Past simple — irregular verbs — When a Boy Became the Best
Grammar: Past simple — irregular verbs
Free ESL grammar exercise on past simple — irregular verbs themed around when a boy became the best. 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 2000, a Spanish football club called FC Barcelona made an extraordinary offer. His father said yes. Messi left Argentina and joined Barcelona's youth academy. By the time he was seventeen, he played his first game for the senior team.
Grammar: Past Simple
- go → went
- The past simple of 'go' is 'went'. Messi's family went to Spain in 2000.
- make → made
- The past simple of 'make' is 'made'. Barcelona made him a great offer.
Sample items
- His family ______ to Spain when Messi was thirteen.
- Messi ______ his first Ballon d'Or at the age of twenty-two.
- Barcelona ______ an offer to pay for his medical treatment.
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