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PAST SIMPLE - REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERBS
Thank you :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Cinderella
Complete this famous tale using the past simple of the verbs. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
WAS - WERE CARDS 5/6
Cards about famous people to practice the past simple of TO BE (affirmative). Cut the cards and glue to their back, give each student a card, than change card. They will learn some informations about them. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: activity-card

 


 
The past simple tense
have a nice day.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
What did they do?
Hello there! Your pupils can use this wk in order to practice basic but useful regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE - WHAT DID THEY DO YESTERDAY? + KEY
A simple worksheet to practise the past simple. Thank you :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
WHO ATE SANDY�S FOOD?
THE STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO FILL IN THE THE SPACES WITH THE PAST TENSE OF THE GIVEN VERBS THEN TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY TO KNOW WHO STOLE SANDY�S FOOD.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
-ED pronunciation list
Pronunciation of regular verbs in past simple tense! I made a list of all the verbs I could think of and their pronunciation! I hope you like it!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: others

 


 
life as a shopaholic
students read about marias problems with shopping they answer some questions using the past( the text is almost all in the past simple) and then they answer questions about their shopping habits and then ask a friend hope its useful have a nice day everyone hugs
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST TENSE
This is series 1 of What Did You Do Yesterday. This activity contains, speaking, reading and grammar activities. In activity one student asks the questions and one student answers the questions. On the other pages are gap filled exercises, choosing the correct verb and questions to be answered about two different stories. It also contains the a...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: flash-card

 


 
Simple Past - Was/were Board Game (famous people)
Nice boardgame for students to practice positive/negat/quest ions about famous people. Practice of was/were. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
THE HISTORY OF PIZZA
Read and answer, cheeking past simple .
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
WAS - WERE CARDS 3/6
Cards about famous people to practice the past simple of TO BE (affirmative). Cut the cards and glue to their back, give each student a card, than change card. They will learn some informations about them. Enjoy.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: activity-card

 


 
I�m late because... simple past (17.04.10)
simple past sentences (affirmative and negative). Brief explanation (with key).
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE
READ & ASK QUESTIONS-COMPLETE- ANSWER- TURN INTO INT & NEG.-TURN INTO THE PAST (2PAGES)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


Biography
How to write a biography. The powerpoint has explanations, an example of my choice and instructions. Enjoy! :)
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple
Grammar for Simple past and Qs.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Questions
Students can practice past simple questions with this Power Point.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Where were you...?
A powerpoint to practice questions using was/ were, did. For example: -Where were you yesterday afternoon? I was at the mall -Did you go shopping yesterday afternoon? Yes, I did
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SIMPLE PAST - QUESTIONS AND AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS
This is to teach SIMPLE PAST - How to make questions with the auxiliary DID and Affirmative statements.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


was were
was were
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past tense
past simple tense
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past tense
past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Famous British and American people part 1
This is the first part of a PPT with pictures of famous people. It can be used to introduce the verb be in the past with vocabulary of jobs. Confrontation of "be" in the present for people alive and "be in the past" for dead people. Good for communication in class.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past simple (affirmative; regular and irregular)
It�s a part of three parts explaining the past simple tense in detail with exercises on each part.It�ll simplify this tense for your students. I made it from a book called (Top Score 1) published by Oxford University press.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


was were
I have send this to you before but because of the limit � can�t send the whole part still I can�t send it but this one is larger than the one I have deleted because of the limit .I hope you like the idea ...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple
Easy grammar rules and practice for simple past :)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Tense
Unit 7 from Interchange 1 (cambridge)
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Activity
This is a very useful power point to help with the explanation of the past simple and some exercises to practive. I usually have a competition forming two groups. One student from each group goes to the board to write the answer. Students take turns. Have fun!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


anne frank test
this tests includes reading comprehension activity and personal reference
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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