English A2 – Pre-Intermediate

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Lesson 3: Tricky Irregular Verbs

LEVEL UP!

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Hey everyone and welcome back to our English class! Today we’re tackling something super important: irregular verbs.

Now, you know how we usually add -ed to talk about the past, right? Like walk becomes walked. Well, some verbs are a bit tricky—they don’t follow the rules!

DON’T SAY:
“goed” or “seed”

SAY:
“went” and “saw”

Think about “eat.” What’s the past of “eat”? It’s “ate”! 🍕 “I ate a delicious pizza last night.”

In this lesson, we’re going to learn some of the most common ones:
go → went, see → saw, eat → ate, and make → made. We’ll practice using them to talk about what we did last week or even this morning.

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💡 Memory Tip: Irregular verbs are like rebels—they make their own rules!
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Lesson 3: Did You See That?

Irregular Verbs in the Past

🎯 Lesson Goal

Identify and memorize common irregular verbs in the Past Simple.
Ask and answer questions in the Simple Past tense using irregular verbs.
Use irregular verbs with time expressions to describe past events.
Understand that irregular verbs do NOT use the -ed ending.

Definition: Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are verbs that do not form the past tense by simply adding -ed.
Instead, they change in different ways — sometimes the vowel changes, sometimes the whole word changes.

✅ Examples:
go → went
see → saw
eat → ate
have → had
buy → bought

✨ Key Point: Irregular verbs must be memorized — there is no single rule.

Part 1: Yesterday’s Irregular Routine

Use the Simple Past with irregular verbs to describe completed actions.

Formula: Subject + Irregular Past Verb + Rest of Sentence

Subject	Verb (Base)	Past Form	Example Sentence
I	go	went	I went to the park yesterday.
You	see	saw	You saw a movie last night.
He	eat	ate	He ate pizza for dinner.
She	buy	bought	She bought a new dress last week.
We	have	had	We had a great time at the party.
They	drink	drank	They drank coffee in the morning.

Part 2: Asking Questions with “Did”

🔄 Mastering Questions & Answers

Notice how the verb changes in the positive long answer!

The Question Formula: Did + Subject + Base Verb?

❓ The Question	✅ Positive Answers	❌ Negative Answers
Did you see the movie last night?	Short: Yes, I did. Long: Yes, I saw the movie last night.	Short: No, I didn’t. Long: No, I didn’t see the movie last night.
Did she go to school yesterday?	Short: Yes, she did. Long: Yes, she went to school yesterday.	Short: No, she didn’t. Long: No, she didn’t go to school yesterday.
Did they eat pizza for lunch?	Short: Yes, they did. Long: Yes, they ate pizza for lunch.	Short: No, they didn’t. Long: No, they didn’t eat pizza for lunch.

Part 3: Time Expressions with Irregular Verbs

Combine irregular verbs with time markers to show when the action happened:

Yesterday: I saw my friend yesterday.
Last + time word: She went to London last summer.
… ago: We ate lunch two hours ago.

Part 4. Activity: Did You See That?

1️⃣ 🎧 Shadowing Activity – Sentence Repetition

Instructions: Listen carefully to each sentence. Repeat immediately after the speaker.
Focus on the correct use of irregular verbs and the auxiliary Did/Didn’t in questions and answers.

Did you see the teacher yesterday?
✔ Yes, I did. / Yes, I saw her yesterday.
✘ No, I didn’t. / No, I didn’t see her yesterday.

2️⃣ 🎧 Shadowing Activity – Short Story Repetition

Instructions: Listen to the short story. Repeat each sentence immediately after the speaker.
Pay attention to the sequence of irregular verbs and how they connect events.

“Yesterday, I went to the store.
I saw my teacher on the street.
Later, I ate dinner with my family.
We had a long conversation.
Finally, I drank tea and watched TV.”

3️⃣ 📚 Reading Activity – My Busy Day

Instructions: Read the short story silently first. Then read it aloud, paying attention to the irregular verbs in bold.
Highlight or underline each irregular verb you find.

“Last Friday, I went to the city center. I saw many people in the park.
At noon, I ate lunch at a café and drank some juice.
In the afternoon, I bought a book and had a coffee with a friend.
I came home late, but I felt very happy.”

4️⃣ 📝 Practice Activity – Create Your Own Mini‑Story

Instructions: Write a short story (5–6 sentences) about what you did yesterday or last weekend.
Use at least five irregular verbs in the past tense.
Include at least one question with “Did” and answer it with both a short and long form (positive or negative).

Example:
“Yesterday, I went to the beach. I saw my friends there and we ate sandwiches.
Later, we drank juice and had fun swimming.
Did we play volleyball? Yes, we did. / Yes, we played volleyball on the sand.
In the evening, I bought ice cream and felt very happy.”

📊 Visual Summary – Asking & Answering in the Past

Use this chart as a quick reference when practicing questions and answers with irregular verbs.

Question	Positive Answer	Negative Answer
Did you see the movie?	✔ Yes, I did. / Yes, I saw the movie.	✘ No, I didn’t. / No, I didn’t see the movie.
Did she go to school yesterday?	✔ Yes, she did. / Yes, she went to school yesterday.	✘ No, she didn’t. / No, she didn’t go to school yesterday.
Did they eat pizza for lunch?	✔ Yes, they did. / Yes, they ate pizza for lunch.	✘ No, they didn’t. / No, they didn’t eat pizza for lunch.