Grammar: Simple Past (Be, Regular & Irregular Verbs) & Intensifiers

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Lesson idea

Use was/were and the simple past of regular and irregular verbs in statements and questions; make adjectives stronger with intensifiers.

Key points

• I/He/She/It was; We/You/They were. Negative: wasn't/weren't. Questions: Was the game exciting? – Yes, it was.
• Regular past: verb + -ed (stayed). Irregular: go–went, buy–bought, eat–ate, see–saw, fly–flew, leave–left, win–won…
• Past questions and negatives use did/didn't + base verb: Did you like the museum? I didn't stay home.
• very, quite, really, pretty, extremely + normal adjectives. With strong adjectives (huge, delicious, amazing, terrible) use absolutely, completely, totally, really, pretty, quite – NOT very.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (15)

1. I ____ at home last night.
   Answer: was
2. The players ____ very good.
   Answer: were
3. "Was the game exciting?" – "Yes, ____."
   Answer: it was
4. "Were the exhibits interesting?" – "No, ____."
   Answer: they weren't
5. "What ____ you do last weekend?"
   Answer: did
6. They ____ to the beach on Thursday.
   Answer: went
7. I ____ stay home last weekend.
   Answer: didn't
8. "Did you like the museum?" – "Yes, I ____."
   Answer: did
9. My brother ___ (buy) a new phone two days ago.
   Answer: bought
10. The bird ___ (fly) away when the cat came.
    Answer: flew
11. Saudi Arabia ____ the game by one goal.
    Answer: won
12. The cake is ____ delicious. (strong adjective)
    Answer: absolutely
13. It's ____ an interesting exhibit. (quite + singular noun)
    Answer: quite
14. The elephant is ____. It's the biggest animal in the zoo.
    Answer: enormous
15. Which sentence is NOT correct?
    Answer: The food was very delicious.

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