Past simple — irregular verbs

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

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 Reference · Past simple — irregular verbs

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.

say → said

The past simple of 'say' is 'said'. His father said yes immediately.

win → won

The past simple of 'win' is 'won'. Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Past simple — irregular verbs

1.His family to Spain when Messi was thirteen.

2.Messi his first Ballon d'Or at the age of twenty-two.

3.Barcelona an offer to pay for his medical treatment.

4.Messi Argentina to train in Europe as a young boy.

5.He his teammates: 'Let us give everything tonight.'

6.The coach that Messi was different from other players.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.Messi goed to Spain when he was thirteen years old.

2.Barcelona maked an extraordinary offer to his family.

3.He winned the World Cup with Argentina in 2022.

4.His father sayed yes and the family moved to Barcelona.

5.Messi taked the trophy and smiled at his teammates.

6.He knowed that the final was the most important game of his life.

7.The doctors telled his family about his growth problem.

8.Millions of fans seed the winning goal in the final.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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