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Regular & Irregular
Write the past tense for each verb
Level: elementary
Age: 12-15
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Regular & Irregular
Write the past tense for each verb
Level: elementary
Age: 12-15
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Regular & Irregular
Write the past tense for each verb
Level: elementary
Age: 12-15
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ELVIS PRESLEY
-Complete a list of verbs (attention to spelling rules) -Complete some sentences using those verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
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ELVIS PRESLEY
-Complete a list of verbs (attention to spelling rules) -Complete some sentences using those verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
ELVIS PRESLEY
- Complete a list of regular verbs (attention to spelling) - Complete some sentences about the singer using those verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
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ELVIS PRESLEY
- complete a list of regular verbs ( attention to spelling rules) - Use the verbs to complete some sentences about the singer.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
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ELVIS PRESLEY
- complete a list of regular verbs ( attention to spelling rules) - Use the verbs to complete some sentences about the singer.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
ELVIS PRESLEY
- complete a list of regular verbs ( attention to spelling rules) - Use the verbs to complete some sentences about the singer.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
Wild Pony and Smoke
This story is adapted from the book The Moon in the Well by Erica Helm Meade.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
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Wild Pony and Smoke
This story is adapted from the book The Moon in the Well by Erica Helm Meade.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type:

 


 
Wild Pony and Smoke
This story is adapted from the book The Moon in the Well by Erica Helm Meade.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type:

 


 
Wild Pony and Smoke
This story is adapted from the book The Moon in the Well by Erica Helm Meade.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type:

 


 
Wild Pony and Smoke

Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
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Story time
Different popular stories with funny activities. Foro example: sleeping beauty, the three little pigs.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
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Past Simple
An easy review of past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 8-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


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

 

 

 

 

 


Inventions
We learned about the difference of a discovery (ex�: fire, the computer bug) to an invention (ex�: computers, telephones, kites). The students worked in groups. each group chose an invention that was interesting, and they had to research on the topic. The pupils presented their topic in front of the class. Most groups read from the powerpoint while...
Level: elementary
Age: 9-11
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


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

 

 

 

 

 


reading activity past simple inventions

Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Presentation on bad experience
This is the example on my presentation about my bad experience. The students need to make similar presentations. It trains their presentation skills.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Going Fishing - past simple
This powerpoint is yet another attempt at doing something better than what I normally do. The topic is the past simple and students have to choose the correct option in each slide. The quality may not be the best as the original template was too heavy and I had to compress it. Source: www.template.net En joy!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past vs Simple Present exercises
Some structural exercises about simple past.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Questions in the Simple Past
I found this exercise on the web and made it into a Powerpoint because I found it interesting for practising past simple questions. Questions are provided but also there is a chance for students to contribute with their own ones.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple with Mr Bean

Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Negative
A PPT with Harry Potter movies scenes, using regular and irregular verbs. Sts have to correct the wrong sentences, using the negative form of the Simple Past.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past
This powerpoint is just to help students with its structure. Teacher set free to add exercises!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
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

 

 

 

 

 


Song activity: �Set Fire to The Rain�
A fill-in-the-gaps song activity that can be used to review some verbs in the simple past.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Dates, to be in the past, Past Simple

Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past Tense 2/2 exercises for beginners
Here you can find some grammar and 4 exercises. They help you ss to practise the Simple Past Tense with regular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


Simple Past Tense 2/1 Exercises for beginners
Here you can find some grammar and 3 exercises which help the ss to understand the forming of the Simple Past with regular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


1st year adolescents final test
This is a test for students who have already finished the first level. It includes tenses, prepositions, possessive adjectives, nationalities, jobs, etc
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


Past Simple
Practice Past Simple by doing this exercise. Good luck!
Level: elementary
Age: 3-100

 


Past Simple
Change the words in the brackets to the Past Simple Tense. Good Luck.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-100

 


Negative sentences in simple past
Students will use did not, was not, or were not in order to construct sentences in the simple past tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


PAST SIMPLE - IRREGULAR VERBS
Fill in the verbs in the past in the Beatle�s song - No Reply. Then spell correctly 100+ of the most common irregular verbs. Really a good exercise!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


PAST SIMPLE TENSE
three exercises to practise past simple tense of both regular and irregular verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14

 


Simple past or past continuous?
Here you have 30 sentences for the students to practice the simple past and the past participle both in the postive and negative form and questions as well.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


Negation: Past Tense
Practise Past Tense Negation (didn�t/wasn�t/weren �t)
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14

 


Practicing verb in past simple
It can be taken as a quiz to practice verbs in past simple . .
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100

 


Past tense
the exercise help you to practice the verbs in past tense
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100

 


Past tense excercise
Students rewrite the sentences in the simple past tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12

 


past forms affirmative and negative
Pick the correct past form from list - regular and irregular forms. :)
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


PAST SIMPLE - find past forms and finish little story
First find the correct irregular past forms, next finish sentences, finally finish a little story (Olivia�s birthday present) by clicking the correct 2nd forms. Basic vocabulary, easy exercise. :)
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 

 

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