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Simple Past Tense
Hello all,I couldn�t prepared worksheets for a long time:(( and this ws is also old.I prepared it a long time ago but didn�t upload it. I am dedicating this worksheet to dear Ana(Katiana) cos the style resembles hers. Big hugs to my hard-working eslprintables teachers&friends.... .
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
YOU HAVE GOT AN E-MAIL (Gray scale included)
Sts will read two e-mails and fill in the blenks with past simple. Nice to see the site back! Hope we have it forever :)
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Regular Verbs - Spelling Rules (B&W + KEY included)
It�s a worksheet to practise the spelling of regular verbs. First the students label the pictures using the words in the box. Then they have to put them in the correct column in the table. B&W version and KEY included. Hope U find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Irregular Verbs Multiple Choice
Multiple choice tasks mainly on spelling and correct form of irregular verbs. Have a nice week! Hugs!:)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Irregular Verbs Picture Dictionary#1
Forty pictures (2 pages) on the most common irregular verbs. Fully editable so you can write in the past participles if you want. Have a nice week! Hugs, Edit
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
past simple part 2 - negative and interrogative
5 - turn these sentenes into negative 6 - say what bob did and didnt do yesterday 7 - make these sentences interrogative 8 - answer these wh-questions 9 - Use the correct verb form (affirmative ,negative or interrogative ) looking at the sentences.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Holidays interview - speaking cards
This activity is for practicing questions in the past simple with WH questions. Students interview each other talking about their holidays according to their speaking card.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
past simple multiple choice
They choose the right option.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
WAS-WERE and DID questions 2
Worksheet number 2 on the same topic. They don�t find it difficult, they just forget it and make mistakes like: �Did you were...?� I hope your students will find it useful too. Have a great day. :)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
IRREGULAR PAST
Students fill in the boxes with the infinitive and past simple of the verbs suggested by the pictures. Hope you like it.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Irregular Verbs Picture Dictionary#2
Another forty pictures (2 pages) on the most common irregular verbs. Fully editable so you can write in the past participles if you want. Have a nice week! Hugs, Edit
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR VERBS (2) QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS
Two exercises to practise questions and short answers in Past Simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple - Regular and Irregular verbs
These are two more pages to practice the past. This time regular and irregular verbs. They are a follow up of http://www.eslpr intables.com/printab le.asp?id=530301#the top http://www.eslp rintables.com/printa ble.asp?id=530362#th etop and http://www.es lprintables.com/prin table.asp?id=531105# thetop
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past simple - Irregular verbs (2 of 2)
Second worksheet about the Past Simple of irregular verbs. Students rearrange the letters from the crossword to form the Past simple of the verbs of the box, then they complete the sentences and match them with the pictures. Miriam these worksheets are dedicated to you.... Hope you like them!!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple of Regular verbs (all forms)
This worksheet contains explanation and multiple exercises on Past Simple Regular verbs (Positive, Negative and Interrogative forms). I hope it may be useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


The stolen necklace (A short story) Part 2 Detective stories
This is our sixth unit in Turkey.It is about detective stories.In this work , there is a short story "The Stolen Necklace" and there are some exercises about vocabulary. Part 1 is here http://www.eslprinta bles.com/powerpoint. asp?id=38456#thetop
Level: intermediate
Age: 3-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Pronunciation -ED
Excellent activity to practice the regular verbs in past simple. Teachers have the option to play this in groups for making the activity fun, later students can come up with different sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Spin and Spell slides: 2-14 2/3
Size of game:6 M.B - Slides number 2-15 (out of 52)Just open the presentations copy slide number 1 and paste it before slide number 2. Enjoy. 2/3
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past be questions

Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


stairs and snakes
Ss get fun while they learn differences between past simple and present perfect
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


10 paged story with simple past exercise and questions
I took this story as a mini book in esl printables but i can�t remember the author now and i turned it into a powerpoint adding questions at the end of the story.( I hope I�m not doing something wrong )Students read the story and complete the missing parts in simple past tense.The illustrations are quite funny and my students liked it very much.I h...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


IRREGULAR VERBS IN The Simple Past Tense # 1
IRREGULAR VERBS(Past Simple) are illustrated and made easy for kids to understand.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


AGATHA CHRISTIE�s biography
animated biography : the information gradually appears to help students make longer and longer sentences. main novels and two famous characters Poirot and Marple.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Tense
This is a very illustrative PPT about the past simple tense. It includes all you need; cleare examples showing the use of the past simple tense, the form of P.S.T, exceptions and verb endings and a lot of exercise for practice. Yoy will not need to prepare anything as I included the answers for all the exercises given. A variety of tasks like Gap f...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past
Powepoint presentation of the past tense. Presentation contains the formation of past tense verbs regular and irregular, together with question structure. It also contains questions that the students may ask to other students, as well as a conversation sheet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Tense forms of Irregular verbs
This is a comprehensive presentation on the past tense forms of selected irregular verbs. I made this for a General English class in a Junior High School here in Japan. I hope this helps.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple - To Be
Some useful exercises to practice the Past Simple of the verb To Be.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past and past perfect tense powerpoint
past and past perfect tense powerpoint
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past game
each number asks for the simple past of a verb. Students have to answer the question. When you click again, the correct answer is revealed.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past Tense
Meet the flintstones and learn Simple Past tense. Hope you like it :)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


Fill in the blanks.
Complete the story with the correct verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14

 


QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE
Questions in the past simple - regular verbs only.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12

 


Past Simple - WAS/ WERE
Gap filling exercise. Past Simple form of verb "to be".
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100

 


Past perfect or Past simple?
Which is the right tense? Complete the sentences with past perfect or past simple.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-100

 


Past simple (affiramtive, negative)
sentences to practice past simple of regular and irregular verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100

 


Simple past 1
Simple past 1 (regular verbs: affirmative and negative)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14

 


PAST SIMPLE /DESCRIPTION ADJECTIVES / TRANSPORTS
Several activities to practise past simple and vocabulary related to transports and adjectives for describing people
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14

 


Past simple - regular verbs
Word search and cloze exercise - past simple form of regular verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100

 


Past Simple Form
Past Simple. Choose the correct word.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


Past
Sentences, put in order, write
Level: elementary
Age: 10-11

 


Yellow Submarine
Students listen to the Yellow Submarine by the Beatles and complete the lyrics. Then they must complete some activities in order to practice with forming past tense sentences.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100

 


Feelings
You can use vocabulary related to feelings and reinforce the use of the simple past tense.
Level: Choose
Age: 10-12

 


Yesterday�s world
Complete the puzzle using regular verbs in simple past form.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


Simple Past Tense - Regular Verbs
Hello again, here you are an Online Exercise related to Simple past and Rgular verbs. Good Luck. Enjoy it!!!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


Past Simple or Past Perfect
It�s an OE for intermediate students to practise the use of the past simple and the past perfect in context. I hope you find it useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100

 

 

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