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Past simple: irregular verbs *1 Complete the email with the past simple form
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of the verb in brackets.

Many verbs have an irregular past simpleform.
come -> came say — said
ÿ
do —> did see —> saw
fall -> fell sit -> sat
find —> found sing -> sang
go —> went sleep —> slept
have -> had take-» took
put -* put think -> thought

ring — ÿ rang win —» won

UVe wenf fo fhe shops. I boughtsome books.

For a longer list of irregular verbs, see page 160.

We use didor didn't + base form for questions and Dear Grandpa
negative forms.
How are you? I rang (ring) you yesterday but
Hedidn'tsay that! Where didyou get thatpen?
Grandma said you were in the garden.

Guess what?Tommy _ (come) to our
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*11 ©9.3 Look at the list of irregular verbs on house yesterday.He 2_ (bring) a fish with
page 160. Write the past simple forms of these © him! He 3_ (say),41 4_ (catch) it
verbs.Then listen and repeat. in the river.'
5_
ÿ give gave 10 hit Mum cooked the fish and Dad (make)
1 leave 11 meet a salad.We 6 _ (sit) and 7. -(eat)
2 swim 12 eat 8
in the garden.We all _ (have) a fantastic
3 lie 13 lose evening.
4 run 14 sleep
5 read 15 write See you soon.
6 sit 16 spend John
7 drink 17 get
8 hurt 18 begin
9 make 19 say O 9.4 Complete the conversations. O
Then listen andcheck. Act the
512 Complete the table with the base form of the conversations with a partner. sJ
verbs. Look at the list of irregular verbs on
ÿo Did you drink my juice?
page 160.
Q No, I ¿rank_ my juice!

ÿ come came 5 sang i O Did you sleep ina tent?

ÿ become became 6 rang Q No, we _ on the beach!

1 slept 7 told 2 O _ a newspaper?
2 kept 8 sold Q No, Igot a magazine.

3 thought 9 taught 3 O Did you meet Julie?
4 brought 10 caught O No, I _ Jenny.

4 O _ any birds?
Q No, but I saw some butterflies.

5 O Did you have lunch?
Q Yes, I _ a sandwich.

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