Past simple
These books _________ (not be) here yesterday.
weren't
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Give five examples of common Present Perfect time markers.
already, yet, just, since, for
What did you do yesterday?
Use Past Simple
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I _____ three books this week.
have read
Say the past simple of the following verbs:
Run
Have
See
Past simple: Ran / Had / Saw
I ________ (be) so happy last night when my friends _______ (give) me the book I wanted for my birthday.
was / gave
______ you ever ______ (see) a ghost?
Have you ever seen a ghost?
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I ______ never _____ (be) to Vienna but I ______ (go) to Budapest two years ago.
have never been / went
She ______ sick five times this year, so it looks like her immune system isn't very good.
Luckily, she _____ vaccinated last week.
has been / has felt
got / was
Say the past participle of the following verbs:
Go
Fall
Leave
Past participle: Gone / Fallen / Left
Give five examples of common Past Simple time markers
yesterday, last week, last month, last year, ago, in, when
What countries have you visited?
Use Present Perfect + already
I ________ already _______ (speak) to my teacher. She ______ (say) that I ______ (get) really bad marks last week.
have already spoken / said / got
My mum _______ my dad in 1998 and since then they ______ together in this lovely house.
met /married
have lived / have been
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Say the past simple of these verbs:
Sleep
Fall
Begin
Past simple: Slept / Fell / Began
I ______ (try) on some jeans in Levi's shop last weekend but I ________ (not buy) them in the end because they _____ (be) too expensive.
tried / didn't buy / were
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My sister _______ (not talk) to me for three years.
hasn't talked
Correct the mistakes:
1) I have seen that movie yesterday.
2) She didn’t never visit London.
3) We have finished our homework two hours ago.
4) Did you ever go to Spain?
5) I’ve lost my keys last night.
1) I saw that movie yesterday.
2) She has never visited London.
3) We finished our homework two hours ago.
4) Have you ever been to Spain?
5) I lost my keys last night.
Correct the mistakes:
1) I’ve met him in Rome three years ago.
2) Did you ever have visited a desert before this trip?
3) We didn’t see him since the conference in May.
1) I met him in Rome three years ago.
2) Have you ever visited a desert before this trip?
3) We haven’t seen him since the conference in May.
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Say the past simple of the following verbs:
Fall
Feel
Sell
Past simple: Fell / Felt / Sold
When do we use the Past Simple tense?
We use Past Simple to talk about finished actions or events at a specific time in the past
Oh no, I _______ (lose) my wallet, I can't find it anywhere. _____ you ____(see) it? I ____ (looked) for it everywhere.
have lost
Have you seen it?
have looked
He _____ (grow up) in Canada but _____ (leave) home when he was 18. Since then he ______ (live) here.
grew up / left / has live
I _______ a roommate when I was in college. It _____ a long time ago and he ______ in his sleep. It _____ really scary.
had / was / walked (talked) / was
Say the past simple and past participle of the following verbs:
Sing
Make
Take
Past simple: Sang / Made / Took
Past participle: Sung / Made / Taken