This document provides teaching resources for using irregular verbs in the simple past tense. It includes 10 sections that cover using "be" for past time, the past of "be" in negative and question forms, using "-ed" to form regular past verbs, past time words like "yesterday" and "ago", and 4 groups of irregular past tense verbs with examples. Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences in the simple past tense for irregular and regular verbs.

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2. CONTENTS
8-1 Using be: past time
8-2 Past of be: negative
8-3 Past of be: questions
8-4 The simple past tense: using -ed
8-5 Past time words: yesterday, last, and ago
8-6 The simple past: irregular verbs (Group 1)
8-7 The simple past: negative
8-8 The simple past: yes/no questions
8-9 Irregular verbs (Group 2)
8-10 Irregular verbs (Group 3)
8-11 Irregular verbs (Group 4)

3. 3
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

4. 4
PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

5. 5
Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was
he was
it was
they were
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

6. 6
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I
she
he
it
+ was
we
you
they
+ were

7. 7
am at workI ____ yesterday.was today.
present past
8-1 Let’s Practice
be

8. 8
He ___in the poolwas last week.is today.
present past
8-1 Let’s Practice
be

9. 9
The moon ____ huge last night.wasis tonight.
present past
8-1 Let’s Practice
be

10. 11
present
past
The water is warm today.
8-1 Let’s Practice
(click and type)

11. 12
I was not in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

12. 13
(a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
was + not = wasn’t
+ wasn’t
I
she
he
it

13. 14
(c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
were + not = weren’t
+ weren’t
we
you
they

14. 15
________ in class yesterday morning.
Jared is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
8-2 Let’s Practice

15. 16
They are in London tonight, but
they weren’t___________ in London last night.
8-2 Let’s Practice

16. 17
I am happy today, but
I wasn’t happy____________ yesterday.
8-2 Let’s Practice

17. 18
The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn’t nice___________ last week.
8-2 Let’s Practice

18. 19
Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

19. 20
We were in class yesterday.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
Yes, we were.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

20. 21
We weren’t in class yesterday.No, we weren’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT
ANSWER
(be) + (subject)

21. 22
She was at the library last week.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
Yes, she was.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

22. 23
She wasn’t at the library last week.No, she wasn’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT
ANSWER
(be) + (subject)

23. 24
He was in Mexico last winter.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
In Mexico.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

24. 25
They were on vacation last month.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(d) Where were they last month?
On vacation.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

25. 26
No, she wasn’t.
_____ Andrea in class on Friday?Was
She
8-3 Let’s Practice
wasn’t in class on Friday.

26. 27
We were at the lake last week.Yes, .
_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?Were
we were
8-3 Let’s Practice

27. 28
_____ Nina with you last week?
No, .
Was
she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.
8-3 Let’s Practice

28. 29
We walked to school.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

29. 30
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
(a) We walk to school every day.
(b) We walked to school yesterday.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

30. 31
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
(c) Hakim walks to school every day.
(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

31. 32
verb + -ed = the simple past
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ walked (verb + -ed)
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

32. 33
Yesterday _______________.I brushed my teeth
Every day I brush my teeth.
8-4 Let’s Practice

33. 34
Yesterday she _____________.played the piano
Every day Julie plays the piano.
8-4 Let’s Practice

34. 35
Yesterday _________.he cooked
Every day Edgar cooks.
8-4 Let’s Practice

35. 36
Bob and Helen were here yesterday.
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

36. 37
YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.

37. 38
(b) Eve was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
LAST

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(c) Omar was here …
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
AGO
five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.

39. 40
morning
afternoon
evening
yesterday with
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

40. 41
night
long periods of time
seasons
days of the week
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last with

41. 42
five minutes
two hours
six days
a month
five months
one year
ten years
+ ago
(in the past)
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
length of time

42. 43
yesterday last
We went to the movies ________
afternoon.
yesterday
8-5 Let’s Practice

43. 44
I called you ________ week.last
8-5 Let’s Practice
yesterday
last

44. 45
Janice left for South America
________ morning.yesterday
8-5 Let’s Practice
yesterday
last

45. 46
The sky was beautiful ______ night.last
8-5 Let’s Practice
yesterday
last

46. 47
eat ate
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

47. 48
PRESENT PAST
come came
I come home
every afternoon.
I came home
this afternoon.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

48. 49
I went swimming
last Tuesday.
PRESENT PAST
go went
I go swimming
every Tuesday.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

49. 50
I wrote a letter
to her last week.
PRESENT PAST
write wrote
I write a letter to
my grandmother
every week.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

50. 51
8-6 Let’s Practice
I have ice cream every Sunday. I
had ice cream last Sunday.

51. 52
You ___
ice cream.
8-6 Let’s Practice
What did I
do last
Sunday?
had
have
had

52. 53
8-6 Let’s Practice
She sits at her desk to study
every night. She sat at her desk
last night.

53. 54
She ___ at
her desk.
8-6 Let’s Practice
What did she
do last night?
sat sit
sat

54. 55
8-6 Let’s Practice
She sees her best friend every
weekend. She saw her last
weekend.

55. 56
8-6 Let’s Practice
She ____ her
best friend.
What did she
do last
weekend?
saw
see
saw

56. 57
I did not walk to school yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

57. 58
SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.
(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.
(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.
(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

58. 59
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ did not + main verb
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

59. 60
(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t

60. 61
We ate breakfast Monday, but we
________ breakfast
Tuesday.
didn’t eat
We don’t eat breakfast every day.
8-7 Let’s Practice

61. 62
well last night, but I __________ well
on Thursday night.
didn’t sleep
I don’t sleep well every night. I slept
8-7 Let’s Practice

62. 63
Did Laurie walk to work?
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

63. 64
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to work?
She walked to work.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, she did.

64. 65
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to school?
She didn’t walk to school.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, she didn’t.

65. 66
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did you practice the violin?
I practiced the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, I did.

66. 67
(b) Did you practice the violin?
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
I didn’t practice the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, I didn’t.

67. 68
8-8 Let’s Practice
I saw my
dad today
Yes, I did.
_________
________.
Did you see your
dad today?

68. 69
Did you see your
brother today
8-8 Let’s Practice
Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
____________
____________
_?

69. 70
did you
do last night
What
8-8 Let’s Practice
We went to a
party last night.
___________
__________?

70. 71
Did Andrea go
on vacation
8-8 Let’s Practice
Yes, she did.
Andrea went on
vacation.
___________
__________?

71. 72
bring brought
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

72. 73
PRESENT PAST
bring brought
I always bring
gifts to birthday
parties.
I brought a gift
to your party
yesterday.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

73. 74
PRESENT PAST
drive drove
She drives to
school.
She drove to
school today.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

74. 75
PRESENT PAST
run ran
He runs to
school.
He ran to school
this morning.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

75. 76
PRESENT PAST
buy bought
catch caught
drink drank
read read
ride rode
shut shut
teach taught
think thought
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

76. 77
8-9 Let’s Practice
I ____ my horse every Sunday
I ____ him last Sunday.
ride
rode
ride
rode

77. 78
8-9 Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Sunday?
You rode your
horse
ride
rode
____________
___________.

78. 79
8-9 Let’s Practice
I _____ a class every
Monday night. I ______ a
class last Monday night.
teach
taught
teach
taught

79. 80
8-9 Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Monday?
You taught a
class
teach
taught
___________
______.

80. 81
Someone broke the window.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

81. 82
PRESENT PAST
break broke
That child breaks
everything.
She broke my
coffee cup.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

82. 83
PRESENT PAST
meet met
I can meet you
after school.
They met in their
English class.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

83. 84
PRESENT PAST
sing sang
I like to sing
new songs.
I sang a new song
last night.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

84. 85
PRESENT PAST
wake up woke up
Sometimes I wake
up very early.
Today I woke
up late.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

85. 86
PRESENT PAST
fly flew
hear heard
leave left
pay paid
ring rang
send sent
speak spoke
take took
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

86. 87
I _____ email every day. I
_____ email today.
8-10 Let’s Practice
send
sent
send
sent

87. 88
8-10 Let’s Practice
What did I
do today?
You sent
email
send
sent
_______
______.

88. 89
I ____ in my car every
day. Yesterday I ____
a new song.
8-10 Let’s Practice
sing
sang
sing
sang

89. 90
8-10 Let’s Practice
What did I
do yesterday?
You sang a
new song
sing
sang
_________
________.

90. 91
begin began
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

91. 92
PRESENT PAST
begin began
People usually
begin college at
age 18.
She began college
at age 25.
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

92. 93
I wear a uniform
at my new job.
I wore regular
clothes at my
old job.
PRESENT PAST
wear wore
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

93. 94
PRESENT PAST
find found
lose lost
hang hung
say said
sell sold
steal stole
tell told
tear tore
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

94. 95
8-11 Let’s Practice
I like to ____ things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday I
____ my old baseball.
sell
sold
sell
sold

95. 96
8-11 Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
You sold your
old baseball
sell
sold
__________
__________
_.

96. 97
8-11 Let’s Practice
I always _____ my tools on
my garage wall. Last
weekend I _____ the rake
on the garage wall.
hang
hung
hang
hung

97. 98
8-11 Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
You hung your
rake on the
garage wall
hang
hung
___________
___________
___________
__.

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