4. SIMPLE PAST- IRREGULAR VERBS
Examples Explanation
Use the simle past to talk
about actions that occurred
in the past. There are some
verbs which have different
form in the simple past.
They are called irregular
verbs.
Affirmative I forgot the tickets at home
yesterday.
Subject + verb simple past
form + complement ( past
time expression).
Negative She didn’t forget the tickets
at home yesterday
Subject + did + not + verb
base form + complement
( past time expression)
5. LIST OF IRREGULAR
VERBS
Base form Simple
past form
Base form Simple pas
form
Begin
Bring
Buy
Come
Do
Drink
Eat
Fall
Feel
Forget
Get
Give
Began
Brought
Bought
Came
Did
Drank
Ate
Fell
Felt
Forgot
Got
Gave
Go
Have
Know
Make
Run
Say
Shake
Speak
Take
Teach
Think
Win
Went
Had
Knew
Made
Ran
Said
Shook
Spoke
Took
Taught
Thought
Won
6. Complete the story bellow with the past form of the verbs in parentheses . Some
verbs are regular and some are irregular
An Unforgettable Night
When I (1. be) ----- in high school , there (2. be) --- a
terrible earthquake in Taiwan . I will always remember
that day.
It(3. begin)---- on September 21 , 1999 , early in the
morning.
At 2:00 am , I (4.be) ------in bed . Suddenly , I (5.feel)
------- my bed move . Just then my brother (6. come) ------
into my room and (7.yell)----- , “It’s an earthquake”.
EXERCISES
7. Let’s see this video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOCOEZfGmVE
