Past Simple — Irregular Verbs — The Beautiful Game Goes Global
Grammar: Past simple — irregular verbs
Free ESL grammar exercise on past simple — irregular verbs themed around the beautiful game goes global. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL grammar exercise on sport, practising past simple — irregular verbs. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In 2022, more than one billion people watched the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar. Lionel Messi and Argentina played against France. Argentina won in a penalty shootout. Pelé grew up very poor in Brazil and became the most famous footballer in the world.
Grammar: Past Simple
- Positive form
- Subject + irregular past verb. Messi won the World Cup in 2022. Pelé became famous very quickly.
- Negative form
- Subject + did not + base verb. He did not grow up in a rich family. They did not win the first game.
Sample items
- Argentina ______ against France in the 2022 final.
- Football ______ in England in the 1860s.
- Pelé ______ up in a small town in Brazil.
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