs.
4- We use 'did' + subject + infinitive to form past simple questions TRUE FALSE
with all types of verbs.
5- There are clear rules about the endings of past simple irregular TRUE FALSE
verbs.
6- You have to learn all the different irregular verb forms of the past TRUE FALSE
simple.

EXERCISE 2
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1- We _____ about the storm on the news.
a) hear
b) heard
2- They _____ that it was my birthday.
a) find out
b) found out
3- The waiter _____ us the menu to look at.
a) bring
b) brought
 4- I didn't _____ very well last night.
a) sleep
b) slept
5- Did you _____ your coat in the café?
a) leave
b) left
6- It was so cold that the pipes _____.
a) freeze
b) froze
7- She didn't _____ us what to do for homework.
a) tell
b) told
8- He _____ bad about failing the test.
a) feel
b) felt

EXERCISE 3
Write the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
1- I ___ (buy) some food for lunch.
2- Who ___ (meet) you at the airport?
3- We all ___ (have) the same idea.
4- __ (do) you speak to Sophie?
5- I __ (see) the weather forecast earlier.
6- He ___ (give) us a lift into town.
7- She ___ (read) three books in one week!
8- They __ (take) a taxi to the hotel.