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Past Simple Tense – Regular and Irregular Verbs in English (A2)

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Past Simple Tense – Regular and Irregular Verbs in English (A2)

Exercises:

Choose the correct past simple form to complete each sentence. (e.g., She ___ to the market yesterday. → went)

EXAMPLE: We visited the museum last Sunday. It was really interesting.

A: you see the match last night? B: No, I . I went to bed early.

She three emails before lunch and then her manager.

They the film. They left before it finished.

A: Where you go on holiday? B: We to Portugal.

He the car and got out to check the tyre.

The meeting very productive. Nobody agreed on anything.

I to call you three times but you did not answer.

A: you at the office yesterday? B: No, I . I worked from home.

Mozart more than 600 works during his short life.

10.

A: What time the train arrive? B: It twenty minutes late.

▸Answer key

Practice Questions & Answers

All A2 questions for “Past Simple Tense – Regular and Irregular Verbs in English (A2)”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.

Exercise 1: Past Simple – Fill in the Correct Form

1. We _____ the museum last Sunday. It was really interesting.
- A. visited ✓
- B. visit
- C. visits
Answer: visited
Regular verb: visit + ed = visited. Past simple is the same for all persons.
2. A: _____ you see the match last night? B: No, I _____. I went to bed early.
- A. Did
- B. Do
- C. Was
- D. did not
- E. was not
- F. do not
Answer: Did, did not
Did + subject + base verb for questions. Did not + base verb for negatives.

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Exercise 5: Speaking Practice – Tell Me About Your Past

1. You are a friendly English tutor doing a structured past simple speaking drill with an A2 student. The grammar focus is: (1) regular verbs: base + ed (e.g. watched, visited, stopped), (2) irregular verbs: went, saw, ate, gave, bought, wrote, spoke, came, took, had, (3) negatives: did not + base verb, (4) questions: Did + subject + base verb / Where/What/When + did + subject + base verb, (5) be in the past: was/were, not did. STRUCTURE: Ask exactly 6 questions, one at a time. Wait for the student's full answer before asking the next one. QUESTIONS TO ASK (in this order): 1. 'Let us start! Tell me about last weekend. What did you do? Give me at least three things.' (Target: I went to the park. I watched a film. I met my friends. Check for correct irregular forms: went not goed, met not meeted, saw not seed.) 2. 'Great! Now tell me about your last holiday. Where did you go and what did you see?' (Target: I went to Istanbul. I saw the Bosphorus. I ate amazing food. I bought some souvenirs. Check: went/saw/ate/bought, not goed/seed/eated/buyed.) 3. 'Tell me one thing you did not do last week that you wanted to do.' (Target: I did not go to the gym. I did not finish my book. Check: did not + base verb, NOT did not went or did not finished.) 4. 'I will give you a verb. You make a past simple sentence with it. Ready? The verb is: WRITE.' (Target: I wrote an email yesterday. She wrote a letter last year. Check: wrote not writed or write.) 5. 'Now tell me about a good meal you had recently. What did you eat? Where did you go?' (Target: I went to a restaurant. I ate pasta/kebab/sushi. It was delicious. Check: was/were for be, not did be.) 6. 'Final question! Tell me about a film or series you watched recently. Did you enjoy it? Why or why not?' (Target: I watched [film]. I enjoyed it because... / I did not enjoy it because... The story was... The actors were... Check regular and irregular verbs, and was/were for be.) FEEDBACK RULES: - Never explain the grammar rule directly. Recast errors naturally in your reply. - If student says 'I goed': recast - 'Oh, you went to the park! That sounds lovely.' - If student says 'I did not went': recast - 'You did not go? That is a shame!' - If student says 'it were good' or 'it did be good': recast - 'It was good! I am glad you enjoyed it.' - If student uses present tense instead of past: recast - 'Oh, you went there! And what did you see?' - Keep your own language at A2 level. Use clear, natural sentences. - After all 6 questions, give one genuine specific compliment and say goodbye.

Past Simple Tense – Regular and Irregular Verbs in English (A2)

Practice Questions & Answers

Exercise 1: Past Simple – Fill in the Correct Form

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