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Past Simple Tense
Activities related to the past simple tense with a brief explanation of the tense: use, form and rules for regular and irregular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple Tense 4/2 * Irregular verbs part 2 * Multiple choice * Answer key
This is the second part of this past simple set. In this ws there are 37 irregular verbs from �make� to �write�. Now I prepared a multiple choice exercise to these verbs with pictures. Hope you find them useful. There are pictures from Philip Martin and from Grace Lee. Thanks them for their wonderful cliparts. Have a nice Sunday. :)
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
what did they do yesterday?
the children will fill in the spaces with the past tense of the given verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple (irregular verbs)
practise some irregular verbs with this worksheet, ss choose the verb and write it in past simple, hope it�s useful :)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
present simple for lower level
This ws is basic grammar for low level.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-15
Type: worksheet

 


 
WAS - WERE CARDS 2/6
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

 


 
TO BE - PAST SIMPLE
An easy and enjoyable way to practise was and were. Students choose people/animals, places and time expressions and make sentences. It can also be used for practising the negative and questions. Have a wonderful weekend!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Reading and Writing Exercise: Present Simple and Past Tense
This worksheet is good for elementary students who have recently learned past simple tense and who know present simple. I�ve used it with children as young as 9 and as old as 14. The first part of this worksheet has students read a passage in present simple tense and then they are asked to circle the present simple verbs. Then, the students rewrite...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Irregular Verbs - Past Simple - Crosswords
Another simple crossword puzzle to practice irregular verbs. (The cliparts are from a Picasa collection that I saved a long time ago. Please let me know if I should change them. Thanks)
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE (regular and irregular verbs)
With this worksheet, students can practise the past simple tense of regular and irregular verbs. They have to complete the sentences with the past tense of the verbs in the box, and then they have to match the sentences to the pictures. I hope your students like this colourful worksheet!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple Irregular Verbs
A worksheet to practise the past simple of irregular verbs. Students have to find the past simple of the verbs in the grid, then complete the sentences with those verbs and match the sentences with the pictures.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
past simple
4 different exercises with past simple-regular and irregular verbs-it�s grouped together so if you need to, just ungroup it.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
How to write a biography
Hope this worksheet help you teaching how to write a good biography in an easy way.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE
Exercises with Past Simple: write the second form, add -ed, write the correct form, form sentences.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMPLE PAST:VERB TO BE
REINFORCE THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERB TO BE IN ALL FORMS WITH FAMOUS CARTOONS.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


Past Simple PowerPoint presentation
A powerpoint presentation on the usage of SImple Past tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past simple
This power point presentation is short but I used with my students and they could participate a lot.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past tense
a presentation which I did for my students when we started simple past tense.Rules,examples and excercises have a nice day
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


FERNANDO TORRES BIOGRAPHY PAST SIMPLE
It introduces or revises the past simple of some irregular verbs describing famous Spanish footballer Fernando Torres� life events. Students read and watch the pictures and they try to guess who the famous person is.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


USED TO PRESENTATION
an exercise in which studentents have to compare how the lifestyle of a girl has changed.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past simple game
sts choose a number and they have to make a sentence in the past simple tense. have fun!!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


famous people and jobs
In this activity, the students are asked to say the jobs of the people using the structure of "..... was a ....."
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past simple with affirmative sentences and time expressions
this is a power point to teach the use of past simple in affirmative sentences with the use of time expressions
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The past of TO BE
There are several sentences where children have to put the verb to be into negative or affirmative. It�s very useful in oral class. You can modify it as you want!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-11
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Negative
It�s a ppt with the explanation of the negative form of past simple. At the end has some activities to practice. Hope it�s useful!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Irregular verbs
This is a task which cheks the knowledge of irregular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SIMPLE PAST AND CONTINUOUS
it is a powerpoint presentation including exercises on how to teach past simple and continuos
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Correct the mistakes
This is an activity I use with my students in class to review possible mistakes. Hope you like it!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple past - regular and irregular verbs
A very simple PPT about simple past - regular and irregular verbs and the auxiliary DID.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Who were they?
It�s a warm up activity. Students may review the past of be and guess who were the people described in the past. You can make a competition in pairs to check who will guess more! It�s a way for students have fun and learn at the same way.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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