Irregular verbs are irregular in the Past Simple Tense in the positive only (not in the negative or question form).
| 1.
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| came
| to the station in time.
|
| 2.
| I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
| had
| a lecture yesterday.
|
| 3.
| I
| was
| born in Moscow in 1989.
|
| You
| were
| rather good at English.
|
| He/She
| was
| in Paris some years ago.
|
| It
| was
| most interesting event in my life.
|
| We
You
They
| were
| at the opera yesterday.
|
Exercise 38.
Find the word that doesn’t belong to each list. Give the Present Tense form of the verbs.
| a) said
| visited
| struck
| grew
| brought
| forgave
|
| b) cooked
| worked
| listened
| meant
| showed
| watched
|
| c) phoned
| fought
| rang
| thought
| saw
| drove
|
| d) liked
| closed
| read
| climbed
| married
| acted
|
| e) spent
| draw
| got
| moved
| ran
| swam
|
Exercise 39. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in the Past Simple Tense. Use each verb only once.
| sell, spend, buy, fly, drive, run, cost, drink, understand
|
Example: Mr and Mrs Brown drove from London to Manchester last weekend.
- We needed money badly so we ___ our car.
- Ann ___ a lot of money yesterday. She ___ a dress which ___ $70.
- Dan ___ the marathon in two hours.
- They ___ champagne to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
- As teenagers, we ___ each other very well.
- They ___ to Spain the day before yesterday.
