English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 34

What did you do yesterday?

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goed or went?

EmmaAlex, what did you do yesterday?
AlexI goed home early and eated dinner with my family.
EmmaThose verbs are irregular: go → went, eat → ate. No "-ed".
AlexAh, I went home early and ate dinner with my family.
EmmaPerfect! Regular verbs are easy — "watched", "visited" — but irregulars need practice.
AlexI'll learn them! Yesterday I saw you, and I had a great day.

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Emma's weekend

AlexEmma, what did you do last weekend?
EmmaOn Saturday I visited my sister and we cooked lunch together.
AlexThat sounds nice. Did you go out in the evening?
EmmaYes, we saw a film and had dinner in town. I didn't get home until midnight!
AlexWow, a busy weekend! Last week I just studied and slept.
EmmaRest is important too! Next weekend, come with us.

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yesterday: adverbyesterday
last night: phr.last night
last week: phr.last week
ago: adverbago
go (went): verbgo (went)
eat (ate): verbeat (ate)
see (saw): verbsee (saw)
have (had): verbhave (had)
buy (bought): verbbuy (bought)
watch (watched): verbwatch (watched)
visit (visited): verbvisit (visited)

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The past simple: -ed and irregular verbs

Explanation

To talk about a finished action in the past, use the past simple. Most verbs are regular: just add "-ed" — watch → watched, visit → visited, cook → cooked, play → played. (Spelling: like → liked; study → studied.) But many of the most common verbs are IRREGULAR — each has its own past form you must memorise: go → went, eat → ate, see → saw, have → had, buy → bought, make → made, come → came, get → got, take → took. Use the past with time words like yesterday, last night, last week, and "two days ago": "I saw a film last night." To ask or say no, use "did / didn't" with the plain verb: "Did you go?" "I didn't go." Many languages make the past with one regular ending on every verb, so learners add "-ed" to irregular verbs too: "I goed home and eated dinner" ✗ → "I went home and ate dinner" ✓.

Examples

Yesterday I watched a film and cooked dinner.Yesterday I watched a film and cooked dinner.
Last week we went to London and saw a show.Last week we went to London and saw a show.
I bought bread and had a coffee this morning.I bought bread and had a coffee this morning.
Did you visit your family last weekend? — Yes, I did.Did you visit your family last weekend? — Yes, I did.

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