3.

Past Simple: regular and

irregular verbs
When do we use the Past Simple?

We use the Past Simple with regular and irregular verbs to talk
about the past.

A: Did you ring your brother?

B: Yes, I did. I rang him three times.

I finished all the work, but Max didn’t help me.

My mum came with us, but my dad didn’t come.

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 Find the Past Simple forms in the text. How many
are regular? How many are irregular?

Yesterday, I slept until 10.30 in the morning and I

stayed at home all day. First, I did my homework.
Then two of my friends came round and we
watched a film. We really loved it. At dinner time,
we rang the local Italian restaurant and they
brought us some pizza. We ate it in front of the TV.
We had a great time!

There are three regular Past Simple forms. Look!

There are seven irregular Past Simple forms.

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How do we make the Past Simple of
regular and irregular verbs?
Past Simple
Affirmative I/You/He/She/It/We/They watched TV.
slept.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’t (did not) watch TV.
Negative didn’t (did not) sleep.
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they watch TV?
Questions sleep?
Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they did. No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t.

What did they watch?

When did he sleep?

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How do we make the Past Simple of
regular and irregular verbs?
Types of verbs Verb Past Simple Rule
Most regular verbs watch watched + -ed

Regular verbs ending in -e live lived + -d

One-syllable regular verbs stop stopped double consonant + -ed

ending in vowel + consonant
Regular verbs ending in try tried -y + -ied
consonant + -y
Irregular verbs come came no rule
eat ate

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 Practice Time
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs
in brackets.

tidied (tidy) her room.

1. Katie _____________

Did they like (they/like) the film?

2. A: _______________ didn’t
B: No, they _______________.

went
3. I _______________ (go) to the shops on Saturday.

Did you give (you/give) him the present?

4. A: _______________ did
B: Yes, I _______________.

saw
5. We_______________ didn’t talk
(see) her yesterday but we _______________ (not talk) to her.

brought
6. He _______________ dropped
(bring) his phone to school but then he _______________ (drop) it somewhere.

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