MODULE 3 • LESSON 29

🧭 Simple Past — Common Irregular Verbs

Use common irregular verbs to tell short stories about the past.

🎧 Listening🗣 Speaking📖 Reading✍️ Writing🌎 Culture
01 • Vocabulary

Listen and Repeat

went
go → went
had
have → had
saw
see → saw
ate
eat → ate
came
come → came
made
make → made
took
take → took
got
get → got
02 • English in Real Life

Listen to the Dialogue

E
Emma: Where did you go on Sunday?
A
Alex: I went to the park with my family.
E
Emma: What did you do there?
A
Alex: We had a picnic and took photos.
E
Emma: Did you have fun?
A
Alex: Yes! We had a great day.
03 • Grammar in Context

Language Focus

Irregular verbs do not simply add -ed: go → went, see → saw, have → had. In questions after did, return to the base verb: Where did you go?
04 • English & Culture

🌎 Culture Corner — Stories Preserve Memories

People tell stories to remember family events, community experiences and important moments. Learning past-tense verbs lets you share your own memories in English while listening to stories from other places.

🇧🇷 What about Brazil?

What family or community memory would you like to describe in English?

05 • Reading & Listening

📖 A Surprise Day Out

Read the text. Listen to the complete reading. Then answer the five questions.

A Surprise Day Out

Last Sunday, Amir got up early because his parents had a surprise. The family went to a nature park outside the city. They took water, sandwiches and fruit with them. At the park, Amir saw birds and a small lake. His younger sister found an interesting leaf and took many photos. At noon, the family ate lunch under a large tree. Later, they went on a short walk and came back to the picnic area. Amir had a great time and made a small photo album when he got home.

Reading Comprehension

1. Why did Amir get up early?

2. Where did the family go?

3. What did Amir see?

4. Where did they eat lunch?

5. What did Amir make at home?

06 • Speaking & Final Challenge

🚀 Your Mission

  1. Tell a short story using went, saw and had.
  2. Ask someone where they went last weekend.
  3. Find five irregular past verbs in the reading.
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