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Quality ESL grammar worksheets, quizzes and games - from A to Z - for teachers & learners
PAST SIMPLE 2

CEFR Level A1 to A2
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English Grammar Lesson: 10 Verbs in English that have No Past Tense form!  

​Use this video in-class to supplement your lesson. Alternatively, consider sending the video link to your learners for a "flipped" class or for remote learning.

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Grammar Worksheet
Past Simple
Use the past simple to complete the sentences. 

With Answer Key on Page 2

Level:  Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

Time:  Approx. 5 - 10 minutes


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Grammar Worksheet
Past Simple and Spelling Practice
Fill in the missing vowels.

With Answer Key on Page 2

Level:  Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

Time: Approx. 15 - 20 minutes


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There is a six-second pause between each sentence. Pause the audio if you need more time.
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Video Play Time 4:52
Grammar Worksheet
Past Simple


Grammar error correction: Find and correct the mistakes in the 16 sentences.

Answer Key on Page 2


Level: Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

Time: Approx. 10 - 15 minutes

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Turn the above worksheet into a fun classroom activity! Have your learners form two or more teams; with each sentence, pause the video and elicit their answers - then, continue with the video to see which team was able to identify and correct the mistake in the sentence! Award points for correct answers. Which team correctly identified and fixed the most mistakes?

Alternatively, show this video to your students as a way to peer correct their classmates' worksheets!


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Grammar Crossword          
Crossword: Past Simple (Irregular)


31 word items; with Answer Key

Level: Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

Time: Approx. 20 minutes


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Grammar Worksheet
Past Simple
Write the sentences in the past simple.

20 sentences with Answer Key on Page 2

Level: Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

Time: Approx. 15 minutes.


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Grammar Game
Past Simple
Use the letters to make Past Tense verbs. 
For each word, you can only use each letter one time.

16 possible answers and suggested game ideas on page 2.

Level:  Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

Time:  Approx. 10 to 15 minutes.


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Editing Practice
Past Simple
222-word paragraph

Correct the 30 grammar mistakes.  The first one is done as an example; Answer Key attached

Level:  Elementary to Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A2 to B1)

Time:  Approx. 20 minutes.


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Grammar
Reference Chart
 
Past Simple
Printable chart for students (or for teachers - use as a class teaching aid!)

Level:  Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)


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SUGGESTION                                                               
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E-mail this grammar reference chart to your students if you know their e-mail addresses, or post it on your class website.

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Grammar
Reference Chart
     
                
Past Simple


64 commonly used past simple irregular verbs

Print in b/w; or color for projectors or laminated prints                

Level:  Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

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SUGGESTION                                                                 E-mail this grammar reference chart to your students if you know their e-mail addresses, or post it on your class website.
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An original video (7:10) uploaded to YouTube by All Things Grammar.

Show this video to your learners as a fun way to introduce the above 64 words . . . or as a fun way to check their 'Test Yourself' worksheet below.

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PRESENT
PAST
PRESENT
PAST
be
become
begin
bite
blow
break
bring
build
buy
can
catch
choose
come
cost
cut
do
draw
drink
drive
eat
fall
feed
feel
find
fly
forget
freeze
get
give
go
have
​hear
was / were
became
began
bit
blew
broke
brought
built
bought
could
caught
chose
came
cost
cut
did
drew
drank
drove
ate
fell
fed
felt
found
flew
forgot
froze
got
gave
went
had
heard
hit
hold
hurt
keep
know
leave
lose
make
meet
pay
put
read
ride
run
say
see
sell
sing
sit
spend
stand
steal
swim
take
teach
tell
think
throw
understand
wear
win
​write
hit
held
hurt
kept
knew
left
lost
made
met
paid
put
read
rode
ran
said
saw
sold
sang
sat
spent
stood
stole
swam
took
taught
told
thought
threw
understood
wore
won
wrote

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Grammar
Reference Chart / Quiz 
     
Past Simple 
   
                 


Follow-up to above chart of 64 commonly used past simple irregular verbs

Print in b/w; or color for projectors or laminated prints                

Level:  Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2)

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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION                         
Use this quiz either as a pre-activity diagnostic tool, and/or as a post-activity evaluative assessment (either before they have studied the above grammar reference chart and/or after they have studied it).  Have your students correct their own papers (or consider having students swap papers and correct a classmate's paper).
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