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PAST SIMPLE IRREGULAR VERBS WITH ANIMALS (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
Students fill in the blanks in the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets, then they match the sentences to the pictures.I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a nice evening/day. Hugs!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
WHAT DID/DIDN�T THEY DO LAST WEEKEND? - PiCtUrE sToRy!
One more PICTURE STORY. this one is to practice POSITIVE & NEGATIVE sentences in SIMPLE PAST, and it includes REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERBS. ThAnkS tO aLl Of YoU wHo AlWaYs TaKe ThE tImE To LeAvE a CoMmEnT aBoUt My wOrKsHeEtS!! MORE PICTURE STORIES LIKE this FOR OTHER TOPICS in my materials, and if you are interested in a list containing the 80 mos...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Was/ Were/ Did
Students look at the pictures and fill in the blanks using WAS/ WASN�T, WERE/ WEREN�T, DID/ DIDN�T.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Life Stages & Past Simple
Worksheet on practising life stages vocabulary and past simple tense. Reinforcing students on talking about someone�s life. Have a nice day!:)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple Drill Game
Put the verbs in the past simple tense than read the sentences as a) negatives, b) questions. How many cards are you able to read correctly in three minutes? After three minutes play the game again beginning with the cards you didn�t read correctly before.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Practice past simple using Cristina Aguilera�s biography.
An editable worksheet desinged to practice reading comprehension, past simple questions and answers. Not sure what�s wrong with the fonts.. I�ve tried the embeding system but still looks wierd in the preview.. If you have any problem please send me a pm with your email and I�ll email it to you.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
question cards- was, were, could /SET 2
Easy questions to ask and aswer with was were and could
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Past Simple
Although the school year is over in Hungary, students may need some practice during the long holiday, so I compiled a booklet of worksheets for them. It is one of them to revise the past of to be, regular and irregular verbs filling the gaps in a longer text. Then students can ask questions, and tere are some boxes with useful information on the ri...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
past simple of regular verbs
it is a grammar guide about the formation, use a,d spelling rules of the past simple tense of regular verbs. hope you find it useful have a nice weekend :)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: grammar-guide

 


 
Amusing text for reading with some exercises. (Grammar: Past Simple) With keys
I�m so grateful for your warm comments to my WS. Today I�d like to offer you very interesting and amusing text for reading. This WS includes some after reading exercises to control pupils� understanding and practise their speaking and grammar skills. I hope you�ll be into.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
A school trip to London
A reading/comprehensio n and grammar practice on the past simple of regular verbs. Hope it is useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
The Lost Easter Egg (Story Mini Book)
An easter story to practice past simple tense (regular and irregular verbs)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
WHAT DID THEY DO YESTERDAY?
There are 20 sentences for the sts to practice on Past Simple. Sts will use the verbs in the brackets and fill in the gaps. I couldn�t upload a b&w as it exceeded the limits. Hope you like it. Have a nice day!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple and Past Continuous Tense --- with key --- fully editable
The ss have to fill in the sentences with the correct form (past simple and continuous) of the appropriate verb, and then match the sentences to the pictures. Hope you�ll find this one useful too. Have a great Monday. Hugs, Zsuzsapszi
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
MULTIPLE CHOICE (4) PAST SIMPLE
Students� task is to choose the correct answer.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


past simple competiton
Students are put into two groups and then make the sentence, using past simple. The first team to have the correct answer gets one point. The team with the most points wins.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Celebrity Riddle Game - Past Simple (Part 2)
A simple and very entertaining game. Students answer the questions about Past Simple. If the student gets the right answer, the tile will disappear. So, the student will have a chance of finding out who is the celebrity in the picture. I had to share it in two parts because the files are too heavy. I hope you enjoy it!
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past simple/movie-like/ad venturer post activity part 3
an adventurer jumps out of a helicopter and tries to survive in Cappadocia. I used real pictures.I hope u will love it!
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Shakespeare
Let children know about this great artist!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Activities
Activities of past simple, also a revision of days, months and numbers
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Format: notebook

 

 

 

 

 


What did they do?
In this ppt, you can elicite from and revise with your students the simple past (regular and irregular verbs)by using as a pretext the Simpons family. Enjoy it
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Daily routines
Useful for practising positive and negative forms of Present and Past Simple. Deals with what a person did/didn`t do yesterday vs his normal daily practices.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Were Was
quiz using past simple.introduction were was
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The little prince
This is a simple introduction to Saint-Exupery�s litte prince.. A very short story for elementary students.. You can download the cartoon of the little prince and have Ss watch it after the lesson.. Enjoy
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Pas simple with "Yesterday" by The Beatles
The affirmative form of the simple past tense taught with the song "Yesterday" by the Beatles
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


My last vacation (past simple part 2)
The second part of my last vacation, in here Ss practice making negatives in past
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Little Red Riding Hood
It is a nice story with pictures which allows your students to tell the story to their friends by looking at the pictures.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple
Past simple PPT
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Mr Johnson�s holiday
Fully clickable PPT to consolidate the past and use as start of term activity. Click on the ellipse (squares): the answer will appear, click again, it will disappear.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Talking about holidays or a weekend and writing a complete paragraph
A slide show with verbs in the infinitive and pictures to help students make sentences in the past simple to talk about their holidays or weekend. Then some tools and vocabulary to make them write a complete paragraph.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


PAST SIMPLE AND FAMILY MEMBERS
past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


PAST SIMPLE AND FAMILY MEMBERS
past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


PAST SIMPLE AND FAMILY MEMBERS
past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


PAST SIMPLE AND FAMILY MEMBERS
past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


PAST SIMPLE AND FAMILY MEMBERS
past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


Past simple -ED spelling
Move the spaceship using your LEFT and RIGHT keys. Try to spell the past simple form of the verbs. Have fun!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100

 


Past simple and transport Quiz
past simple and transport vocabulary activities
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


Past Simple Regular Verbs Affirmative Forms Spelling
Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple forms of the regular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14

 


CRIME AND LAW - PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS TEST
Complete the test about crime and law vocabulary. Past simple / past continuous practice
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14

 


PAST SIMPLE - Describing your day
Try to say all the verbs you see in the PAST SIMPLE. Then test you memory. Try to describe your own in the past simple. Start like this: Yesterday I.... You can add your own verbs as well. Finally decide which of the verbs from the exercise are regular and which are irregular
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100

 


Simple past tense practice
Practise the simple past tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14

 


E-mail message
choose the right option
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100

 


Past simple vs present perfect
past simple vs present perfect eactivities
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


SIMPLE PAST TENSE
There are a couple of exercises for practicing verb forms in simple past tense. The first part student must find the verb forms of the given list. The second part student must write on the crossword the past tense of the given verb forms.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12

 


Past simple
Past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 

 

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