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Irregular Past Verbs

Weekends & Adventures

Recognise and use common irregular past tense verbs
Tell a simple story about a past event
Ask Wh- questions about the past

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Grammar

Simple past — irregular verbs

Irregular verbs do not follow the -ed pattern. Each one must be memorised. The negative and question forms still use did / didn't + base form (infinitive), NOT the irregular form.

I went to a concert last Friday — it was fantastic.

She didn't eat breakfast because she was running late.

Where did you go last summer?

They spent three weeks travelling through South America.

Exercises · type, then check

1. Fill in the blank with the correct irregular past tense verb from the box: went · saw · bought · took · came.

1.He a new laptop on his lunch break.

2.We an amazing film at the cinema last night.

3.She to the gym before work on Monday.

4.My parents to visit me for my birthday.

5.I lots of photos during the trip.

2. Match each base form verb to its simple past form.

1.go

2.buy

3.drive

4.spend

5.eat

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Reading

My Weekend in the Mountains

Last month, three friends and I drove to the mountains for a long weekend. We left early on Friday and arrived by noon. We spent Saturday hiking a trail that went through a pine forest. I took hundreds of photos because the scenery was beautiful. On Sunday, we ate a large breakfast at a small café in the village and bought local honey and cheese. The drive home took four hours but we sang along to the radio the whole way.

1. What did they do on Saturday?

2. What did the writer buy at the village café?

Speaking · say it out loud, with a partner or alone

1Tell your partner about a trip or day out you remember well. Use as many irregular past verbs as you can.

2Ask three questions to your partner about their last holiday using: Where did you go? What did you eat? How did you get there?

Writing

Write 4–6 sentences about a day or weekend you enjoyed. Try to include at least four irregular past verbs.

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