🧩 What Are Irregular Verbs?

Most English verbs are regular — you just add –ed to make the past tense.

Regular: play → played | work → worked

But some verbs don’t follow this rule.

Irregular: go → went | eat → ate | have → had

⚙️ Form and Structure

Sentence Type	Structure	Example
Affirmative	Subject + irregular verb (past form)	I went to the park yesterday.
Negative	Subject + didn’t + base verb	I didn’t go to the park.
Question	Did + subject + base verb	Did you go to the park?

🧠 Tip:
After did or didn’t, always use the base form (not the past).

❌ Did you went? → ✅ Did you go?

💡 Common Irregular Verbs

Base Form	Past Simple	Example Sentence
be	was / were	I was tired yesterday.
have	had	We had a great time.
go	went	She went to the cinema.
do	did	They did their homework.
see	saw	I saw a good movie.
eat	ate	He ate pizza for lunch.
make	made	She made a cake.
get	got	I got home late.
buy	bought	We bought new shoes.
come	came	My friend came to visit.
take	took	He took the bus to work.
say	said	She said hello.
find	found	They found a wallet.
give	gave	He gave me a gift.
know	knew	I knew the answer.

🧠 Notice: Irregular verbs don’t have one pattern — some change the vowel, some change completely, and some stay the same (like cut → cut).

⏰ Time Expressions for the Past Simple

We often use these words with past actions:

📅 yesterday
🕒 last night / last week / last year
📆 two days ago / a month ago
📖 in 2010 / when I was a child

Examples:

I went to Spain last summer.
We had dinner two hours ago.

🚫 Common Mistakes

❌ Wrong	✅ Correct	Why?
I didn’t went.	I didn’t go.	After didn’t, use the base verb.
Did you saw it?	Did you see it?	After did, use the base verb.
He goed to school.	He went to school.	Go is irregular.
I was happy yesterday?	Were you happy yesterday?	Use was/were to make questions.

Let’s Practice

Practice 1

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