be, do, have and irregular verbs in the Past Simple

How to use irregular verbs in the Past Simple

Many frequently used verbs are irregular. You will need to learn these by heart, here are some pages to help you:

Pronouns	Affirmative sentences	Negative sentences	Questions
I, he, she, it	I was in work.	I was not in work.	Was I in work?
we, you, they	They were in work.	They were not in work.	Were they in work?

Pronouns	Affirmative sentences	Negative sentences	Questions
I, he, she, it, we, you, they	I did the house work.	I did not do the house work.	Did I do the house work.?

Pronouns	Affirmative sentences	Negative sentences	Questions
I, he, she, it, we, you, they	I had a holiday.	I did not have a holiday.	Did I have a holiday?

We often use short/contracted forms with these verbs.