Past simple
Grammar · A2 · 16 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 40 minPast simple: the first Thanksgiving in 1621Review regular and irregular past simple forms with the true story of the 1621 harvest meal at Plymouth, choose the right forms in a Thanksgiving timeline, correct false sentences with didn't and interview classmates about a big family meal.Free
- Sheet 2 · 20 minGrammar explained: past simplePast simple for finished actions: -ed spelling and irregular verbs.Free
- Sheet 3 · 20 minGrammar explained: past simple – negatives and questionsDid and didn't + base form for negatives and questions.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 15 minPast simple: was and wereMeet was and were in Alice's postcard from Cape Town, then complete sentences and write about a day out.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 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.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 15 minPast simple: -ed spelling rulesLearn the four spelling rules for -ed (worked, liked, studied, stopped) and use them in short sentences.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 15 minPast simple: common irregular verbsMatch six everyday irregular verbs to their past forms and use them in sentences about a school trip.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 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.Premium
- Sheet 9 · 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.Premium
- Sheet 10 · 15 minPast simple: yes/no questions with didPut Did questions in order, match them to short answers and interview a partner about yesterday.Premium
- Sheet 11 · 15 minPast simple: wh- questionsRead Jack's message about a concert and ask where, when, who, what and how questions about it.Premium
- Sheet 12 · 15 minPast simple: yesterday, last and agoUse past time expressions (yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 2019) in sentences about personal events.Premium
- Sheet 13 · 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.Premium
- Sheet 14 · 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.Premium
- Sheet 15 · 20 minPast simple review: a holiday in VietnamReview past simple forms, negatives and questions with a holiday blog from Vietnam.Premium
- Sheet 16 · 25 minPast simple: a spooky night at Grandma'sRevise regular and irregular past simple verbs with a funny Halloween story, correct mistakes and write about a scary moment.Premium
