bee We saw a shark! The past simple (2): irregular verbs Many common verbs have an irregular past simple form in the affirmative. You already know was/were and had. Here are some others: Verb buy cat ‘fly go —ihear_~=—s make see__ think Past simple bought ate flew went heard made saw thought For most regular and irregular verbs, we form the past simple negative with didn’t + base form. See page 80 for a list of irregular verbs. We didn’t look at the postcards. Amy didn’t go to the museum. Remember that the third person form of the past simple doesn’t change in the affirmative or negative. The exception is the verb be (was, were, wasn’t, weren't). 1 Match 1-8 with the word endings to make irregular past simple verbs. 1 _heard he ught 2 at ard 3 ma w 4 sa nt 5 fl ght 6 thou de 7 we e 8 bo ew 16 Unit 3v . Write the past simple of the verbs in the box into the correct list. -ask have hear live hate wait go eat rl fe aw. Regular » / Irregular > asked ; a 7a 4 Circle the correct verb form. We eated (ate lunch very early. Eric saw / seen a robot at the exhibition. Holly heard / heared the music. Jasper and Ryan buyed / bought a sandwich. Iwent / goed to school yesterday. Jamie make / made breakfast this morning. The birds flew / flied away. The scientist thinked / thought about the question. ey anew n a Look at exercise 3. Write negative sentences. We didn’t eat lunch very early. er anunnuna Complete the text. Use the past simple of the verb in brackets. OllyandI' went (go) to a Lovely old village Last weekend. It? (not be) very far away. We* (buy) some cheese, bread and fruit, and we * (think) about having a picnic near the river. We* (not have) very much water. Olly® (see) a shop but it? (be) closed. We : (eat) our food and® (fall asleep) under the trees. Unit3 47Past simple questions and short a in the same way for most regular and irregular verbs. We use did + I/you/he/she/it/ we/you/they + base form. Did you buy any souvenirs? Did Amy have breakfast this morning? i We form past simple questions We can use a question word before did, such as what, who, where, when or which. What did you see at the seaside? We can use which and what IF pence ‘ Which museum did you go to? IWeformipast implaetam We learnt about sharks. answers in the same way for y most regular and irregular verbs. Did you enjoy the trip? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. 6 Write the words in the correct order to make questions. 1 you / eat / did / what What did you eat? 2. Henry and Andy / where / have Lunch / did 3. why / Max / buy / did / ten postcards 4 the money / where / did / find / they 5 you/Learn / did / about rocks and plants / what 6 you/ did / hear / when /the good news 7 which / the class / go to / did / part of the coast 18 Unit37 Look at the pictures. Write questions and short answers. Sally / buy /a postcard Did Sally buy a postcard? Yes, she did they / have lunch / in a café Mum and Dad / go / to a concert the children / hear / a funny story Poppy / find / anything interesting Unit3 19Review 1 1 Circle the correct verb form. The waitresses wear /(are wearingnew uniforms. Theo has /’s having ice cream today. I’m looking / look out of the window at the moment. Hurry up! The café closes /’s closing now. How often is your family coming / does your family come here? Look at that bird! What does it do / is it doing? It doesn’t snow / isn’t snowing in summer. Mandy ’s washing / washes her hair right now. eNanawna 2 Write sentences. Use the adverb in brackets. 1 Icyele to school. (usually) Lusually cycle to school 2. They sit by the door. (always) 3. Dora’s hungry at 5 o'clock. (sometimes) 4 Beth goes shopping during the week. (never) 5 Grandpa and Grandma are at home on Sundays. (usually) 6 I'm late for school. (never) 3 Complete the text. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets. Last Saturday, we' had (have) a party to celebrate the end of term. Charlie, Harry and I? (invite) all our friends. There? (be) lots of people there. Many of them ‘ (arrive) with some food or drink. My friend Gemma a (play) the piano. Everyone * (have) so much fun. We? (be) very happy because the holidays were starting. 20 Review 1 Units 1-34 Tick (V) the correct sentences. 1 We arrived three days ago. 2. The concert was last year good. (_) We arrived ago three days. (_] The concert was good Last year. (_} 3. Diana rang me evening yesterday. (_) 4 Twoweeks ago, I visited Zoe. (_} Diana rang me yesterday evening. (_) _Itwo weeks ago, visited Zoe. (_) 5 Night Last, it rained. (_ 6 Yesterday, we had a party. (_) Last night, it rained. (_] We had a yesterday party. (_} 5 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets. 1 Emma saw __(see) dinosaurs at the museum. She didn’t see __ (not see) fish. 2 They (eat) outside. They {not eat) inside. 3. Sidney and I (go) to school. We (not go) to the swimming pool. 4 Thegirls (buy) cheese. They ___(not buy) fruit. Sar (hear) a cat. 1 (not hear) a dog. 6 Seb (make) lunch today. He (not make) breakfast. 6 Look at exercise 5. Write past simple questions and answers. 1 Emma /see / dinosaurs Did Emma see dinosaurs? Yes, she did. 2 where / they / eat Where did they eat? They ate outside. 3. Sidney and I / go / to the swimming pool 4 the girls / buy / fruit 5 what / you / hear 6 what /Seb / make Review 1 20