Simple Past Tense (Irregular Verbs) | Easy English Grammar

I'm drinking water now, but I drank tea at breakfast. What did you drink this morning? Hi. I'm Jennifer. In this lesson, let's practice the simple past with irregular verbs like DRANK. We'll practice common verbs in English that you need for everyday communication. I'll help you practice 20 verbs and I'll tell you how to learn more. The simple past helps us talk about finished actions or events. This morning, I drank tea. I'm done. I'm finished. It's all in the past. You already know the past forms of the verb BE, right? Let's quickly review this irregular verb. Which subject pronouns use WAS and which subject pronouns use WERE? We say I was, she was, he was, it was. We say you were, we were, they were. Good. Most verbs use the past tense ending ED like TALKED and HELPED. Those are regular verbs. But there are also many irregular verbs. Let's practice some common ones other than the verb BE. Can you match the simple past form to the base verb? Good. Now let's put those five verbs into a text. Let me read that again. I had yogurt with fruit and I drank a cup of tea. Let me quiz you on those five irregular verbs. I'll say the base verb and you say the simple past form. Let's practice another group of irregular verbs. Match the simple past form to the base verb. Super. Now let's put those five verbs into a text. But after I took a walk with my dog, I felt better. I'll read the text again. Let me quiz you on those five verbs. I'll say the base verb and you say the simple past form. Here's the next group of irregular verbs. Match the simple past form to the base verb. Come. Came. Read. Write. Wrote. Great. Now let's put those five words into a text. I read new messages in my inbox. I also wrote a lot of emails. Let's read that text again. Let me quiz you on these five irregular verbs. I'll say the base verb and you say the simple past form. Here's the final group of irregular verbs. Match the simple past form to the base verb. Let. Tell. Told. Bring. Brought. Wonderful. Now let's put those five words into a text. I. Brought the mail inside. Let's read the text again. Let me quiz you on those five irregular verbs. I'll say the base verb and you say the simple past form. Excellent effort. I have more lessons on the simple past. You can practice with more irregular verbs. I'll put the links in the video description. My suggestion is to create flashcards to practice the 20 irregular verbs that we studied together. There are more irregular verbs. You can find a list of irregular verbs in English online, but I will share a list of common irregular verbs in the comments. You can choose five verbs at a time and ask AI to create an exercise for you. Use this prompt. I'm an English language learner. I'm studying irregular verbs in the simple past. Please help me practice at the A2 level of English. Create a short, gapped text for me with these five irregular verbs. That's where you put in the five verbs you want to practice. Don't tell me the answers until I have a chance to complete the text. Later, after you put in your answers, tell AI, Okay, I'm ready now. Please show me the full text with the correct answers. Once you have the full text, you can ask AI to read it aloud for you. And you can read the text aloud, too. Before we end, take a final quiz on the 20 irregular verbs that we practiced together. You'll see the base verbs. Try to say the simple past form before I show you the answer. write, wrote read, read come, came buy, bought go, went teach, taught feel, felt take, get got, made do, did wake, woke have, had eat, ate drink, drank Super work! That's all for now. Make your flashcards and review those four practice texts that we read together. And use AI to create more text for you to read. Please like, subscribe, and turn on notifications. Thanks for watching and happy studies!