(Not so simple) past
Prepositions
Vocabulary
Past perfect
Surprise!
100

What is the past form of these verbs?

(to) play

(to) do

played

did

100

You reviewed 3 preposotions:

i__

o__

a__

in

on

at


100

We bought our flight online.

Replace bought with a different verb (starts with b).

We booked our flight online.

100

What auxiliary verb do we use with the past perfect?

(to have) in past form = had

100

Right/ wrong (+ make it correct) ?

We were hungry because we ate.

We were hungry so we ate.

200

What is the past form of these verbs?

(to) fly

(to) cry

(to) die

flew

cried

died

200

I was born ____ Russia.

I was born in Russia.

200

I love ___________ at night with my friends! We usually go to a bar, but sometimes a nightclub.

I love going out at night with my friends! We usually go to a bar, but sometimes a nightclub.

200

We use an auxiliary verb and a _______________ to make the past perfect.

auxiliary + past participle

200

What sound is at the end of this past verb?

/t/ /d/ /id/


scolded.

/id/

300

I (ate/was eating) dinner when the phone (rang/ had rung).

I was eating dinner when the phone rang.

300

We use this preposition to talk about a specific time (e.g. 11 o'clock)

At (at 11 o'clock).


300

You ate at a restaurant. The food was REALLY bad.


"The food was d___________ !"
(say it with emotion!)


"The food was disgusting!" 

300

Correct/ wrong? (+make it correct)


I have eaten at 8 p.m., but by 10 p.m. I was hungry again. 

I had eaten at 8 p.m., but by 10 p.m. I was hungry again.

300

What are three things you can do when on vacation in a new city?

Go for a ________

Go __________ (looking at buildings/ monuments)

Go ___________  (on a bike)


Go for a walk

Go sightseeing (looking at buildings/ monuments)

Go biking (on a bike) 

400

Jamie (was playing/ played) the song Blue As Your Eyes for Hannah while she (was dancing/ had danced/ danced) in the club with her friends.

Jamie played the song Blue As Your Eyes for Hannah while she was dancing in the club with her friends.

400

Let's meet ______ the weekend. I am only free after 7, so we will have to meet ____ the evening.

Let's meet on the weekend. I am only free after 7, so we will have to meet in the evening.

400

This bag b________ to me.

This bag belongs to me.

400

What is the past perfect form of these verbs?

(to) eat

(to) sleep

(to) buy

had eaten

had slept

had bought

400

Make a sentence using the past simple, past perfect, and a time sequencer / connector.

I had eaten at the restaurant last week and hated it, so I didn't recommend it to my friends.

500

Use the simple past and the past continuous:

I have to go now. While I ______ (listen) to your
story, I _________ (remember) that my wife _________ (ask) me to go to the mechanic to
get our car. See you later. Take care.  

I have to go now. While I was listening to your
story, I remembered that my wife asked me to go to the mechanic to get our car. See you later. Take care.  

500

Our next class will be _____ the 30th of May, _____ this classroom, _____ the 3rd floor. It will start ______ 3:15.

Our next class will be on the 30th of May, in this classroom, on the 3rd floor. It will start at 3:15.

500

I r____________ that I forgotten to do my homework when the teacher told us to compare it with our partners. 

I realized that I had forgotten to do my homework when the teacher told us to compare it with our partner.

500

Make a sentence using the past perfect, simple past, and the verb (to) run.

Oliver had run 3 marathons last year, so when he ran the 10k for charity, he didn't even break a sweat.

500

Tell us the story of Hannah and Jamie.

Use at least 3 connectors and 3 time sequencers. (bonus points if you can use more!)

Hannah and her friends went clubbing to celebrate her birthday. The music that was playing was really bad, so Hannah asked the DJ to play something else.

Two minutes later , the song "Blue As Your Eyes' started playing. Jamie played this song for Hannah because her eyes are blue. 

When Hannah and her friends were leaving the club, Jamie was waiting for her outside. He asked for her number. 

They started dating and met at the same coffee shop every day at 5:30. 

One dark evening in October, Hannah was running late for her date with Jamie. She got in her car and was driving really fast when suddenly a man ran across the street in front of her car. Although it was very dark and she was driving fast, this is the happy ending so Hannah stopped the car in time, and didn't run over the man. The man was Jamie, and they lived happily ever after.