was/were
Irregular Past
Unit 2 vocabulary
Past Simple challenge
Back in Time!
100

Complete: "I ___ very shy when I was a child."

was

100

What is the past simple of "go"?

went

100

Which adjective means "not clean"?

dirty!

100

Complete: "Yesterday I ___ (be) at home."

was!

100

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

Neil Armstrong, in 1969.

200

Complete: "My grandparents ___ very friendly.

were

200

What are the past forms of "have" and "meet"?

had; met

200

Which adjective means "full of light"?

bright!

200

Correct the following question: "Did you went shopping last weekend?"

Did you go shopping last weekend?

200

In which country were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?

Greece (Athens).

300

Make negative: "The classroom was bright."

The classroom wasn’t bright.

300

Complete: "Last weekend I ___ (see) my family and ___ (eat) out."

saw; ate

300

You write your name on a document. What is the verb?

sign!

300

Put in order: "then / my friends/ I / after class / met

Then I met my friends after class.

300

Which famous ship sank in 1912 on its first journey?

The Titanic!

400

Make a question: "You were happy at school."

Were you happy at school?

400

Make negative: "She bought a new jacket."

She didn’t buy a new jacket.

400

Choose the correct verb: "I ___ the meeting because I was ill." (cancelled / answered / introduced)

cancelled!

400

Make a question for this answer: "I went to the cinema on Saturday."

What did you do on Saturday? / Where did you go on Saturday?

400

Which scientist developed the theory of relativity?

Albert Einstein!

500

Correct both mistakes: "Your friends were at the party? No, they wasn’t."

Were your friends at the party? No, they weren’t.

500

Make a question and answer: "you / write / emails / yesterday?" Answer: No.

Did you write emails yesterday? No, I didn’t.

500

Name FOUR verbs from the unit for actions you do at work.

Any four of: answer, cancel, contact, discuss, email, introduce, plan, sign.

500

Speak for 40 seconds: Tell us about your first day at EF. Use was/were, TWO past simple verbs, and a sequencing word.

Example: First, I met my teacher. I was nervous, but my classmates were friendly. Then we studied English and played a game. Accept any accurate response meeting all three conditions.

500

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1989!

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