Past Simple of Regular and Irregular Verbs

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of English Regular and Irregular verbs

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Do you know that 70% of verbs in English are irregular?

• Irregular verbs can make you go crazy if you learn them in alphabetical order.

Here is a list:

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Regular Verbs

How to form past simple of Regular verbs verb+-ed

• We listened to the teacher this morning.
• They started school at 8.15.

Spelling variations

Verbs ending in -e Verb+-d

• He closed the window two minutes ago.
• She danced in a show last year.

Verbs ending in consonant + y y becomes i Verb+ied

• He studied English yesterday afternoon.
• I tried Japanese food last month.

Spelling variations

Verbs of one syllable, ending in: vowel + consonantthe Verb doubles the consonant + ed

• The car stopped at the traffic lights.
• Her phone dropped in the river.

Remind: travelled, preferred, permitted Consonants we cannot double: w, y, x

• It snowed yesterday.
• We played tennis last week.

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Verbs

Irregular

Let's learn “groups” of irregular verbs they'll help you remember verbs better!

How to learn irregular verbs by heart:

Divide verbs into categories

Find out similarities/assonances

Have a look to the pronunciation

Learn them!

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First group

Past Simple /æ/ began drank rang sang swam

Base Form /ɪ/ begin drink ring sing swim

Past Participle /ʌ/ begun drunk rung sung swum

Examples

• The lesson began 5 minutes ago.

• She sang in a choir when she was 12 years old.

• I swam in the ocean when I went to the USA.

2nd group

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle /ɔːt/ bring brought brought buy bought bought fight fought fought think thought thought *** catch caught caught teach taught taught

Examples

• I bought a new pair of sunglasses.

• I thought it was a good film.

• She taught English at school.

3rd group

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle -ow /əʊ/ -ew /juː/ -own /əʊn/ blow blew blown grow grew grown know knew known throw threw thrown *** draw drew drawn

Examples

• The wind blew strongly last night.

• I grew up in a farm.

• She threw her chewing gum in the bin.

4th group

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle do did done go went gone *** be was been see saw seen

Examples

• My sister went on holidays in England two weeks ago.

• My dad did three different jobs last year.

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• I saw my best friend yesterday.

• I was at home yesterday afternoon.

5th group

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Invariable cost cost cost cut cut cut hit hit hit let let let read /riːd/ read /red/ read /red/ set set set

Examples

• I read a book in my bed yesterday evening.

• My mum let me go to a party last weekend.

• My purse cost only 5 pounds.

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List of irregular verbs

Homework

Write down 6 sentences by using the irregular verbs we studied today.

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Past Simple Negative Form

don't

DIDN'T

I play Tennis?

Past Simple

Present Simple

don't = didn't

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Past Simple Interrogative Form

Do

DID

you play Tennis?

Past Simple

Present Simple

Do = Did

Yes, I did No, I didn't

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