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John Lennon (1 / 6 / 09)
I made this worksheet a couple of years ago and now I modified it to use with my students. I included a song to listen. So, there�s a listening comprehension activity. A reading passage with questions. Then a paragraph with the rest of the biography with blanks to complete with the correct form of the verb or the correct prepositon. Finally, studen...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Garfield - Telling a story through pictures (past simple)
Students unscramble some pictures and use the cues to build a story in the past simple tense. An attractive activity for students!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
REGULAR VERBS �EXERCISES (4)
Exercise using the verbs in the fourth part of my pictionary on regular verbs. This time students have to fill in the blanks using the past of one of the verbs in the list provided. I hope you like it and find it useful. Thanks a lot for your nice comments. Have a nice week! Hugs!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
Students fill in the blanks in the speech bubbles with the past simple of one of the verbs in the boxes. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful week. Hugs!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
What did you do on the holiday? - 2 dialogues to complete with the Past Simple
Students read the dialogues and complete them with the simple past of the verbs in the bubble. The context: after a holiday. KEY included. Have a great day! Hugs, mena:)))
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
SHE MADE MY DAY
A worksheet to practise the past simple. Students fill in the text and match the verbs to the pictures. Answer key included.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMPLE PAST TENSE (JACK AND THE BEANSTALK)
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
The Rainbow Fish (Story mini Book)
Readings with practising the Past simple tense
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
The Simple Past Tense + KEY
The worksheet of past simple consists fill in the blanks in the sentences under the pictures using the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense, answer the questions and underlined the correct answer that using simple past tense included the notes and a few of exercises I hope it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Simple Past - Mixed Exercises
There are different kinds of exercises in this worksheet, such as. Regular verbs, Irregular verbs, Were, Was, Interrogative, Ngeative, Affirmative. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 3-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE- REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
Students fill in the blanks in the sentences under the pictures with the past simple of one of the verbs in the list provided.I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful Friday. Hugs!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple (�Stone Soup� Story)
PAST SIMPLE and �STONE SOUP� Story for kids, teens and adults. There is a story with gapped sentences which must be completed with the correct form of the VERBS in brackets. There are COMPREHENSION questions and a table with basic Past Simple grammar forms. KEY included. Have a great Sunday! BIG Hugs, Kate (kkcat). P.S. Thank you everybody for your...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple Tense (B&W + KEY imcluded)
An exercise to practise Past Simple. Students have to complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs and then match them to the pictures. B&W version and KEY included. Hope U find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
past simple or past continuous (with key)
15 sentences to complete... Hope it�s useful... Have a nice day!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple - Irregular verbs (wordsearch)
3 tasks: gap-filling, matching and wordsearch. KEYS INCLUDED. Hope your students have fun and learn a lot with this ws. It�s also a good way to review this grammar topic before a test. GreetingS from warm Brazil!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


THE MOUSE TRAP
YOU CAN USE THIS PPP TO TEACH PAST TENSE, MORALS, VALUES AND THE TOPIC OF FAIRY TALES OR FABLES. MY STS LOVED IT BECAUSE OF THE MORAL AT THE END.
Level: intermediate
Age: 3-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE (regular verbs) 1
REGULAR VERBS IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


PAST SIMPLE - PRACTICE - Part 3
Animated. Supply the correct verb form!
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past-was and were
here is a presentation of was and were. enjoy it!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Did you have a nice vacation?
Simple powerpoint covering past activities. Vocabulary and questions.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


PAST SIMPLE regular & irregular verbs
30-page PPT where they have to put the verb in brackets into the correct form of the past simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Expressing wishes and regrets
A good way to understand how to express wishes and regrets. The process is explained, then the students can answer and fill in the blanks. Hope it�ll be useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple, was, wasn�t, were, weren�t.
A great, colorful and clear power point presentation, with exercices, form, explanation and pictures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The sinking of the Titanic
I prepared this exercise as a revision of Past Simple questions (13-year-olds). I draw their attention to the fact that it is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic this year and then they say/write what they know about the shipwreck. Then we read the information in the PPt and ask the questions at the end. There is more than one possible ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


2012 review - What happened in 2012? *** Part3
This the 3rd part of a powerpoint about major events in 2012. I had to split it up into 3 parts because the file was too heavy... Sorry for that! Thanks to this powerpoint, your students will be able to tazlk about past events. A help box is provided for each event so that students won�t be stuck with vocabulary. Hope you�ll enjoy it! Part 1 : h...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past tense spin the wheel everyday action verbs
STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO CLICK ON THE SPIN WHEEL TO SEE ON WHICH NUMBER THE GREEN BALL STOPS. AFTER THAT, THEY SHOULD CLICK ON THE NUMBER BELOW THE SPIN WHEEL AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST TENSE VERB FOR THE PICTURE THEY SEE. THEN CLICK ON BACK TO SPIN THE WHEEL AGAIN. MY STUDENTS LOVED IT!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple
Presentation of grammar material with the rules of formation and reading of endings. Several sentences for setting the material is included
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Steve jobs biograpy
This is a biography to practice the past simple tense. Also it is very interesting to know such an example for our society, Mr. Steve Jobs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Practicing the past form of some irregular verbs
This is a exciting competition game where your students can practice the past form of some irregular verbs. Each team has to choose a verb and say its past form, if they say the right form, they get a point.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past tense
past tense with structure spelling rules time expressions and exercises
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


Deserted Island (Past Simple)
Two exercises. The first exercise (grammar) provides practice for both regular/irregular verbs ("to be" inter alia). The second one - vocabulary builder helps revise the nev vocabulary introduced in the first exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


What did you do yesterday? Watch the video and choose "True" or "False"
Students watch a Real English video and decide of the sentences based on it are true or false
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100

 


Past Simple (regular/irregular)
an exercise to practice Past Simple
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


Past Simple (regular/irregular)
A text about a three-day-holiday in Past Simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


Past Perfect Simple & Past Simple
17 sentences to practice the tenses
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100

 


10 verbs in Past Simple
3 exercises to teach Past Simple (beginners)
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100

 


PAST SIMPLE - regular verbs
Regular verbs of past simple - positive, negative, questions
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14

 


ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
Let�s learn about our body parts, and accidents that hurt them!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100

 


PAST TENSE
Word order exercise.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100

 


Past Simple (Regular Veerbs)
Three exercises to practice the past simple tense with regular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14

 


Past simple irregular verbs
This is a great worksheet to revise past simple tense with irregular verbs. Good luck!
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14

 


Robert Pattinson - writing a biography
2 exercises to help building a coherent biography 1. Write the different pieces of information in the correct box and choose the verb you can use to make the corresponding sentence. 2. Choose the correct option (correct use of tenses, especially present simple and past simple)
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100

 


BBC Sherlock - AGO and LATER + past simple
An exercise to reinforce the use of the past simple and to discriminate "ago" and "later", which I found was easier to teach at the same time this year.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100

 


SONG. Pearl Jam Last Kiss - audio / visual word discrimation and past simple
THUMBNAIL PREVIEW LACKS PICTURES. 1. Listen to the song and choose the correct option (the options look or sound alike, it helps the students work on phonetics as well as on the past simple tense!) 2. Write the words of the song corresponding to the picture (to help them understand the story). I took pictures from the teen series "the OC" after ha...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100

 


Simple past vs Past Progressive
You have to answer the quesions about simple past or past progressive. make your bet in the correct answer and win money!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 

 

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