Practica esta lección:
Ir al examen
69
Relating important moments of the past
A verb whose conjugation follows a different pattern is called an irregular verb. In
Grammar Box 2 you can observe the grammatical rules for both types of verbs.
Grammar Box 2
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Regular verbs
Are formed by adding a “d” or “ed” to the end of
the verb. Or changes a “y” to “ied”.
Infinitive
play
talk
share
prove
try
cry
Past
played
talked
shared
proved
tried
cried
Irregular verbs
Changes their original pattern.
swim
forget
take
swam
forgot
took
Sometimes the verb changes completely.
buy
bought
Sometimes there is
“half” a change.
sing
sang
Sometimes there is no change (the difference is
in the pronunciation).
cut
cut
Practice what you are learning
Activity 3
Read the following dialogue using the simple past tense.
Lee el siguiente diálogo usando pasado simple.
Pedro
: Hi Alicia, what did you do last weekend?
Alicia
: I did a lot of things. On Saturday, I went shopping.
Pedro
: What did you buy?
Alicia
: I bought some new clothes. I also played football soccer.
Pedro
: Who did you play with?
Alicia
: I played with Ricardo and his friends.
Pedro
: Did you win?
Alicia
: Of course we won!
Pedro
: What did you do after your football soccer match?
Alicia
: Well, I went home and took a shower and then went out.