Module 2: Education
Summary: First Day at School
Key points
- The simple past expresses a finished action at a known past time.
- Regular verbs add -ed: played, moved, studied, stopped.
- Irregular verbs have special forms: go–went–gone, meet–met–met.
- Negative: didn’t + base verb. Question: Did + subject + base verb?
- Every verb has three forms: base – past – past participle.
- Two-syllable nouns and adjectives are usually stressed on the first syllable: TEAcher, HAPpy.
Rules to remember
Regular verbs
walk » walked; smile » smiled; study » studied; stop » stopped.
Irregular verbs
forget–forgot–forgotten, shake–shook–shaken, give–gave–given, ring–rang–rung, lend–lent–lent.
Negative and questions
I didn’t forget my bag. Did you get lost? — No, I didn’t.
Past time words
yesterday, last week, in 2020, two years ago, on my first day.
How to do it
- Find the time word (yesterday, last…).
- Is the verb regular or irregular? Check the list.
- In negatives and questions, use did / didn’t + base verb.
Example
On my first day, I got lost, but the teacher shook hands with me and I met a new friend.
Common mistakes
- *Did you went?* » Did you go?
- *I didn’t forgot* » I didn’t forget.
- *goed, buyed* » went, bought.
Key words
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