Past Simple: Irregular Verbs
What is the past simple of keep?
kept
The boy (sleep) when his mom (wake) him up.”
The boy was sleeping when his mom woke him up.
“I ___ (find) a coin while I ___ (look) for my keys.”
I found a coin while I was looking for my keys.
“I see a bird while I walk.” → past
I saw a bird while I was walking.
“We ___ (go) to the beach when we ___ (see) dolphins.”
We were going to the beach when we saw dolphins.
What is the past simple of let?
“The students (sit) in class when the teacher (bring) a surprise.”
The students were sitting in class when the teacher brought a surprise.
“A cat ___ (steal) my sandwich while I ___ (talk) to my friend.”
A cat stole my sandwich while I was talking to my friend.
“She eats lunch when her phone rings.” → past
She was eating lunch when her phone rang.
“I ___ (buy) a souvenir while my family ___ (wait) outside.”
I bought a souvenir while my family was waiting outside.
What is the past simple of lose?
Lost
“My friends (walk) when a bird (fly) over them.”
My friends were walking when a bird flew over them.
“He ___ (break) his pencil while he ___ (try) to write fast.”
He broke his pencil while he was trying to write fast.
“They meet at the station while they talk.” → past
They met at the station while they were talking.
“She ___ (swim) in the lake when she ___ (find) a shiny stone.”
She was swimming in the lake when she found a shiny stone.
Use speak in a past simple sentence.
e.g. “I spoke to my friend.”
“She (draw) a picture while her brother (take) photos.”
She was drawing a picture while her brother took photos.
“We ___ (catch) a cold because we ___ (walk) in the rain.”
We caught a cold because we were walking in the rain.
“He takes photos while he climbs.” → past
He was climbing while he took photos.
“They ___ (take) pictures while the sun ___ (rise).”
They were taking pictures while the sun rose.
Use write in a past simple sentence.
e.g. “She wrote a message.”
“They (run) quickly when the dog (bite) the ball.”
They were running quickly when the dog bit the ball.
“She ___ (forget) her homework while she ___ (leave) for school.”
She forgot her homework while she was leaving for school.
“We run to the park and we find a wallet.” → past
We were running to the park and found a wallet.
“We ___ (ride) our bikes when it suddenly ___ (become) windy.”
We were riding our bikes when it suddenly became windy.