General concepts
It is used to talk about anecdotes or experiences from the past.
Simple past or Past simple
Alice _____ (call) yesterday to invite you to her birthday.
Juan _____ (break) a window last Sunday.
Juan BROKE a window last Sunday.
Dany / make / a question / to the teacher.
Dany made a question to the teacher.
What's the capital city of the USA?
Washington DC
These are the type of verbs that have an -ed, -d or -ied ending.
Regular verbs
What's the pronunciation of the verb WORKED?
With "t" sound.
Unscramble this verb:
vega
Gave
Gaby / win / $1000 / in a game.
Gaby won $1000 in a game.
How many rings does the Olympic Flag have?
Five
It is the auxiliary verb that we use in the simple past for affirmative, negative & interrogative forms.
Did / Didn't
What's the pronunciation of the verb PLANNED?
With "d" sound.
Yuli _____ (fly) to London three hours ago.
Yuli FLEW to London three hours ago.
Brenda / buy / a house / at 28.
Brenda BOUGHT a house at 28.
In what continent can we find New Zealand?
Oceania
They change their spelling partially or totally.
Which is correct:
a) Susan LEARNED to speak French when she was in Secondary.
b) Susan LEARNT to speak French when she was in Secondary.
Both.
a) is American English spelling
b) is British English spelling
Find the mistake:
Jorge taken a shower in the morning.
Jorge TOOK a shower in the morning.
Mónica / know / the answer / of the test (NEGATIVE)
Mónica DIDN'T KNOW the answer of the test.
What's the official currency in the UK?
(Sterling) Pound
In the negative form of the simple past, the verb always goes in...
Original form
Classify these verbs according to their sound: (d, t, id)
Travelled
Painted
Stopped
Travelled (d)
Painted (id)
Stopped (t)
Say these verbs in simple past:
Leave
Wake up
Think
Left
Woke up
Thought
You / sing / at the school's festival (INTERROGATIVE)
DID YOU SING at the school's festival?
Who discovered gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton