Past simple verbs
Past simple +
Past Simple -
Past simple ?
Say it in Past
100

fly

flew

100

They (buy) a present yesterday

They bought a present yesterday

100

She saw that film last weekend.

She didn't see that film last weekend.

100

You went to school yesterday.

Did you go to school yesterday?

100

We (go) to the library.

We went to the library.

200

write

wrote

200

Ann (have) _________ a video call last week.

Ann had a video call last week.

200

STEAL POINTS

Steal 100 points from each team.

200

He bought a snack at 10 o’clock.

Did he buy a snack at 10 o'clock?

200

I (buy) a snack.

I bought a snack.

300

have

had

300

He (do) his homework yesterday.

He did his homework yesterday.

300

I had dinner with him on Saturday.

I didn't have dinner with him on Saturday.

300

Bill saw his friends at the park.

Did Bill see his friends at the park?

300

We (make) a cake for my sister's birthday.

We made a cake for my sisters birthday.

400
leave
left
400

Katie (see) her friends last weekend.

Katie saw her friends last weekend.

400

We did the housework at the weekend. 

We didn't do the housework at the weekend.

400

You got a letter last weekend.

Did you get a letter last weekend?

400

0 POINTS

Everyone loses their points and starts at 0.

500

see

saw

500

 My sister (write) to the health centre yesterday.

My sister wrote to the health centre yesterday.

500

Tim wrote a letter yesterday.

Tim didn't write a letter yesterday.

500

LOSE POINTS

LOSE 100 POINTS

500

Amanda _______ (take) some photos of her dog.

Amanda took some photos of her dog.

600

teach

taught

600

Last Saturday, the children___ ( be) noisy.

were

600

I ______ (not have) a piano lesson on Friday so I _____(go) running.

I didn't have a piano lesson on Friday so I went running. 

600

Transform into the past:

 Do they go shopping on Thursday?

Did they go shopping on Thursday?

600

Respond: Where did you go this weekend?

I went to...

700

wear

wore

700

I ______ (have) pizza last night.

I had pizza last night.

700

I bought a book about music.

I didn't buy a book about music. 

700

have

use this verb to make a question in the past

Did you have .......................?

700

My brother (have) hamburgers at the weekend.

My brother had hamburgers at the weekend.

800

STEAL POINTS

Steal 200 points from each team.

800

I _____ (be) in our house when you phoned.

I was in our house when you phoned.

800

She went shopping last weekend.

She didn't go shopping last weekend.

800
write / she / story / did / a

Did she write a story?

800

Transform into the simple past tense:
 We don't read a book in class on Monday.

We didn't read a book in class on Monday

900
do

did

900

Last week I ______ (write) to my grandparents. 

Last week I wrote to my grandparents. 

900

We went to Paris last Monday.

We didn't go to Paris last Monday

900

Re-order the sentence: 

 year / you / last / did / go / holiday / to / ? / on / spain

Did you go to Spain on holiday last year?

900

RESPOND:

How was your weekend?

It was ....

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