SIMPLE PAST

ACTIVITY: LISTENING I. Listen to the following song and complete the spaces with the words you understand. Then check with your partner. YESTERDAY by The Beatles Yesterday, All my troubles _______ (1) so far away. Now it looks as though theyre here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I _____(2) to be. There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday _____ (3) suddenly. Why she ____ (4) to go, I don't know. She wouldn't say. I_____ (5) something wrong, now I long for yesterday. Yesterday, Love _____ (6)such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday. ANSWERS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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Complete the chart with simple present and simple past. Lets go! SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST

To be Have Seemed came say Used

III.

Complete the words.

4 1 2 5

6 3

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

| si:md | : |wz | : |sed | : |kem | : |hd | : |ju:zd | :

SIMPLE PAST
ACTIVITY: LISTENING I. Listen to the following song and complete the spaces with the words you understand. Then check with your partner.

YESTERDAY by The Beatles Yesterday, All my troubles seemed (1) so far away. Now it looks as though theyre here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used(2) to be. There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday came (3) suddenly. Why she had (4) to go, I don't know. She wouldn't say. I said (5) something wrong, now I long for yesterday. Yesterday, Love was (6) such an easy game to play. Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday. ANSWERS: 1. Seemed 2. Used 3. Came 4. Had 5. Said 6. Was

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Complete the chart with present simple and simple past SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST

To be Have Seemed came say Used

III.

Complete the words.

4 C 2 W A M E 1 S E E M 6 3 S U A S I E D 5 H H A D

7. | si:md | :Seemed 8. |wz | : Was 9. |sed | : Said 10. |kem | : Came 11. |hd | : Had 12. |ju:zd | : Used