 Past Simple: Affirmative (Irregular Verbs) 
Most verbs in the past take -ed. These are regular verbs. However, some verbs don't take -ed. They change completely, and that is why they are called irregular verbs. How do we know which verbs are regular and which are irregular? There is no way to know and that makes it a bit difficult. But almost all irregular verbs are common, everyday verbs that we use all the time, so it's easier to remember them. The more you use these verbs when you speak, read and write, the sooner you'll get to know them. What is the change? How do these irregular verbs change in the past? Most verbs look like brothers - they're alike but different. For example: have = had
win = won
There are only a few verbs that change completely. For example: go = went
Here is a list of some of the irregular verbs. Try to learn them.
Remember The verb in the past simple doesn't change with the different pronouns. For example: She won the game last year.
We won the game two years ago.
Nationalities The name of the people who live in a country is based on the name of that country. We take the name of the country and change it into an adjective. Like all adjectives, it comes before the noun. For example: The American people
Chinese food
When these names come on their own, they are nouns. In this case they can come with an s to mean the plural (more than one). With an s, they mean the people from that country. For example: Canadians = The Canadian people
Brazilians = The Brazilian people
Remember! These words are names (of people or of their language), so they will always begin with a capital letter.
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