A2 Course · Lesson 1
Past Simple: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Talk about the past with regular and irregular verbs
Goal: Use the past simple to talk about finished actions and experiences.
Practice Now
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Past verbs, sentences & builder
Start practicing right away: learn past forms, practice sentences, then build your own.
1. Learn past verb forms
Click each past form and repeat it clearly.
Past forms practiced: 0 / 8
2. Practice past sentences
Listen and say complete past simple sentences.
Sentences practiced: 0 / 6
3. Build your past sentence
Type a past verb and what you did.
Example: I watched a film yesterday.
Lesson Content
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1) Regular Verbs
work → worked, play → played, study → studied, watch → watched
2) Irregular Verbs
go → went, see → saw, have → had, eat → ate, buy → bought
3) Time Words
yesterday, last week, last year, two days ago, in 2020
Speaking Tasks
Say these out loud to build confidence.
Yesterday
Say 5 things you did yesterday.
Last Weekend
Describe your last weekend in 4 sentences.
Irregular Drill
Practice: go-went, see-saw, eat-ate, buy-bought.
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Lesson Complete
Practice telling short past stories every day this week.