Past Simple — Irregular

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Pelé was born in Brazil in 1940. His family was very poor. They had almost no money. Pelé had no football. He got a grapefruit and played with that instead. He went to school, but he also worked.

Grammar Reference · Past Simple — Irregular

was / were

Pelé was born in Brazil. — use was for I/he/she/it and were for you/we/they in the past.

had

His family had very little money. — had is the past form of have.

went / did / got

She went to school. He did his homework. They got a chance. — irregular past forms.

Negative: didn't

She did not have an easy life. — use did not / didn't + base verb for all negatives.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Past Simple — Irregular

1.Marie Curie very clever as a child.

2.Pelé and his family rich.

3.The two sisters to secret classes together.

4.Pelé a real football when he was young.

5.Marie her lessons in a private home.

6.Pelé a grapefruit and used it as a ball.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.Pelé goed to school every day.

2.His family haved very little money.

3.Marie Curie were born in Poland.

4.They did not went to a normal university.

5.He getted a grapefruit to play with.

6.The sisters was very brave.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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