§6.2 Past Simple Irregular

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§6.2 Past Simple Irregular

Past Simple of to be

Positive sentences

I / he / she / it = was  ---> I was at a party yesterday.

you / we / they = were ---> They were at the party too.

Negations

I / he / she / it = wasn't ---> she wasn't at the party.

you / we / they = weren't --> you weren't at the party either.

Questions

Was I / he / she / it? ---> Was he at the party?

Were you / we / they? ---> Were they at the party?

Past Simple bevestigend

Past Simple bevestigend

Past Simple positives

Regular verbs (not on the list)

infinitive + ed

I (to work) ---> I worked

She (to play) ---> She played

Irregular verbs (on the list)

2nd form (Simple Past)

They (to go) ---> They went

We (to swim) ---> We swam

Exercise 1

Type the past simple of the given verb

to go

to have

to dig

to run

to shop

to type

to study

to jump

to fall

to feel

Exercise 2

Put the verb in the past simple

He (to cut) the rope yesterday.

We (to swim) to the other side.

We (to spend) a lot of time here

The dog (to eat) all the food

The girl (to fight) the boy

The children (to run) away from the scary clown.

The secretary (to write) a note.

Exercise 3

Make questions (?) and negations (-) in the past simple using the given verb.

Don't forget to check your verb list

Don't use abbreviations (afkortingen)

Shirley (not - to feed) her horse yesterday.

The girls (not - to find) hidden treasure.

The dog (not - to catch) the ball.

Victor (not - to be) good at basketball.

(you - to have) a question?

(they - to find) the missing key?

(she - to drink) a big bottle of cola?

(you - to be) a fan of the Teletubbies?

Make a question:
The teacher taught a boring lesson.

Make a negation:
The teacher taught a boring lesson.

Make a negation:
We did our homework last night.

Make a question:
We did our homework last night.

Exercise 4

Change the positive(+) sentences into 

questions(?) or negations (-)

The suspect wore gloves. (-)

My mother ate all my cookies last night. (-)

Teun paid attention to the lesson. (-)

The dog dug a hole in the sand. (?)

He took your bicycle without asking you first. (?)

You were very angry yesterday. (-)

His mother gave him a new computer for his birthday. (?)

I went to my friend's birthday party last night. (-)