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Past Simple THE UGLY DUCKLING
AN ACTIVITY FOR YOUNG LEARNERS TO PRACTICE THE PRESENT SIMPLE WITH REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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Past simple THE LITTLE MERMAID
Learning the past simple through fairy tales.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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Past simple THE HAPPY PRINCE
One of my favourite fairy tales through past simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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Peter, the wolf
Grammar Activity for youngers
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
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Past simple, prepositions of time and places in town worksheet
A worksheet where you fill out past simple forms of given verbs, complete expressions with prepositions of time and label pictures with given names of places in town.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
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was not were not
drilling exercises for past form be
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
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past simple ALADDIN REGULAR VERBS

Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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Past Simple RUMPELSTILTSKIN REGULAR VERBS
A fun way for young learners to learn the past simple with regular verbs through fairy tales. When they learn the irregular verbs I usually get them to go back to this sheet and underline them.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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go getter 2 unit 7 test

Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
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Past Simple THE PIED PIPER
An interesting exercise through a story using regular & irregular verbs in the past simple tense. The regular verbs are in purple just to make it easier for young learners.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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Jack & the beanstalk REGULAR VERBS
A fun activity to practice the regular verbs in the past simple. What I get my students to do is when they learn the irregular verbs yo underline them in the story.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
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Past simple regular affirmative

Level: elementary
Age: 14-100
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Past Simple
Past Simple actions
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
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Who is Queen Elizabeth 2nd?
As it�s Queen Elizabeth�s Jubilee Year - this worksheet tells us about her family and their history, her homes and her hobbies.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-16
Type: worksheet

 


 
Fable
Here is a task about ordering story and naming animal kid. Enjoy
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
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simple past game
a good way to review simple past
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple and Past Continuous

Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple & Past Continous Tense
It explains the use of past simple and past continuous tense. There are three rules: 1) actions happening one after another in the past 2) actions happening at the same time in the past 3) when a longer action is interrupted by a shorter action. There are also some exercises included. Enjoy :)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


To be Past tense
The simple past forms of TO BE. Use was or were in sentences.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-10
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Jeopardy past simple
Students have to mention the correct verb form and have to say a sentence or question using that word . Students have to be divided in groups .
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past
2 slides about Einstein and Lady Di to work on the simple past and biographies. The students use the key elemnts to build sentences in the simple past. this can be an oral or written task...as you like it!! other slides can be added. Personally, my students will have to add some...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Did you have a nice Xmas holiday ?
Revise the past by talking about the xmas holiday. Can be used as pairwork or chainspeaking.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Charlie Chaplin�s life
Students put the verbs into the past simple tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple (irregular verbs)
Your students will find it easier to learn and use irregular verbs after this exercise.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past 2/3
Teaches how to express in the past simple actions that young students regularly do. Once the students can express 20 or 30 of these, I find they have a solid base to start simple conversation from.
Level: elementary
Age: 4-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


wordgame jeopardy

Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past tense/ regular and irregular verbs
this lesson can be given to common core and first bac students. it is based on two textbooks: "Visa To the World" and " Gateway to English 1"
Level: elementary
Age: 14-16
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past Communicative
You can use this ppt in order to make examples for the students. After presenting the file, you may ask sts to produce their own shoert stories about their past.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple_Regular Verbs
A practical and brief description of Past Simple and regular verbs. There�s a short practice with focus on pronunciation as well!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Information questions in the present simple
24 Basic information questions in the present simple. Studentswill be given the answers and the teacher has to elicit the right question.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


SIMPLE PAST
FIND IRREGULAR VERBS IN THIS CROSS WORD
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


2 Exercises/59 examples of Past Simple
This material consists of 2 exercises and provides 59 examples of Past Simple to practice.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100

 


Past Simple -My Biography-
This material provides 20-sentence-training of Past Simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


4 exercises/ 62 verb-choices Past Simple
This material consits of 4 exercises, a table, and more than 60 �examples� to practice Past Simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100

 


3 exercises in Past Simple
This material consists of 3 exercises (Past Simple/irregular verbs)
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100

 


past tense
Thinking in past
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100

 


3 Exercises
This material is meant for beginners who do their first steps in English Grammar.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100

 


Brad Pitt BIOGRAPHY Past simple or Present perfect?
Read, put the verbs in the right form and choose the correct answer, complete IRREGULAR VERBS LIST and answer the questions! Enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


Mascots - Past tense and vocabulary
There are two parts. The topic is MASCOTS 1st: past forms 2nd: reading comprehension
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


Because you loved me
Students watch a video and choose the correct past simple.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


SIMPLE PAST
Recognizing the right form of the simple past
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14

 


LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ---- PAST SIMPLE
Students read the story and write in the past form of the verbs in brackets.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


The Past Simple Tense
Practising past simple in a funny way. Enjoy...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100

 


Past Tense questions
This exercise is meant to give students practice in framing questions in simple past
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100

 


Simple past tense
It is an exercise about simple past tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14

 

 

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