Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

• We use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. Regular verbs add -ed, but irregular verbs change their form completely.
• Subject
• Regular Verb
• Irregular Verb
• I / You / He / She
• called / worked
• made / spoke
• We / They
• dialled / answered
• rang / forgot
• Remember
• Use regular verbs with -ed in affirmative past simple sentences.
• Use the correct second form for irregular verbs like make-made or ring-rang.
• Use did not (didn't) for negatives and did for questions with the base verb.
• Examples
• Mark made his first sales call in Chicago.
• Laura didn't forget her script in Boston.
• Did you call the new manager in Seattle?
• Common mistakes
• She make a phone call yesterday.
• She made a phone call yesterday.
• He didn't called the client in New York.
• He didn't call the client in New York.

Complete the sentences

• Sarah (dial) ____ the Seattle office number yesterday.
• Greg (make) ____ a big mistake on his first call.
• They (hang up) ____ the phone in a hurry.
• I (pick up) ____ the phone quickly in Dallas.
• She (stammer) ____ when the director answered in Austin.
• We (forget) ____ our sales script in Miami.

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