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Simple Past
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TO BE IN THE PAST TENSE
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3
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REGULAR VERBS
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IRREGULAR VERBS
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7
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10
11
12
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CLASS ACTIVITY
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ANSWER KEY
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Simple Past
A. Was or Were?
B. Wasnt or Werent?
1. Judy
2. We
3. I
sick yesterday.
4. The weather
beautiful yesterday.
9. They
very good.
3. Carol
happy to see
her boyfriend with another girl.
4. Bonnie
at home
last night when I called her.
2. He
hungry at
dinnertime because he ate
abig lunch.
7. The wind
8. She
1. They
at school
yesterday because it
wasSaturday.
5. The teacher
satisfied with the
studentswork.
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Simple Past
Yes/No Questions
TO BE IN THE PAST TENSE
Practice making questions and giving short
answers with the verb to be in the past tense.
1. I was tired last night.
4. D
on was at the
office last Saturday.
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Simple Past
Information Questions
TO BE IN THE PAST TENSE
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many)
and the correct form of the verb to be in the past tense to make
questions. The bold words are the answers to the questions.
1.
2.
She was tired because she worked hard all day.
3.
She was at the mall last night.
4.
There were 20 people at the party.
5.
A diamond ring was in the box.
6.
The secretary was in the office.
7.
The students were absent last Tuesday.
8.
She was late because she missed her bus.
9.
Mrs. Jones was at the door.
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Simple Past
2. The boys
3. Robert
4. We
5. Susan
6. We
7. I
Word List:
play
visit
paint
water
listen
mail
help
arrive
learn
watch
change
wait
8. She
9. They
10. She
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Simple Past
6. ride
11. shake
16. sleep
2. dig
7. run
12. shoot
17. speak
3. cost
8. see
13. shut
18. spend
4. meet
9. sell
14. sit
19. stand
5. read
10. send
15. sing
20. swim
B. Word Scramble
Unscramble the following words. Then write the
present tense of each verb beside the past irregular verb.
Scrambled
1. etnw
Unscrambled
went
Present Tense
go
2. meca
3. ganbe
4. dema
5. lbew
6. okbre
7. hocse
8. idd
9. krdan
10. tae
11. voedr
12. ghtaut
13. oltd
14. woret
15. wkoe
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Simple Past
Bingo
IRREGULAR VERBS
become
begin
bet
bite
blow
break
bring
build
catch
choose
come
cost
cut
dig
do
draw
drink
drive
eat
fall
feel
fight
find
fly
forget
freeze
get
give
go
grow
hang
have
hear
hide
hit
hold
hurt
keep
know
leave
let
lose
make
mean
meet
pay
quit
ring
read
ride
run
see
sell
send
shake
shoot
shut
sink
sit
sleep
speak
spend
stand
stick
sweep
swing
swim
take
teach
tell
think
throw
understand
wake
wear
win
write
B. Play Bingo!
Your teacher will call out certain past tense verbs. If you have one, cover it
with a bean, piece of cardboard, candy, or any other marker your teacher
gives you. When you have one line in any direction covered, shout Bingo!
(You must have the correct past tense under each marker in order to win.)
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Simple Past
Bingo Card
IRREGULAR VERBS
Free
Space
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Simple Past
He didnt eat
cereal yesterday.
He
He ate
toast.
He
He
at 7:00 yesterday.
He
He
at 8:00.
He
five letters.
He
a shower yesterday.
He
He
a bath.
He
lunch in a restaurant.
He
He
He
the Post.
He only
He
He
He
at 9:00.
He
home at 7:00.
a bus yesterday.
He
a taxi.
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Simple Past
Yes/No Questions
IRREGULAR VERBS
Write the questions. The first question has been filled in as an example.
1.
early?
10.
2.
12.
on time?
the windows?
16.
a skirt?
15.
7.
on the sofa?
14.
6.
their mother?
13.
5.
eight hours?
No, I didnt. I slept nine hours.
apples?
4.
a cake?
11.
a big fish?
17.
your purse?
No, I didnt. I lost my wallet.
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Simple Past
Information Questions
IRREGULAR VERBS
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) to
make questions in the simple past tense. The bold words are the answers
to the questions.
1.
2.
They left the office at 6:00.
3.
She didnt go to work because she was sick.
4.
I spent $80.00 on groceries.
5.
Rosa spoke to the boss.*
6.
*Note:
There is a difference between
questions 5 and 6. Can you
explain the grammar rule?
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Simple Past
Review
IRREGULAR VERBS
9. Matthew
to work yesterday. He
2. They
to
Paris in a jumbo jet last week.
3. I
the alarm clock for 7:00 yesterday
morning, but I
up a half-hour
before the alarm clock
.
11. We
a wonderful
time at your party last night.
4. I
a letter
to my friend back home.
6. His mother
of him when he
Word List:
care
sick.
7. The teacher
the mathematics
class and then
the students
three exercises to do for homework.
8. Angie
She
12. I
groceries on my way
home yesterday and I
in cash.
13. I
we
5. He
flowers to
his girlfriend for her birthday.
buy
ring
lie
break
teach
fly
set
send
wake
swim
be
pay
meet
have
write
drink
give
get
take
catch
lose
B. Opposites
Write the opposite of each verb below. Make sure to use the past tense.
There may be more than one possible opposite, but try to think of one that
has an irregular past form.
1. remembered
6. opened
2. bought
3. found
8. learned
4. brought
9. floated
5. arrived
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Simple Past
week.
Monday.
summer.
6. We went dancing
night.
morning.
fall.
afternoon.
.
winter.
afternoon.
.
.
week.
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Simple Past
Class Activity
Walk around the classroom and ask your classmates questions.
Write the questions in the spaces provided below, and write
your classmates name on the right if he/she answers yes.
FIND SOMEONE...
1. ...who woke up late this morning.
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Simple Past
Answer Key
Affirmative and Negative (Be)
A. WAS OR WERE?
1.
was
4.
was
7.
was
10. were
1.
visited
4.
2.
were
5.
3.
was
6.
were
8.
was
11. were
2.
played
5.
were
9.
were
12. were
3.
helped
6.
B. WASNT OR WERENT ?
werent
3.
wasnt
2.
wasnt
4.
wasnt
5.
wasnt
2.
3.
4.
...they werent
5.
6.
...they werent
at school today.
7.
...it wasnt
interesting yesterday.
8.
...he wasnt
angry yesterday.
9.
sweet yesterday.
mailed
10. watered
watched
8.
waited
11. arrived
changed
9.
learned
12. listened
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
6.
cut
2.
3.
4.
5.
read
9.
dug
6.
rode
cost
7.
ran
met
8.
saw
sold
13. shut
17. spoke
10. sent
14. sat
18. spent
11. shook
15. sang
19. stood
12. shot
16. slept
20. swam
easy yesterday.
B. WORD SCR AMBLE
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
6.
2.
7.
3.
4.
8.
9.
7.
1.
5.
painted
students absent?
1.
went / go
6.
broke / break
2.
came / come
7.
chose / choose
3.
began / begin
8.
did / do
4.
made / make
9.
drank / drink
5.
blew / blow
Bingo (Irregular)
became
dug
got
left
sold
swung
began
did
gave
let
sent
swam
bet
drew
went
lost
shook
took
bit
drank
grew
made
shot
taught
blew
drove
hung
meant
shut
told
broke
ate
had
met
sank
thought
brought
fell
heard
paid
sat
threw
built
felt
hid
quit
slept
understood
caught
fought
hit
rang
spoke
woke
chose
found
held
read
spent
wore
came
flew
hurt
rode
stood
won
cost
forgot
kept
ran
stuck
wrote
cut
froze
knew
saw
swept
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Simple Past
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
4.
5.
6.
Review (Irregular)
A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
1.
broke
5.
gave
10. swam
2.
flew
6.
took / got
11. had
3.
set /
7.
taught / gave
woke / rang
8.
caught / lay
wrote
9.
lost / was
4.
B. OPPOSITES
1.
1.
forgot
6.
shut
2.
2.
sold
7.
set
3.
Did he swim...
3.
lost
8.
taught
4.
4.
left/took
9.
sank
5.
5.
left
10. spent
6.
7.
Did he come...
8.
9.
2.
ago
6.
last
11. last
2.
last
7.
yesterday
12. yesterday
3.
last
8.
last
13. ago
4.
ago
9.
yesterday
14. ago
5.
last
10. ago
15. last
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
SPELLING NOTE:
9.
Class Activity
Answers will vary.
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