Syllabus topic 7: Past Simple — regular/irregular verbs
Past Simple — regular/irregular verbs. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time.
Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planWe ___ a film last night.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: watched
Completed sentence: We watched a film last night. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
She ___ to Rome in 2020.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: went
Completed sentence: She went to Rome in 2020. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
I ___ a new coat yesterday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: bought
Completed sentence: I bought a new coat yesterday. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
They ___ football on Saturday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: played
Completed sentence: They played football on Saturday. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
He ___ his friend at the station yesterday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: saw
Completed sentence: He saw his friend at the station yesterday. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
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Correct answer: watched
Completed sentence: We watched a film last night. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: went
Completed sentence: She went to Rome in 2020. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: bought
Completed sentence: I bought a new coat yesterday. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: played
Completed sentence: They played football on Saturday. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: saw
Completed sentence: He saw his friend at the station yesterday. Use the past simple for completed events in finished past time. Regular verbs take -ed; irregular verbs have special forms such as went, saw and bought. The positive past form is the same for every subject except be.
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