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I broke my leg while I was skiing. - Past Continuous & Past Simple (B&W + KEY included)
A short grammar-guide on Past Simple and Past Continuous usage and two gap filling exercises to practise. B&W version and KEY included. I hope you find it useful. Hugs mada :)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMPLE PAST
This worksheet contains a gap fill exercise, answer the questions and a truth or false exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE MIND MAP
A MIND MAP TO CLARIFY THE USE AND FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE ... I HAVEN�T USED IT WITH MY STUDENTS YET ... I HOPE IT IS NOT TOO CONFUSING ... TO CREATE IT I WAS INSPIRED BY STEXSTME�S POST ON THE FORUM ... THANK YOU SYLVIE ;) http://www.eslprinta bles.com/forum/topic .asp?id=6641
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: grammar-guide

 


 
PAST TENSE WITH WHEN & WHILE
PAST TENSE AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE WITH WHEN -WHILE SENTENCES.HOPE YOU LIKE.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE - irregular verbs *2 pages, 8 tasks*
Some exercises to practise Past Simple (irregular verbs) with beginners. Talking about past activities, including gap filling, answering questions, correcting mistakes, putting the words in order to make sentences. Followed by a short writing and drawing exercise. Hope U find it useful. Have a nice week!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE
Thank you :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
REGULAR VERBS �EXERCISES (1)
Exercises using some of the verbs in the first part of my pictionary on regular verbs. This time students have to fill in the blanks under the pictures using the past simple of the verbs in the list provided. I hope you like it and find it useful. Thanks a lot for your nice comments. Have a nice weekend and a big hug!
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Simple Past(to be)
A worksheet to teach the Simple Past of the verb to be(was/were) and There was/were.First look at the formation, then fill in the sentences using was/were and match them with the right picture. Second look at the picture and describe it using There was/were, the words and prepositions given.BW version and key included.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple
Different activities about the past simple. I prepared it for my sts. I tried to make things simple for them. Hope ,you like it. Have a wonderful week.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
simple past tense
a complete worksheet on SIMPLE PAST. It includes grammar boxes and plenty of exercises on positive negative and question structures and also regular and irregular verbs parts. Hope you like it :)
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Simple
Past Simple activities for more practise. 1) Sts fill in the blanks with Past Simple. 2) They turn the sentences into Negative or Question. 3) They ask questions and answer them according to the words given. Hope u find it useful... Hugs :)
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMPLE PAST TENSE (RAPUNZEL)
Students will read the fairy tale and answer the questions.(WH- QUESTIONS and YES/NO QUESTIONS)Then they will study the "TRUE-FALSE" exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
reading (simple past)
Students can read about two friends� adventure and at the same time revise past simple tense. Also, there are some comprehension questions.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-14
Type: reading

 


 
REGULAR VERBS: -ED PRONUNCIATION
Exercises for upper elementary students to practise the use, spelling and pronunciation of regular verbs in the past simple form. Fully editable!! Answer key included!! Have a nice day!!
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE (B&W + KEY)
It�s a matching exercise to revise Past Simple (regular & irregular verbs). First the students complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Then they have to match the sentences to the pictures. B&W version and KEY included. Hope U find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


Past Simple - boardgame (3/3) *KEY included*
The last part of a ppt game to revise Past Simple. Hope you can use it with your students. Hugs, mada :)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE)
This PPT practises Past Simple affirm., negat, and interrog. and revises the three forms of the verb used in each sentence. Hope you can use it with your students too! Have a nice day!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


PAST SIMPLE 3/3
AND THIS IS THE LAST PART OF MY POWERPOINTS ON PAST SIMPLE. IT�S SOME PRACTICE WITH ANIMATIONS, SO THE STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE. I HOPE YOU FIND ALL THREE POWERPOINTS USEFUL. THE IDEAL THING TO DO IS PUT THEM TOGETHER INTO ONE POWERPOINT.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past tense Guessing game
An animated �disappearing squares� guessing game, which is slighly different. Click once to set off a chain of disappearing and re-appearing concealing squares. Students guess the picture and make a sentence (pre-taught) click again to reveal the picture and sentence. You can divide the class into teams and award points for correct guesses.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


PAST SIMPLE 2 (game)
Students can revise past simple (regular and irregular verbs) with this animated ppt. Hope it�ll be useful! HAve a nice week-end! You can find the first part here : http://www.eslpri ntables.com/powerpoi nt.asp?id=48312#thet op
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Wheel of Fortune- Simple Past
The slides include various exercises so as to consolidate simple past tense. I divided the class into two groups and used a real wheel of fortune that I created myself with a cardboard. It was competitive and fun for students.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE irregular verbs 3/7 ( ALL ANIMATED)
THE IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE 3/7. (FILLED WITH ANIMATED PICTURES)
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Coin Flick Game
A fun, animated classroom game to review the simple past tense (pre-taught.) Teams take turns guessing the winning coin (out of 4.) Award points accordingly. Here are further instructions for how I intended the game to be played: (slide 2 is meant to be an example slide, to help explain to the class how to play) ~ designed to be played on and ...
Level: elementary
Age: 3-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


A story to revise regular verbs
It�s a game like, practical and appropirate for group work powerpoint with instructions and explanations. Your students will love it!
Level: elementary
Age: 7-11
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Save the princess (past simple) - part 3
It is a fully animated fairy-tale to practice "Past Simple". Help a prince to save a princes by choosing correct answers. part 1 http://www.eslprinta bles.com/powerpoint. asp?id=23637#this part 2 http://www.eslprinta bles.com/powerpoint. asp?id=23638#thetop part 4 http://www.eslprinta bles.com/powerpoint. asp?id=23699#thetop
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


A Story from the Life of Spooky Boy - SIMPLE PAST
Reading Comprehension about the life of Spooky Boy (ghost story). Put in the verbs in the correct simple past form. Hope it�s fun.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE irregular verbs4/7 ( ALL ANIMATED)
THE IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE 4/7. (FILLED WITH ANIMATED PICTURES)
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SIMPLE PAST - AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES AND IRREGULAR VERBS
With these exercises your students will practice SIMPLE PAST.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


How to be a millionaire SIMPLE PAST
Game to practice the simple past of regular and irregular verbs in affirmative, negative and interrogative. Thanks to Christopher Fane for the template.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE irregular verbs5/7 ( ALL ANIMATED)
THE IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE 2/7. (FILLED WITH ANIMATED PICTURES)
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Activities
Activities related to past simple. Also a wordsearch of days of the week
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


Past simple II
Past simple activities (affirmative and negative)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14

 


New York
A test for my students with some grammar (present continuous and simple past) and some knowledge about New York
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12

 


MY DAY YESTERDAY
An exercise to practise the past simple. Thank you :-)
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14

 


Past Simple Practice with irregular verbs
You need to choose the correct sentence each time. The errors can be sentence structure, incorrect verb tense or spelling of the verb in the past form. The main verbs focused on are : go, say, give, have, think, find, know, take, see, make and come.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12

 


Snakes and ladders regular verbs
My first online exercise, hopefully will work now after corrections. Something I have been looking for myself, as it is both practice of vocab/verbs and regular verbs in Past Simple for elementary students. Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


Describing past scenes
Revision of vocabulary about the city Describing an old pictures using "there was/ there were"
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


Simple Past for Teenagers -Learn playing
This game is meant for revision of the Past Simple tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


Simple Past
Fill in the blanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14

 


Past Simple
Aprende alguns verbos no passado jogando o Jogo da Forca! Vai ser divertido!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


past simple and past continuous
a very simple exercise for past simple and past continuous
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14

 


Past Simple (regular verbs)
Practise the past simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


Past tense test
Short test of reading, grammar and listening
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100

 


SIMPLE PAST irregular verbs-HANGMAN
This is a short game to practice the Simple Past of 8 irregular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


Past Simple
Exercises on the past simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 

 

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