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Past Simple: Irregular Verbs

Many Past Simple verbs are irregular. Study the grammar reference chart below.
Below are 64 commonly used Past Simple irregular verbs in English.
For example:
“My friend buys a newspaper every day.”
“My friend bought a newspaper yesterday.”
be was / were hit hit
become became hold held
begin began hurt hurt
bite bit keep kept
blow blew know knew
break broke leave left
bring brought lose lost
build built make made
buy bought meet met
can could pay paid
catch caught put put
choose chose read read
come came ride rode
cost cost run ran
cut cut say said
do did see saw

draw drew sell sold


drink drank sing sang
drive drove sit sat

eat ate spend spent


fall fell stand stood

feed fed steal stole


feel felt swim swam
find found take took
fly flew teach taught
forget forgot tell told
freeze froze think thought
get got throw threw
give gave understand understood
go went wear wore
have had win won

hear heard write wrote

Teacher: Francis Velásquez Topic: Past Simple Tense


PAST SIMPLE
Answer these sixteen questions to score your knowledge of PAST SIMPLE grammar.

1. My family and I … in London when 9. Did you … lots of interesting


I was young. photos on your holiday?
a) lived a) took
b) live b) take
c) was live c) takes
2. We … some sandwiches and fresh 10. We had a great time and we …
fruit to eat for lunch yesterday. lots of fun and exciting things.
a) buy a) did
b) buys b) do
c) bought c) was did
3. They wanted to … a movie but 11. Why … you finish your math
there were no more tickets. homework last week?
a) see a) didn’t
b) saw b) wasn’t
c) seeing c) weren’t

4. (A) Did you have a good time? 12. He … see a dentist yesterday
(B) Yes, I because he had a toothache.
…. a) had a) has to
b) did b) have to
c) have c) had to

5. He didn’t … me because I was 13. I wanted to …, but I couldn’t. I had


behind the tree. to stay and help my friend.
a) saw a) went
b) see b) go
c) sees c) going
6. (A) … you a good student in school? 14. … they late or on time
(B) Yes, I was. yesterday afternoon?
a) Did a) Were
b) Were b) Did
c) Was c) Was
7. When did they … back to 15. She didn’t answer the phone
their country? because she … at home.
a) flew a) didn’t
b) flies b) weren’t
c) fly c) wasn’t
8. They … back to their 16. (A) … they tired after the long trip?
country last month. (B) Yes, they ….
a) fly a) Were / were
b) flies b) Was / were
c) flew c) Were / was

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