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Past simple

Grammar · A2 · 12 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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  1. Sheet 1 · 15 minPast simple: was and wereMeet was and were in Aisha's postcard from Cape Town, then complete sentences and write about a day out.Free
  2. Sheet 2 · 15 minPast simple: regular verbs with -edAdd -ed to regular verbs in sentences about last weekend, choose the right forms and write about your own weekend.
  3. Sheet 3 · 15 minPast simple: -ed spelling rulesLearn the four spelling rules for -ed (worked, liked, studied, stopped) and use them in short sentences.
  4. Sheet 4 · 15 minPast simple: common irregular verbsMatch six everyday irregular verbs to their past forms and use them in sentences about a school trip.
  5. Sheet 5 · 20 minPast simple: more irregular verbs in a storyRead a short story about a lost phone, find the irregular verbs and use them to retell the story.
  6. Sheet 6 · 15 minPast simple: negatives with didn'tMake negative sentences with didn't + base form, then correct false sentences and write about what you didn't do.
  7. Sheet 7 · 15 minPast simple: yes/no questions with didPut Did questions in order, match them to short answers and interview a partner about yesterday.
  8. Sheet 8 · 15 minPast simple: wh- questionsRead Kenji's message about a concert and ask where, when, who, what and how questions about it.
  9. Sheet 9 · 15 minPast simple: yesterday, last and agoUse past time expressions (yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 2019) in sentences about personal events.
  10. Sheet 10 · 20 minPast simple: telling a story in orderRead a short story with first, then, after that and finally, then put events in order and write your own story.
  11. Sheet 11 · 15 minPast simple: wasn't, weren't or didn't?Choose between was/were and did in negatives and questions, a very common A2 problem, in everyday sentences.
  12. Sheet 12 · 20 minPast simple review: a holiday in VietnamReview past simple forms, negatives and questions with a holiday blog from Vietnam.