Past Simple — Irregular Verbs

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

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 Reference · Past Simple — Irregular Verbs

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.

Question form

Did + subject + base verb? Did you watch the final? Did the team play well?

Common irregular verbs

go → went, see → saw, come → came, grow → grew, win → won, become → became

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Past Simple — Irregular Verbs

1.Argentina against France in the 2022 final.

2.Football in England in the 1860s.

3.Pelé up in a small town in Brazil.

4.Drogba from Ivory Coast to play in Europe.

5.I not know the result before I watched the game.

6. the teams play well in the first half?

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.Argentina winned the World Cup in 2022.

2.Pelé growed up very poor in Brazil.

3.Did he became a famous footballer?

4.They did not went to the match last night.

5.She seed the goal from the back of the stadium.

6.The sport beginned in England a long time ago.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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