2.2 GRAMMAR Past Simple: regular and irregular verbs

2.2 GRAMMAR Past Simple: regular and irregular verbs I can use regular and irregular verbs to talk about the past. 1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 I was tired and I ___ (want) to go home. 2 I ___ (not enjoy) the film last night. 3 My dad ___ (study) Maths at university. 4 Ralph ___ (not help) us to organise the party last week. 5 I ___ (spot) Tim in the park yesterday. 6 Sara ___ (not look) very happy. 2 Match infinitives 1–8 with their Past Simple forms a–h. 1 ___ become — a met 2 ___ see — b thought 3 ___ feel — c became 4 ___ think — d knew 5 ___ take — e saw 6 ___ meet — f went 7 ___ go — g felt 8 ___ know — h took 3 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the pairs of verbs below. become, not go; feel, find; meet, not like; not take, visit; see, not know 1 We were scared when we ___ the tsunami and we ___ what to do. 2 Jake ___ many photos when he ___ Canada last year. 3 The storm soon ___ quite bad, so we ___ outside. 4 I ___ really happy when I finally ___ my bag again. 5 She ___ George last year, but she ___ him at first. 4 Complete the dialogues. Use the Past Simple. 1 A: What film did you see last night? B: We saw Spectre. 2 A: When ___? B: The hurricane happened on Tuesday night. 3 A: Where ___ your coat? B: I put it in the kitchen. 4 A: ___ any photos of the storm? B: No, I didn't take any photos. 5 A: When ___ Mark? B: I met him last summer. 5 Complete the post with the Past Simple form of the verbs below. become, come, feel, help, not sleep, not stop, not want, see, think, watch Wow! What amazing weather! ¹ Did you see the snowstorm last night? It started at about eight o'clock and at first I ² ___ it wasn't very bad. But the snow soon ³ ___ quite thick on the ground. It ⁴ ___ snowing for about five hours! I ⁵ ___ at all because I ⁶ ___ so excited – I ⁷ ___ to miss anything! This morning some friends ⁸ ___ round to our house and ⁹ ___ us clear the snow away from our door. Thanks, guys! I don't know about the weather today. ¹⁰ ___ you ___ the weather forecast on TV this morning? Let me know if you did! added by Mike 6 Complete the text with one word in each gap. Yes, I ¹ saw the snowstorm ² ___ night – amazing! The last storm like this was five years ³ ___. It ⁴ ___ place ⁵ ___ December, right at the beginning of the winter. We made some amazing snowmen that year, but unfortunately, they ⁶ ___ not last very long because the snow soon melted. I posted some photos yesterday, when the storm started. ⁷ ___ you see them? added by Leon