What did

you do last
weekend?
 Let's talk
Look at the photos below. What did these people do last weekend?
Which of these things did you do last week?
 Past Simple
Past simple is used to describe completed actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past.

They went to the cinema last week. I saw my friend at the park yesterday.
She ate a sandwich for lunch.
Irregular verbs:Some verbs have irregular past tense forms
last week now that don't follow the -ed rule. They must be memorized.

I played soccer with my friends yesterday. I didn't play soccer with my friends yesterday.
She watched a movie at home last night. She didn't watch a movie at home last night.
Regular verbs: To form the past simple tense for Negative sentences: Use the auxiliary verb did not/
regular verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb. didn't + the base form of the verb.

I studied English last night. Did you play soccer with your friends yesterday?
She visited her family a year ago. Did she watch a movie at home last night?
Time expressions: Use time expressions like Questions: To form a yes/no question in the past simple
yesterday/ last/ ago to indicate when the past action tense, use the auxiliary verb did + the subject + the base
or event occurred. form of the verb.
She was very happy last week. She wasn't very happy last week. Was she very happy last week?
If there is no action in the sentence, just use was/were for negative sentences and questions.
 MOST COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
Look through the list of the most common irregular words. Do you know their meaning?
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be was/were been

buy bought bought

come came come

do did done

find found found

get got got

give gave given

go went gone

have had had

know knew known

Let's play!

Be the fastest to find the verbs

that repeat. It can be the same
verb in any form (present, past or
past participle). The fonts and the
colours don't matter. When you find
a pair, name all three forms of the
verb.
 MOST COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
Fill in the missing forms.

be been

buy bought

come come

do did

find found

get got

give gave

go gone

have had

know knew
 Let's practice!
Fill in the gaps in the sentences. Use the past forms of the verbs on the left.

be 1. He ............................. to the party with his friends.

buy 2. They went shopping and ............................ a lot of presents for

come their parents' anniversary.
do 3. She ............................ her keys in the living room.
find 4. We ............................ a delicious dinner at the restaurant.
get 5. I ............................ a lot about history when I was younger.
give 6. They ............................ to the beach on Saturday.
go 7. She ............................ a book at the library.
have 8. He ............................ his favorite toy to his little brother.
know 9. We ............................ our homework after school.
10. The weather ............................ really nice yesterday.
 ANSWERS
Fill in the gaps in the sentences. Use the past forms of the verbs on the left.

be 1. He came to the party with his friends.

buy 2. They bought a lot of presents for their parents' anniversary.

come 3. She found her keys in the living room.
do 4. We had a delicious dinner at the restaurant.
find 5. I knew a lot about history when I was younger.
get 6. They went to the beach on Saturday.
give 7. She got a book at the library.
go 8. He gave his favorite toy to his little brother.
have 9. We did our homework after school.
know 10. The weather was really nice yesterday.
 Let's talk!
Complete the questions with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets and answer them.

Where were you last night? What did you __________ there? (do)

What was the last thing you __________ from the store? (bought)

Where did you __________ on your last vacation? (go)

What was the last gift you __________ to someone? (gave)

Did you __________ about anything interesting over the weekend? (find out)

What did you __________ for dinner last night? (have)

What did you __________ for your last birthday? (get)

If you have time, complete
the task. You can also give extra task
it as homework. Jane and Tom are talking about their weekend activities. Fill in the blanks with the
correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. There are regular and irregular verbs.

Jane: Hi Tom, what did you do over the weekend?

Tom: Hi Jane, I had a great weekend! On Saturday, I went to the mall and .......................
a new jacket. (buy)
Jane: Oh, nice! Did you ....................... anything else? (get)
Tom: Yes, I ....................... a new book at the bookstore. (find)
Jane: That's great! Did you ....................... anything else fun over the weekend? (do)
Tom: Yes, I walked with some friends on Sunday. We ....................... to a park and played
soccer. (go)
Jane: Sounds like you had a lot of fun! Did you ....................... any good food? (have)
Tom: Yes, I ....................... lunch with my family on Sunday. We ....................... pizza and it
was delicious. (have, order)
Jane: Yum! I love pizza. Did anything else ....................... ? (happen)
Tom: Yes, I ....................... that my favorite band is coming to town next month. I'm really
excited! (find out)
Jane: Wow, that's awesome! It sounds like you had a great weekend.
Tom: Yes, it was really nice. How about you, Jane? What did you do over the weekend?
Jane: I ....................... a new dress and ....................... with my friends on Saturday. And on
Sunday, I ....................... my grandparents. (buy, walk, visit)
Tom: That sounds really nice. I'm glad you had a good weekend too!
If you have time, complete
the task. You can also give answers
it as homework. Jane and Tom are talking about their weekend activities. Fill in the blanks with the
correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. There are regular and irregular verbs.

Jane: Hi Tom, what did you do over the weekend?

Tom: Hi Jane, I had a great weekend! On Saturday, I went to the mall and bought a new
jacket.
Jane: Oh, nice! Did you get anything else?
Tom: Yes, I found a new book at the bookstore.
Jane: That's great! Did you do anything else fun over the weekend?
Tom: Yes, I walked with some friends on Sunday. We went to a park and played soccer.
Jane: Sounds like you had a lot of fun! Did you have any good food?
Tom: Yes, I had lunch with my family on Sunday. We ordered pizza and it was delicious.
Jane: Yum! I love pizza. Did anything else happen?
Tom: Yes, I found out that my favorite band is coming to town next month. I'm really
excited!
Jane: Wow, that's awesome! It sounds like you had a great weekend.
Tom: Yes, it was really nice. How about you, Jane? What did you do over the weekend?
Jane: I bought a new dress and walked with my friends on Saturday. And on Sunday, I
visited my grandparents.
Tom: That sounds really nice. I'm glad you had a good weekend too!
MOST COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
Now look through the second part of the most common irregular verbs.
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leave left left

make made made

put put put

run ran run

read read read

see saw seen

show showed shown

speak spoke spoken

take took taken

tell told told

Let's play!
Try to find all pairs of identical cards as
fast as possible. If you play in a group, you
can play in teams (just keep taking turns
to open a pair of cards). Get a point for
your team every time you guess. If you have
an individual lesson, just share the screen.
Don't forget to name all the three forms of
the verbs.
 extra task
Look at the spiral and circle all the irregular verbs. Can you name all the three forms of them?
Now creare your own sentences in the past simple tense with these words.
 They will create their own examples,
Answers but here are a few ideas.
Look at the spiral and circle all the irregular verbs. Can you name all the three forms of them?
Now creare your own sentences in the past simple tense with these words.

She put the book on the table 5 minutes ago.

Jane left the house 2 hours ago.

She ran a marathon last year.

She took the letter and opened it.

The kids made a beautiful card for their mum.

I read a chapter of my favorite book before going to bed yesterday.

We spoke about everything and it was great!

He told me to stop, but I didn't.

I saw her 2 days ago, but I want to meet again.

The boy showed the toy car to his friend.

 Let's practice!
Transform the following sentences into the past simple.
Don't forget to replace the time expressions too.

1. She usually puts the flowers on the table.

2. I leave work at 6pm every day.
3. He makes breakfast for his family every morning.
4. They tell jokes at every party.
5. She shows her paintings in galleries all over the world.
6. I read a book every night before going to bed.
7. He sees his grandparents every Sunday.
8. They run 5 kilometers every morning before breakfast.
9. She takes the train to work every day.
10. He speaks four languages fluently.
 ANSWERS
Transform the following sentences into the past simple.
Don't forget to replace the time expressions too. The
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1. She put the flowers on the table yesterday.
2. I left work at 6pm yesterday.
3. He made breakfast for his family an hour ago.
4. They told jokes at the party last night.
5. She showed her paintings in galleries all over the world last year.
6. I read a book before going to bed last night .
7. He saw his grandparents last Sunday.
8. They ran 5 kilometers this morning before breakfast.
9. She took the train to work yesterday.
10. He spoke four languages fluently when he was in college.
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What was the last book you read?

Did you make anything special to eat last weekend?

Who did you speak to on the phone yesterday?

When was the last time you ran a race or went jogging?

Did you take any selfies yesterday?

Did you tell someone a secret last week?

What did you put in your pockets/bag this morning?

Let's play!
Watch the video "Snack Attack" and practice
using the irregular verbs from today's lesson.

Play in teams or player VS player.

Students/teams take turns answering the
questions and completing the tasks. They also
need to choose whether they want to keep or
give the points (they can be lucky or unlucky)
and go to the next slide to see the results.

Don't forget to keep track of the points.

The winner is the team/player with the most
points.
 Mary's weekend
Complete the story about Mary's weekend with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
Answer the questions after the story.
Mary ........................(have) a fun and active weekend. On Saturday morning, she .......................(go) shopping and .......................(buy) some new
clothes. She also .......................(get) a gift for her friend's birthday. In the afternoon, Mary .......................(go) to a friend's party and .......................
(have) a great time. On Sunday, she woke up early and .......................(go) for a run in the park with her dog. Later, she met her friend and
.......................(give) her the birthday gift. They also .......................(go) for a walk and talked about their weekend plans.
In the evening, Mary stayed at home and .......................(read) a book. Her roommate
.......................(show) her a new TV series that they watched together. Before going to bed,
Mary .......................(speak) to her family on the phone and .......................(tell) them about
her weekend. She .......................(leave) a message for her sister who didn't answer the
phone. Overall, Mary .......................(have) a great weekend filled with different activities
and spent time with her friends and family.

1. kind / weekend / of / did / Mary / have / What?

2. did / her / she / friend / What / get / for?
3. her / with / did / she / run / dog / Where?
4. Sunday / What / do / her / on / did / roommate?
5. to / on / do / she / What / did / bed / before / Sunday / going?
6. Did / to / her / talk / sister / she?
 ANSWERs
Complete the story about Mary's weekend with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
Answer the questions after the story.

Mary had a fun and active weekend. On Saturday morning, she went shopping and
bought some new clothes. She also got a gift for her friend's birthday. In the afternoon,
Mary went to a friend's party and had a great time. On Sunday, she woke up early and
went for a run in the park with her dog. Later, she met her friend and gave her the
birthday gift. They also went for a walk and talked about their weekend plans. In the
evening, Mary stayed at home and read a book. Her roommate showed her a new TV
series that they watched together. Before going to bed, Mary spoke to her family on the
phone and told them about her weekend. She left a message for her sister who didn't
answer the phone. Overall, Mary had a great weekend filled with different activities and
spent time with her friends and family.

1. What kind of weekend did Mary have?

2. What did she get for her friend?
3. Where did she run with her dog?
4. What did her roommate do on Sunday?
5. What did she do before going to bed on Sunday?
6. Did she talk to her sister?
quizlet set
Revise the irregular verbs
and complete different
activities to memorize them
even better.
THANK YOU!