The key answer of exercise 3
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2.2 - Grammar for the textbook Wider World 3 - Student's Book with authors Carolyn Barraclough and Suzanne Gaynor from Pearson Education
Question
Study the Grammar box. Find the Past Simple forms of the verbs in the text. Which are regular / irregular? Why do negatives and questions make this difficult to determine?
Answer
Regular verbs
- saved (save)
- did that happen (happen)
- wanted (want)
- looked (look)
- spotted (spot)
- used (use)
- didn't move (move)
- stayed. (stay)
Irregular verbs
- saw (see)
- didn't know (know)
- felt (feel)
- took place (take place)
- meant (mean)
It can be difficult to decide whether verbs in negative sentences and questions are irregular because they use the base form of the verb rather than the past form.