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My Very Busy Saturday--Simple Past and Daily routine
Saturday was a busy day. I had chores, exercise, meals, and finally after all was done, I relaxed. Thanks to Moroccan Teacher for this template found at http://www.eslprinta bles.com/printable.a sp?id=416237#thetop Illustrations are in the public domain, courtesy of http://all-free-down load.com/free-vector /vector-people/girl_ life_vector_eps_g...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Irregular Verb List Revision + Meaning
Nothing new. There are plenty of irregular verb lists on this site. It was just that I couldn�t find what one of my students asked for. She just said "Mrs. I know my irregular verbs. Ir�s just that I don�t know their meaning". So, here is the result. Of course I deleted the French column. You can ask your students to complete it in their own l...
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
2017 / 2018 7th Form Mid-Term Test 4
A mid-term exam for 7th form Tunisian pupils.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
THE PAST PERFECT TENSE: FORM & CONTEXTS OF USE
i hope you would like it.
Level: elementary
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST TENSE REVIEW
Some more practice on PAST TENSES. Four exercises and ANSWER KEY. Suitable for upper-intermediate students, as well. Hope you find it useful! Have a nice week, dear friends! Cheers! :)
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Tense Revision
It�s a worksheet for students to revise the following verb tenses: present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, past perfect. I hope you find it useful!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
MALALA�S LIFE AND SPEECH
A FILL-IN THE GAPS ACTIVITY TO LEARN ABOUT MALALA�S BIOGRAPHY FOLLOWED BY THE LISTENING OF HER FAMOUS SPEECH AT THE UN. STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION WHILE READING ABOUT HER LIFE AND TO SUMMARISE HER SPEECH AFTER WATCHING IT. MY STUDENTS LOVED IT!
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
Exercises, form and use of the Simple past Very useful worksheet to practice past simple tense.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Past Tenses (All) Summary
Summary of all the past tenses, core meaning of tense, which aux to use, uses, forms in affirmative, negative and question, adverbs, and examples. Simple to the present tense one I uploaded a few days ago. Thank you for downloading both! Future in a few days.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: grammar-guide

 


 
Past Continuous Tense: when vs while, time words, simple past vs continuous
Hello fellow teachers, this handout includes brief explanation, Fill in the Blanks exercise and Sentence Rearranging exercises on 1) the use of Past Continuous Tense, time words: at that moment, all day, all night, at that time, at nine o��clock last night 2) a graphic illustration on the use of Past Simple vs Past Continuous, 3) the difference b...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
WISHES & REGRETS
I have prepared this worksheet for my upper-intermediate students and wanted to share it with you. The answer key offers possibilities, not closed anwers, alternating wish and if only since both are possible in all cases. I hope you find it useful.
Level: advanced
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
PAST SIMPLE - Extra exercises
Here are some extra exercises to have my students swap from affirmative to negative and interrogative and vice versa. The tense system is tricky for our ss. Only practicing can help them to overcome their difficulties. Hope this is useful. This is the link to my irregular verb chart, in case it may help you. http://www.eslprinta bles.com/printable....
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-100
Type:

 


 
Regular Past Tense

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
WH Questions Past Tense Coin Toss Game
Another version of my classroom favorite coin toss game. This involves WH questions. It�s quite challenging, but a great way for students to get thinking and speaking about English. Instructions included but feel free to make your own tweaks. I�m still learning all the things I can do with this style game :-)
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: others

 


 
REVISED TENSE REVISION ( PRESENT AND PAST TENSES) 3 PAGES WITH KEY
I tried to summarise the tenses I have taught to my students. I hope it will be useful for you. It consists of 5 different activities in 3 pages. It is possible to use it at higher levels.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-100
Type: worksheet

 

 


SIMPLE PAST TENSE
SLIDES ABOUT SIMPLE PRESENTE: Form -Meaning and Use -Pronunciation
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Irregular past tense

Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


jeopardy
To practice pronounciation and translation (Spanish), general vocabulary, verbs, past tense and music. I downloaded this game but I adapted it to my students.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Making Questions in the Past Tense
Making Questions in the Past Tense
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Past Tense
Past Simple Tense : Explanation with examples and exercises...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past tense
real
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


The pleasure of Reading
Your students are going to enjoy this story, There are questions at the end, the answers will be clear if they pay attention.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Describing using was and were
After doing pre teach of was & were I used this power point. I put the students into groups of 3 - 4 and started the ppt, When the first picture came on it lasted for 30 seconds then changed, the students have to look at the picture, remember what they saw and the as a group write down what they saw using Was & Were. Great fun, hope you like it.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


verbs (past tense)
This power point will help your students use verbs in the past tense. Enjoy it :)
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past
you can use this Ppt for eliciting past situation and activities. then the students will be led to simple past sentences. after that you can talk about the pattern of simple past tense. hopefully it can be useful. thank you.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Past perfect tense
Examples of the uses of the �had� tense.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


simple past tense
A new and interesting ppt with information about the simple past, there you can find regular and irregular verbs and all forms (aff,neg and quest)..I hope u like it!
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


mozart
reading passage about Mozart and his life. As the structure of the reading is the Simple Past, you can use it while using this tense.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Travel planning and discussion
Planning a trip all over the world. Chat about countries, customs and food. Based on a lesson from film-english.org
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


past tense

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

 


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

 


Passive Voice (Past Tense)
Basic exercise about Passive Voice.
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
this is a past tense game
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100

 


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 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 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

 


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

 


irregular past tense search
Wordsearch containing some common irregular verbs in the simple past
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100

 


exercises on simple past tense
This is my first online exercises. I tried to use it:))
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


practising simple past tense
use the simple past tense
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


Past tense of regular verbs
Here the student must answer the sentences using the correct form of the past tense of the regular verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100

 


Past tense verbs
The student must fill the blanks with the right form of the past tense with regular verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100

 


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

 

 

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