Past Tense - Irregular
Read and listen to four conversations using the grammar.
Conversation 1
Man: What did you do last
night?
Woman: I just stayed home and
took it easy. And you?
Man: I went to the park and
played football.
Woman: Oh, did you win?
Man: Yeah, we won! I was so
happy.
Woman: Oh, I am glad you had a
good time.
Man: I hurt my ankle though, so
it wasn’t all perfect.
Woman: Well, at least you won!
Conversation 2
Man: How was your trip to
Brazil?
Woman: It was wonderful. I had such a great time.
Man: How was the food?
Woman: It was all so good. I
ate so much. I think I put on some weight.
Man: What did you do there?
Woman: Well, we spent a lot of
time at the beach, but we also went out at
night.
Man: I hear the nightlife there
is really good.
Woman: It is! We had so much
fun!
Conversation 3
Man: What did you do over the
weekend?
Woman: I met some friends for
dinner.
Man: Oh, where did you go?
Woman: We ate at the new pizza
place near the station.
Man: Oh, I went there last
week. I really liked it.
Woman: So did we. What did you
eat?
Man: We tried the pan-style
pizza. It was so good
Woman: I didn’t try that, but I
heard it was really good.
Man: Yeah, my friend told me to
try it. He said it was good and he was right.
Woman: I’ll try it next time.
Conversation 4
Man: What did you do over the
holidays?
Woman: Not much. I bought a new
car, though.
Man: Really, what did you buy?
Woman: I bought a new Lexus. It
is so nice.
Man: Can I ask? How much did you pay for it?
Woman: It cost about 50,000
dollars. I took out a loan though.
Man: Wow, you paid a lot! I
think I spent about 5,000 pounds for my car, but
I bought it used.
Woman: Yeah, I really wanted a
new car. I think I got what I paid for though.
Past Tense - Irregular
- I saw a ghost. (see)
- I ate a light breakfast. (eat)
- I left the car in the garage. (leave)
- I bought a new car. (bought)
- I saw a ghost, but I did not see it for very long!
- I ate a light breakfast. I did not eat eggs or toast.
- I left the car in the garage. I did not leave it locked though.
- I bought a new car. I did not buy it for me, though.
- Who did you see? I saw George.
- Where did you go? I went home.
- Why did he do that? He did it for money.
- How did you sleep last night? I slept well.
- Who came to the party? Bill came to the party.
- Who did this? Susan did this.
- What broke? The vase broke.
- Who bought this? Jill bought it.
Gap Fill: Complete the conversation with the correct word!
