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Last year holidays_Revise your irregular verbs
A2-B1 Here�s a 25-question gap-fill activity focused on the theme of vacation and the use of irregular verbs in English. Each sentence is missing an irregular verb in the past simple tense. Answers are provided at the end of the worksheet. ________ ____________________ ____________
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
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Practise with past simple or past continuous tense 5
With answers.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type:

 


 
Conversation - past tense practice
Simple worksheet to practice speaking in past tense. It is suitable for elementary learners.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
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Practise with past simple or past continuous tense 4
With answers.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type:

 


 
A1+-A2 Practise with present simple, present continuous, future simple & past simple tense 4
Students should learn and practice the present simple, present continuous, future simple, and past simple tenses at the A1+-A2 level because these tenses are essential for everyday communication, such as discussing routines, ongoing activities, past events, and simple future plans. They provide a solid foundation for learning more advanced grammar ...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
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Practise with past simple or past continuous tense 3
With answers.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type:

 


 
Past Tense Wrap Up Test

Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
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Practise with past simple or past continuous tense 2
With answers.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
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Practise with past simple or past continuous tense 1
With answers.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type:

 


 
A1+-A2 Past simple and past continuous tense for interrupted actions 6
Understanding how to use these tenses together enables students to narrate stories or describe situations more naturally and accurately. First, students need to familiarise themselves with the 2 tenses and their usage. Then they read the sentences to see which one is needed to complete the sentences in a natural way. Answers on page 2
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
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Verb Tenses
Find the best answer for each question:
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
Simple Past verbs
Write the verbs in the simple past and find them in the word search
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
Past Simple Irregular Story Cards (Part 2)
Part 2! Each card tells a short story. Students must conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the past simple. Each verb is irregular. It is a good speaking activity to see the past simple in context
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card

 


 
Past Simple Irregular Verb Story Cards (Part 1)
Each card tells a short story. Students must conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the past simple. Each verb is irregular. It is a good speaking activity to see the past simple in context
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card

 


 
Simple Past Tense
Write sentences about things you did and things you didn�t do last weekend. Then compare with a partner . Use these or other expressions
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
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the past perfect tense
a short and efficient way of present the past perfect tense using easy situations and clear examples I hope it will help you.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past tense spin the wheel everyday action verbs
STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO CLICK ON THE SPIN WHEEL TO SEE ON WHICH NUMBER THE GREEN BALL STOPS. AFTER THAT, THEY SHOULD CLICK ON THE NUMBER BELOW THE SPIN WHEEL AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT PAST TENSE VERB FOR THE PICTURE THEY SEE. THEN CLICK ON BACK TO SPIN THE WHEEL AGAIN. MY STUDENTS LOVED IT!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Tense Review
This is a quick review explaining how to form and the uses of the tenses in Engliah. Hope you�ll find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Robber Newspaper
Read about a robber newspaper article. Then find the verbs and convert them into the past tense. Then find the past tense verbs in the wordsearch and draw pictures to represent the article. Two to a page and print the first two pages double sided
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Jobs Past Tense
Complete the crossword puzzle and then find the same words in the wordsearch. Answer key included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past Bingo
Hi this is a bingo template I use for testing students knowledges of the past tense form for vocabularies. You can also use the template and change it to other vocabularies
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Rada Krivokapic Radonjic Fashion Designer and Stylist Biography

Level: advanced
Age: 3-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Grammar in use 6 Simple past and Simple past continuous
This is a grammar series I started for my middle to high school students based on the Grammar in Use text book. Hope you will find it useful! You can find other lessons in the series here as well.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Hi. These slides will be useful to introduce the past simple tense. I hope you like them :)... love sharing!
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past Tense

Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past tense review
PPT depicting the rules for past tense conjugations
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Grammar in use 5 Simple past tense
This is a grammar series I started for my middle to high school students based on the Grammar in Use text book. Hope you will find it useful! You can find other lessons in the series here as well.
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past Simple Tense explanation and examples
Examples and graphics to explain the past simple in all forms. Used in the video: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=5xPckhyO fyE&t=1s
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Future in the Past
A powerpoint presentation to teach the structures was/were going to, was/were supposed to
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past Tense
This PowerPoint presentation allows learners to review Simple Past Tense
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


PAST TENSE-Regular and Irregular Verbs
Students have to determine the correct form of the verb in past tense. Both regular and irregular verbs are included.
Level: intermediate
Age: 3-100

 


Irregular Past Tense
A fun hangman game that will help your students practice irregular past tense verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100

 


PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Students choose WHILE or WHEN to complete sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100

 


Past tense of Irregular verbs
I would recommend your students to copy the verbs in the past and make a story with 8 of them. Have fun! Welcome Imagination!
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100

 


past simple
In this game a verb is provided. Students need to write the correct past tense forms of the verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100

 


PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Students watch a video with a story and explanation. Students complete a transcript of the story and answer some grammar questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100

 


Passive voice in the present tense
I hope you like this exercise. It was very easy and useful for my students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100

 


past tense
this is a past tense game
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100

 


PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Students will practice the past simple tense by complete affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences and short answers.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


PAST SIMPLE TENSE: IRREGULAR VERBS
This game helps students to practice some irregular past simple verbs.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


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

 


Passive Voice (Past Tense)
Basic exercise about Passive Voice.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


The million pound drop - verbs in past tense
Past tense verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


the wolf who wanted (past tense)
Des verbes du livre "le loup qui voulait voyager.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100

 


Irregular Verbs Hangman (Past Tense)
Students must guess the correct form of the irregular verbs in past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100

 

 

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