Objective: Listen and repeat. Focus on irregular verbs and -ed endings.
Q1
"Did you study English at school?"
Q2
"When did you first start learning English?"
Q3
"Where were you last weekend?"
IELTS Speaking Part 2 requires telling a story about a past experience. IELTS Writing Task 1 (past trends) needs past tense. Using irregular verbs correctly moves you from Band 5 → Band 6.
| Base | Past | Example (IELTS context) |
|---|---|---|
| study | studied | "I studied for three hours." |
| practise | practised | "I practised speaking every day." |
| decide | decided | "I decided to take the exam." |
| improve | improved | "My score improved slowly." |
| Base | Past | Base | Past |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | have | had |
| go | went | do | did |
| get | got | say | said |
| make | made | take | took |
| buy | bought | come | came |
| see | saw | meet | met |
Quick check — tap to reveal:
| Subject | BE Past | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | "I was nervous before the test." |
| He / She / It | was | "She was happy with her score." |
| You / We / They | were | "We were very tired after the exam." |
"I didn't go to university." (NOT "I didn't went")
"She didn't like the exam." (NOT "She didn't liked")
Russian: "Я не пошёл" → "I didn't go" (NOT "I didn't went")
Practice — make these negative:
Did + subject + base verb?
" Did you study English at school?" — "Yes, I did." / "No, I didn't."
" Where did you go last weekend?" — "I went to the cinema."
Russian: "Ты учил?" → "Did you study?" (NOT "Did you studied?")
1. Articles (Артикли)
RU: "Я купил книгу" (no article) → EN: "I bought a book" (need "a")
2. BE verb (Глагол быть)
RU: "Она была дома" → EN: "She was at home" (don't skip "was")
3. Past tense (Прошедшее время)
RU: "Я ходил" (one form) → EN: "I went" (irregular! NOT "goed" or "goed")
Choose the correct past form. Click to reveal the answer.
Click each sentence to see the negative form.
Answer in full sentences. Use Past Simple.
Q1
"Did you enjoy your last holiday?"
Q2
"What was your favourite subject at school?"
Q3
"When did you last celebrate something?"
30 seconds preparation → 1 minute speaking
Cue Card
Describe a time you achieved something difficult.
You should say:
- What you achieved
- When and where it happened
- How you prepared for it
- And explain how you felt about it.
Prompt
"Tell me about something you learned to do."
Teacher listens for: irregular verbs correct/incorrect, -ed pronunciation, past tense accuracy
| Error | Band Impact | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "I go to the park yesterday." | Band 5 GR | "I went..." |
| "I didn't went." | Band 5 GR | "I didn't go." |
| "He buyed a book." | Band 5 GR | "He bought a book." |
| "She studyed all day." | Band 5 GR | "She studied all day." |
| "I walk-ed slowly." | Band 5.5 | "I walked slowly." /t/ not /ɛd/ |
| "There was many people." | Band 5.5 | "There were many people." |
| "I was there yesterday." | Band 6 | Keep! |
Quick Wins — What You Already Do Well
✓ Regular -ed endings (studied, practised, decided)
✓ Time expressions (yesterday, last week, every day)
✓ Past tense of BE (I was / We were)
Band 5 Past Tense Profile
"I go to the exam yesterday. She didn't went. I buyed a book."
Band 6 Past Tense Profile
"I went to the exam yesterday. She didn't go. I bought a book."
Write Liza's actual past tense errors here during the lesson. Auto-saved to localStorage.
Task: Record a 1.5-minute answer: "Tell me about a memorable day from last year — a birthday, a trip, or an event."
"Last year, I had a memorable birthday. My friends organised a surprise party for me. They bought a cake and decorated the room. I was very surprised because I didn't expect anything. We ate pizza, listened to music, and took lots of photos. My best friend made a speech, and I felt so happy. It was a wonderful evening, and I will never forget it."
Prompt: Write 10 sentences about your last weekend (120-150 words). Where did you go? What did you do? Who were you with?
Self-Check Checklist
Write down 3 past tense mistakes + corrections from today's lesson.