2.Past simple: regular and irregular verbs
Look at the examples from the text on page 32. How are the verbs in different from the verbs in 2?
1 They played for fifteen minutes. He wanted to give something bock Regular
The bus drived at the hotel.
2 He got on the Chinese bus Zedong gave him a scarf.
The US president went to China
Irregular
Put the verbs from the box in
3.Put the verbs from the box in
the past simple and write them
in the lists. Use the text on page
32 to help you.
change,see,call, come, play give, miss, think arrive, get buy, become, want, make
Regular verbs
changed
Called Played Missed Wanted arrived
Irregular verbs
saw
Thought, got, came, bought, bought, became, made
C
Complete the summary. Use the past simple form of the verbs.
There was (be) a table tennis championship in Japan in 1971 An American and a Chinese player Played (play) together for fifteen minutes. The American Missed (miss) his bus, but the Chinese player Invited (invite) him onto his bus.
The Chinese player Gave (give) the American a present. The American Is (be) happy, and he Want (want) to give a present back. He Bought (buy) a T-shirt for the Chinese player. They Became (become) friends.
In the same year, the American President Went (go) to China for a historic visit.
e Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
1.you / go out / last night / did?
Did you last night go out
2.music / you / on Sundey / did / listen to?
Did you listen to music on Sunday
3.eggs / you / for breakfast / this morning /eat / did?
Did you eat eggs for breakfast
4.you / watch / last night / did / TV?
Did you watch TV last night
5.on holiday / you / last year / did / go?
Did you go on holiday last night
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