English Exercises: Talking about the past

Downloadable worksheets:

TALKING ABOUT THE PAST
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
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Talking a about the past (fully editable)
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 273

Present Simple + Present Progressive + Simple Past + Reading Comprehension
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 250

Talking About The Past. The Olympic Games. (Author-Bouabdellah) 03-08-2009
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 161

Talking about the past. USED TO ( beginners. )
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Downloads: 112

The past Simple : to have / ordinary regular and irregular verbs
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 112

Let's practise talking about the past:

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Remember:

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- For regular verbs +ED

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Ex. I watched a film on TV last night.

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- But you have to LEARN the irregular verbs by heart!

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Ex. be --> was/were�� have --> had�� buy --> bought etc.

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- When asking questions or making negative sentences use DID

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What did you do last night?

I didn't watch the news.

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Now, let's practise!

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1. Was or were?

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I �born in 1997. When �you born?

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Shakespeare �a famous writer.

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Romeo and Juliet �lovers.

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There��28 pupils in my class last year.

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2. Choose the right answer

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Yesterday, I �school at 5pm. I . First I �with some friends and then I �for my bus. At 6.30pm the bus still �there so I �my mum and she �to get me in her car. She �very angry because she �her favourite TV program. I�to hurry tomorrow!

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3. Fill in the gaps

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Yesterday, we �(have) an English test. It �(be) easy!

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Last summer, I �(go) to�England with my family. We �(spend) two weeks in a small town near London.

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I �(buy) some trousers at the weekend.�They �(be) expensive because they �(be) on sale.

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Shakespeare �(write) Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

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I �(leave) home�late this morning because I �(forget) to set my alarm clock.