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Simple Past Tense: Writing and Gapfill (3 pages with answer key)
The preview messes up the lines but fine on download. Students write the activities for the family members for each weekday using the pictures and matching phrases(from Side by Side, but my exercises). Then students write about what they did last week. Finally there is a gap fill to practice past tense forms. Answer key is included. Hope it is usef...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE TENSE
RULES / CROSSWORD / EXERCISES / ANSWER KEY
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
RAPUNZEL/2
Simple Past Tense activity through reading. This is the second worksheet about rapunzel. First was http://www.eslprinta bles.com/printable.a sp?id=501656#thetop if you needed. 3 exercises: 1) A vocabulary activity:Filling the blanks with the words given. 2) True-False activity. 3) Comprehension questions.KEY INCLUDED.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple Drill Game 2
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: activity-card

 


 
past simple: regular verbs
Now 2 PAGES of exercises to work with regular verbs in the past with all forms of sentences. Enjoy!:))
Level: elementary
Age: 9-15
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past simple
A worksheet that explains how to make the negative and interrogative of the verbs in the past simple. There are different exercises on regular and irregular verbs as well as the verb "to be".
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple worksheet
Past Simple - read and fill in regular and irregular verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
BONES AND HIS BEST FRIEND
A simple reading text to practise both present and past simple forms (regular / irregular verbs). Five activities that include: reorder pictures, True/false activity, answer questions, identify past regular verbs and decide the correct final pronunciation, and identify past irregular verbs and write all the forms. Fully editable. Answer key include...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMPLE PAST
A variety of exercises to practise Simple Past Tense.Hope you will find it useful.Thanks in advance to the ones who will download my worksheet!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
What John did and didn�t do yesterday.
A ws to revise the past simple with regular and irregular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past tense game
Hello, dears. First of all I would like to make it clear that the beauty of the design of the game I�ve created belongs to a member that I just can�t remember who, otherwise I would have asked the permission previously. I�ve made some changes and the point is the regular and irregular verbs. It can be done written, orally or both. My students just ...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
THANKSGIVING DAY
This is a reading comprehension worksheet. It consists of three exercises: 1) vocabulary of the text, 2) true / false activity and 3) open questions. It is better for pre-intermediate rather than elementary students. Happy Wednesday!
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Last Saturday
Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb in the Past Simple, then match the verbs to the pictures. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
CHILDREN AND ACTION VERBS 1-2 - PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBD-MATCHING AND COMPLETING (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
Second worksheet in this first set on children and action verbs. Here students have to give the past simple form of the verbs in the list (there are regular and irregular ones) and then match them with the corresponding picture.I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
What did they do in the summer holiday?
It is the second worksheet about Sophie and Sam who did a lot of exciting things in the summer. You can use it for vocabulary and grammar practice as well, making the students speak a lot and also share their own experiences with their classmates. Hope they will enjoy it. Have a nice Friday!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 

 


Who were they?
This is a PPT I used to introduce the simple past of be. It is about famous people (job, birth, death, nationality). I hope it wilm be useful to someone.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The natural world
A nice ppt with past simple tense - regular and irregular verbs. Children will learn vocabulary, connected with animals and some geographical notions. They can exercise talking skills as well.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


My last vacation (past simple part 3)
With this ss practice questions in past and irregular verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple: Affirmative (Regular Verbs)
The lesson focuses on affirmative forms of regular verbs in the psst simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Tense
It`s a power point about past simple. Regular verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 8-10
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Bingo - Simple Past
There�s a worksheet that you can use together. "past simple - BINGO.doc" The Ss choose one number, then they mark on their worksheet.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


spelling rules for ED
You will learn the spelling of the simple past form � ed form.going to review the Spelling Rule (based on grammar)for adding the suffix �ed to words
Level: elementary
Age: 4-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Used to
structure of Used to and simple past
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past simple - regular verbs + have + be
Meant to help you revise some grammar (past simple) with your students.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Famous inventors
Very simple powerpoint to introduce the topic inventors/ inventions
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


THE LONELY KNIGHT PART 1
This is a story whose scene is the medieval ages. It is a tale of a lonely knight who sets a princess free from an evil wizard. He faces many challenges before he met Gourlak (the wizard) until he is defeated. Ss may interact with the story while they get to know something about the simple past. I had to divide it into 2 parts. Part 2 on: http://w...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


What happened last Christmas ? Simple preterit.
Here are simple sentences to use regular and irregular preterit and explain what happened last Christmas. Good fun and Merry Christmas !
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


breaking news september 2014
Breaking news articles adapted from the BBC website september 2014. Reading comprehension in past tense. Students fill in the grid with the main information Where / when / Who / what happened ?
Level: elementary
Age: 12-16
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Regular verbs in Simple Past/Noughts and crosses
To write an X or an O during slideshow, you must ENABLE editing mode. This simple game of noughts and crosses consists of two rounds. If you notice, in every image there is also a small circle that you can either press when you have completed the first round, OR you can use it as an alternative in case the first team hasn�t answered correctly, ...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-10
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


At the circus - Present Simple
This is a funny presentation in which explains the use of the tense Present simple in a context. People who work at a circus and the activities that they do are taught.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

 


Past tense
Write the past tense of these verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-10

 


PAST SIMPLE
Simple exercises on past simple: regular and irregular verbs, questions and short answers as well as negative sentences.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-11

 


regular verbs: ED pronunciation
Exercise to choose from the /t/id/d/ pronunciation options. Regular verbs: ED pronunciation
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


Past Questions and Misical Instruments
Quiz on Past Simple and Music
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100

 


Past simple - regular verbs
Past simple. Only regular verbs. Walk, Travel, live, study.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100

 

 

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