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Talking about the past
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TALKING ABOUT THE PAST
Level:
intermediate
Age:
12-17
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343
Talking a about the past (fully editable)
Level:
intermediate
Age:
13-17
Downloads:
272
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
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160
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:
Remember:
-
For regular verbs
+ED
Ex.
I watch
ed
a film on TV last night.
- But you have to LEARN the
irregular verbs
by heart!
Ex.
be -->
was
/
were
have -->
had
buy -->
bought
etc.
- When asking
questions
or making
negative
sentences use
DID
What
did
you do last night?
I
didn't
watch the news.
Now, let's practise!
1. Was or were?
I
born in 1997. When
you born?
Shakespeare
a famous writer.
Romeo and Juliet
lovers.
There
28 pupils in my class last year.
2. Choose the right answer
Yesterday, I
finish
finishes
finished
school at 5pm. I
didn't hurry
don't hurry
hurry
. First I
chated
chatted
chot
with some friends and then I
waits
wait
waited
for my bus. At 6.30pm the bus still
wasn't
weren't
isn't
there so I
call
called
calling
my mum and she
comed
come
came
to get me in her car. She
was
were
is
very angry because she
missing
miss
missed
her favourite TV program. I
promiseed
promised
promise
to hurry tomorrow!
3. Fill in the gaps
Yesterday, we
(have) an English test. It
(be) easy!
Last summer, I
(go) to England with my family. We
(spend) two weeks in a small town near London.
I
(buy) some trousers at the weekend. They
(be) expensive because they
(be) on sale.
Shakespeare
(write) Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
I
(leave) home late this morning because I
(forget) to set my alarm clock.