Grammar Unit Past simple: Irregular Verbs

PAST SIMPLE: IRREGULAR VERBS

• A lot of common verbs are irregular. This means that the past simple form is different, they don´t have the usual ed ending.

          Ex: go – went

                see – saw

• Past time expressions are often used with the past simple. Remember that we say, last night, not the last night.

• Yesterday, yesterday morning, last night, last week, a month ago, two years ago, on Sunday.

          Ex: We played ice hockey yesterday or yesterday we played ice hockey.

• Past simple questions and short answers are formed the same for regular and irregular verbs, using did.

          Ex: did they play tennis yesterday? Yes, they did/No they didn´t.