INSPIRed 1

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Grammar EXTRA!

Worksheet 2

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Simple past: regular and irregular verbs

1

Complete the chart with the simple past forms.

Infinitiveform

Simplepastform

agree
come
do
drink
eat
find
get
go
have
lend
lose
make
say
see
stop
visit
walk

agreed

came

2

Write questions and answers using the prompts.

1 you / enjoy the trip / yesterday?

2 Yes / I

3 Where / you go?

4 We / go to Ellis Island

5 What / you do?

6 I / visit / a museum

7 you / buy anything?

8 No / I

3

Complete the postcard with the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.

Dear Mom and Dad

I’m having a great time here in New York City! Yesterday, we (1)

(go) to

Ellis Island. We (2)

(take) a ferry to the island in New York Harbor. Mr. King

(3)

(come) with us.

The island and the museum were both really interesting. A lot of immigrants to the U.S.
(4)

(sail) here from other countries and (5)

(arrive)

at Ellis Island to begin their new lives. We (6)

(walk) around the island,

and (7)

(have) a picnic by the water. Ricardo got mad because Adam

(8)

(lose) his camera, but later he (9)

(say) it was a

joke. Ricardo (10)

(not find) it funny.

Lots of love,
Marisa