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What Did You Do Yesterday?
Students read the text, write the past simple verbs and match them with the correct pictures.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMPLE PAST (REGULARS)
This worksheet is a brief grammar guide of the Simple Past. I have added many exercises to practice the grammar explanations. I hope you find it useful. Thanks for downloading!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
THE SIMPSONS IN LONDON. ACTIVITIES WITH KEY
Reading activity about the simpsons. Students can practise the simple past of both regular and irregular verbs. Hugs!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE
ANSWER- MAKE QUESTIONS- COMPLETE-JOIN SENTENCES- TURN INTO INT AND NEG. (2PAGES)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
What did they do last summer.past simple regular and irregular
A worksheet to practise past simple with regular and irregular verbs positive and negative with summer vocabulary. Enjoy and have a nice week, Sylvie!:))
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
DID, DIDN�T, WAS, WASN�T WERE, WEREN�T
This is a five page worksheet with answer key. It contains various exercises with the past of did, didn�t, was, wasn�t, were and weren�t. There is an explaination together with gap filled exercises and questions to ask and answer.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
simple past : regular verbs / verb to be
this sheet is meant to introduce simple past : regular verbs / verb to be along with basic rules to help them practice ! hope find it useful
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
what�s the weather like ?
students match the weather words to the pictures then they look at the places and write down what the weather is like using the present and past form simple but effective at least it was with my lot ... i� ve also uploaded the pair work speaking activity hope its useful for someone hugs jan
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Grandfather�s life 2/2 (+ key)
Some exercises to revise the past simple. Key included. Hope it�s useful. Have a nice Wednesday! Gloria
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Revising simple past
Revising the simple past tense by giving the correct form of regular and irregular verbs then matching sentences with the corresponding picture.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
The Past Simple Tense (fully editable)
Students have to 1.Complete and put the following sentences into a) The interrogative,b) The negative, c) The negative-interrogati ve 2.a) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past simple and write the Past simple of the verbs in the crossword.. b) Retell the story. Use ��they�� or ��she��
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Ferdinand, the bull
The lovely story about Ferdinand the bull for upper elementary and lower intermediate level. Comprehension exercises, key and the video link are included.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: reading

 


 
PAST SIMPLE TEST
This is a simple PAST SIMPLE TEST you can use it as a worksheet also, It has READING with true/false exercise and answer question using past simple, GRAMMAr-WRITING with affrimative and negative sentences exercises, regular and irregular verbs. I hope you like it. Have a nice weekend
Level: elementary
Age: 8-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
READ THE TALE "THE TALE OF WHITEFACE" AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE
This worksheet will help reinforce Past Simple. It contains 7 parts. There is a fill in the blank exercise, make a question, change to negative, put words in correct order, complete with verb to be, and a fill in the blank story.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


Present and Past Simple
The aim is to teacn students use present and past simple structures in their speech while they are talking about their fun activities.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past simple: was/ were
This is a lecture for teaching grammar, focuses on "to be in the past"
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Tense
Here are some examples and games of past tense!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Famous People
An illustrated presentation of 10 very famous people. You can help your pupils to learn and revise the use of BE in the past tense. The first slide for each person is a phtograph... your pupils can share their knowledge. the second slide gives information about nationality, dates of birth and death, professions...you can use this for more guided sp...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past of BE warm-up and explanation
This is a ppt to introduce the simple past of the verb BE, it has general knowledge questions and it also has an explanation on the form of the past tense of BE.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple- Regular Verbs
Past simple or regular verbs for your young learners!
Level: elementary
Age: 6-9
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past simple
this power point helps to know when and how to use past simple.Also,it has some examples and a list of regular and irregular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-16
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple past

Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple
When do we use Past Simple?
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Introduction Simple Past with Regular Verbs
Presentation for introducing simple past. 1. Have ss observe pic in slide one. 2. Have ss sit or stand up depending on the "age" of the object shown. 3. Have ss discover how the verbs change in past. 4. SS form oral sentences using the prompts given. 5. Ss write their own sentences following the example of slide 4.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-10
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


competition /quiz show
General knowledge
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past of regular and irregular verbs
It presents the rules and use of the Past Simple for regular and irregular verbs.It also contains some practise exercises with solutions.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SIMPLE PAST RULES
Simple past rules + examples about regular and irregular verbs. Explanation about the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. At the end there is some pratice of the irregular verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Bingo!!!
Let�s play Bingo! Another very good way to motivate students to learn the new vocabulary. Instead of numbers you have to show students first the verb in simple present (written way) and then the picture, it may be adapted to your ideas, enjoy!
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


a-Boardgame-powerpoi nt-was were
It�s a boardgame to be played on the screen. When you are on the second page, all the time that you click the space bar a question comes up to be answered by the player. It can be used together with the active whiteboard tools in order to have the players moving on it (die and markers). It is a very good idea!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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