Elementary exercises to the irregular verbs TASK - Write the past tense form of the verbs on the line stand _ put _ sit _ read _ ring _ sink _ tell _ send _ smell _ 10 run _ TASK - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past Tense Then write a negative sentence Look at the example e.g.: He writes a letter He wrote a letter He didn’t write a letter 1) She makes a cake 2) The girls sing beautiful songs 3) The boys swim in the sea TASK - Write the past tense form of the verbs in the brackets on the lines I _ a beautiful dress in the shop yesterday (see) Joe _ on the lottery last week (win) We _ some days in the mountains last month (spend) I know, that sign _ something important (mean) The thief _ my wallet (steal) The boys _ the page of my book (tear) I _ he was at home (think) Your mum _ me the irregular verbs (teach) Arthur _ a new jumper yesterday (wear) 10 That stranger _ Japanese (speak) 4) I tell you a story 5) Mary sees you at a café 6) He wears blue shirt on Monday 7) Susan teaches English 8) Tim reads books after school 9) The postman rings the bell 10) We spend 10 days in Italy Sentence construction in the Past Simple Tense with irregular verbs affirmative sentence subject + irregular verb form + object + adverb of place + adverb of time E.g I broke a vase in the living-room yesterday negative sentence subject + did + not (didn’t) + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time E.g I did not (didn’t) break a vase in the living-room yesterday interrogative sentence (Wh-question) + did + subject + verb + object + adverb of place + adverb of time E.g Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday? When did you break a vase in the living-room? short answer You give short answers to yes-no questions Yes, subject +did Or No, subject + didn’t E.g Did you dust the shelves in the living-room yesterday? Yes I did No, I didn’t TASK - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past Tense Then write an interrogative sentence Look at the example e.g.: They go skiing They went skiing Did they go skiing? 1) The teacher writes on the blackboard 2) I think about animals 3) It means nothing 4) Peter speaks to you 5) You wake up at o’clock 6) The ship sinks 7) I pay for the food 8) We say ‘Goodbye’ 9) Tom wins every game 10) She sends you a letter TASK - Change the following sentences into interrogative then give short answers according to the sign Look at the examples e.g.: They ate a lot Did they eat a lot? Yes, they did She knew the secret Did she know the secret? No, she didn’t 1) You understood the lesson 2) We put the clothes into the room 3) Kate sat next to Max 4) I swept the floor 5) You threw a ball to me 6) We ran to the teacher 7) She stuck photos 8) I tore my skirt 9) You took my coat 10) The sun set TASK - Rewrite the sentences into the Present Simple Tense There are regular and irregular verbs in this exercise Look at the example e.g.: She danced a lot She dances a lot 1) I smelt something good 2) I did my homework 3) The boys spelt their names 4) The children played basketball 5) A boy stole some apples 6) Peter rode a bike in the afternoon 7) They stood up when the teacher came in 8) Peter sold watermelon in summer 9) She saw Barbara 10) Jenny lived in London TASK - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the Past Simple 1) Tom a horse in the park (ride) 2) Sam _ attention to the teacher (not pay) 3) Ben a ball towards me (throw) 4) you _ what the teacher said? (understand) 5) Mindy _ her composition yesterday afternoon (not write) 6) you _ up early today? (wake) 7) Mike _ anything from the shop (not steal) 8) you _ on the contest? (sing) 9) I my pen (tear) 10) She my seat in the theatre (take) TASK - Ask questions about the underlined words 1) We sang a song at school _ _ 2) I woke him up at o’clock _ _ 3) She threw a pen next to the bin _ _ 4) She rode a bike at o’clock _ _ 5) You went to Sweden _ _ 6) You wrote a letter to me _ _ 7) She paid for the lunch _ _ 8) I sold books in this bookshop _ _ 9) Tom and Mary set the table before lunch _ _ 10) You stuck your exercise-book _ _ 11) We swam in the swimming-pool _ _ 12) Barbara took my hat _ _ by Zsuzsapszi SOLUTION Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) stand – stood put - put sit -sat read - read ring - rang Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) saw won spent meant stole 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) sink - sank tell - told send - sent smell - smelt run -ran 6) tore 7) thought 8) taught 9) wore 10) spoke Task 1) She made a cake She didn’t make a cake 2) The girls sang beautiful songs The girls didn’t sing beautiful songs 3) The boys swam in the sea The boys didn’t swim in the sea 4) I told you a story I didn’t tell you a story 5) Mary saw you at a café Mary didn’t see you at a café 6) He wore blue shirt on Monday He didn’t wear blue shirt on Monday 7) Susan taught English Susan didn’t teach English 8) Tim read books after school Tim didn’t read books after school 9) The postman rang the bell The postman didn’t ring the bell 10) We spent 10 days in Italy We didn’t spend 10 days in Italy Task 1) The teacher wrote on the blackboard Did the teacher write on the blackboard? 2) I thought about animals Did I/you think about animals? 3) It meant nothing Did it mean nothing? 4) Peter spoke to you Did Peter speak to you? 5) You woke up at o’clock Did you wake up at o’clock? 6) The ship sank Did the ship sink? 7) I paid for the food Did I/you pay for the food? 8) We said ‘Goodbye’ Did we/you say ‘Goodbye’? 9) Tom won every game Did Tom win every game? 10) She sent you a letter Did she send you a letter? Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Did Did Did Did Did Did Did Did Did you understand the lesson? Yes, I did we put the clothes into the room? No, we didn’t Kate sit next to Max? No, she didn’t I/you sweep the floor? Yes, I did you throw a ball to me? Yes, I did we/you run to the teacher? No, we didn’t she stick photos? No, she didn’t I/you tear my skirt? Yes, I did you take my coat? No, I didn’t 10) Did the sun set? Yes, it did Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) I smell something good I my homework The boys spell their names The children play basketball A boy steals some apples Peter rides a bike in the afternoon They stand up when the teacher comes in Peter sells watermelon in summer She sees Barbara Jenny lives in London Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) rode didn’t pay threw Did you understand didn’t write Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) Where did we/you sing a song? Who did I/you wake up at o’clock? Where did she throw a pen? When did she ride a bike? Where did you go to? Who did you write a letter? What did she pay for? Where did I/you sell books? When did Tom and Mary set the table? What did you stick? Where did we/you swim? What did Barbara take? 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Did you wake didn’t steal Did you sing tore took