Past simple: irregular verbs

Regular verbs add -ed in the past. Irregular verbs change form and must be memorized; the common ones show up constantly at work.

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Regular verbs add -ed in the past. Irregular verbs change form and must be memorized; the common ones show up constantly at work.

Worked examples

  1. Yesterday I ___ a new laptop.

    Answer: bought. "buy" is irregular: its past simple is "bought".

  2. She ___ to London last year.

    Answer: went. "go" is irregular: its past simple is "went".

  3. We ___ the report on Friday.

    Answer: wrote. "write" is irregular: its past simple is "wrote".

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