Past Simple
Give the past simple of: write, drink, run, swim
wrote, drank, ran, swam
Complete: “My brother ate the whole pizza ___ ___ ___.” (all at once, without stopping)
in one go
“At 9 pm last night, I (watched / was watching) a film.”
was watching
“I’m really looking forward ___ my birthday.”
to
“I ___ (walk) to school when I ___ (see) my friend.”
was walking, saw
“Yesterday I ___ (wake) up late, ___ (put) on my jacket and ___ (leave) home without breakfast.”
woke, put, left
You can ___ a party or ___ a party. Say both verbs.
hold / throw
“Yesterday my team (won / was winning) the match.”
won
“You can ___ ___ me. I always keep my promises.”
rely on
“While we ___ (have) a sleepover, the lights ___ (go) out.”
were having, went
Make a question: How / Ana / break / her phone?
How did Ana break her phone?
Mia wants a small party at home ___ ___ a big party at a venue.
rather than
“Last Friday I (was going / went) to a concert with my cousins.”
went
“He’s ___ ___ ___ a new bike. He’s got €50 so far.”
saving up for
Finish the sentence creatively: “I was dancing at the party when...” (open answer)
e.g. “...a spider fell on my head!”
Find and fix 3 mistakes: “At the sleepover, my friend telled a scary story, I feeled really frightened, and in the end we all sleeped very badly.”
told, felt, slept
Say 2 things you are supposed to do at school and 1 thing you are not allowed to do. (open answer)
e.g. “We’re supposed to arrive at 8:30 and do our homework. We aren’t allowed to use our phones in class.”
“My parents (were meeting / met) in 2005. At that time, they (worked / were working) in the same restaurant.”
met, were working
Past simple: “Yesterday my cousin ___ ___ (come around) and we ___ ___ (take over) the kitchen to bake cookies.”
came around, took over
“While Marta ___ (wait) for her ride, her phone ___ (ring) and she ___ (receive) a message from her aunt.”
was waiting, rang, received
“When Leo turned sixteen, he ___ (spend) all his savings on a party. He ___ (buy) decorations, ___ (draw) a huge banner and ___ (hide) the presents in the garage. When the guests arrived, he ___ (stand) at the door and ___ (say) ‘Welcome!’”
spent, bought, drew, hid, stood, said
Tell a 2-sentence story in the past using “make a big deal of” and “in one go”. (open answer)
e.g. “My sister made a big deal of her birthday. She opened all her presents in one go.”
Both sentences are correct. What is the difference in meaning? A) “At 7 pm yesterday, Sam was hiring a DJ.” B) “Yesterday, Sam hired a DJ.”
A: the action was in progress at 7 pm (it may not have finished). B: a finished action.
Tell the class 3 things you’re into and 1 thing that doesn’t appeal to you. (open answer)
e.g. “I’m into football, music and gaming. Horror films don’t appeal to me.”
Complete: “While his parents ___ (travel), my cousin ___ (hold) a party at home. Everything ___ (go) well until the neighbours ___ (knock) on our door because the guests ___ (sing) too loudly.”
were travelling, held, was going, knocked, were singing