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Simple Past
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Grammar Notes

Picture Dictionary

Matching

Personal Pronouns

Sentences

Yes/No Questions

Class Survey

Picture Story

10

Writing

12

Answer Key

13

Irregular Verb List

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Grammar Notes
The Simple Past
Regular verbs: Base verb + -ed
Form
Irregular verbs: Various forms (see the list on page 15)
Function

Time Markers

Examples

The simple past expresses a finished past action

that occurred at a specific time in the past.

yesterday
the day before yesterday
last (last week, last month, last year)
ago (two days ago, three weeks ago)
when / before / after + past verb
(when I was a child, before I went to school,
after I finished my homework)

I woke up at 7:00 am yesterday.

Last week, I watched a lot of TV.
I ironed my clothes last night.
I washed my face before I brushed my teeth.

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Picture Dictionary
Write the simple past form for each verb.

wake up
1

woke up

iron my clothes
2

watch TV
5

get dressed
3

wash my face
6

feed the dog

4

eat breakfast
7

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swim
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Matching

Draw a line from the activity to the picture that matches.

5.swam
7. fed the dog

C
B

D
8. watched TV

2. got dressed

3. ate breakfast

H
1. washed my face

6. ironed my clothes

A
F
4. woke up

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Personal Pronouns

Write sentences for each personal pronoun using the

verb from the pictures. Choose a past time marker to use.

I swam yesterday.

you

You swam yesterday.

you

she

She swam yesterday.

she

he

He swam yesterday.

he

they

They swam yesterday.

they

we

We swam yesterday.

we

you

you

she

she

he

he

they

they

we

we

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Sentences
What did you do? Complete the sentences.

What did you do yesterday?

What

What

I woke up.

you

last night?

I last night.

after you woke up?

after breakfast?

after school?

before bed?

before school?

this morning?

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Sentences cont.
What did he/she do? Complete the sentences.

What did she do last night?

10

What

11

What

12

She watched TV last night.

he

He this morning.

he

he

she

after breakfast?

before bed?

after she washed her face?

15

16

after he woke up?

before he got dressed?

13

14

this morning?

she

after school?

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Yes/No Questions
Instructions here

Did Sara watch TV tonight?

Did Jon iron his clothes after breakfast?

Did Jim get dressed in the morning?

Did you study after school today?

Yes, she did.

No, he didnt. He fed the dog after breakfast.

Doug

you

Sara

you

this morning?

last night?

this morning?

after school?

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Class Survey
What did your classmates do last weekend?

Classmates

Last
Saturday
morning

Last
Saturday
afternoon

Last
Saturday
night

Last
Sunday

Me

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Picture Story
Read the picture story.

My name is Sam.
Yesterday was Saturday. It was my day off.
Do you want to know what I did yesterday?

at 9:00 am. Then I

After breakfast, I

In the afternoon, I

and

, and

, and in the evening I

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Picture Story cont.

Answer the questions about the picture story.

What time did Sam wake up?

What did Sam do after he woke up?

Did Sam feed his dog after breakfast?

When did Sam iron his clothes?

Did Sam stay home in the evening?

What did Sam do in the afternoon?

What did Sam do before eating breakfast?

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Writing
Write a few paragraphs about what you did on your last
day off. Then give your paper to another classmate to read.

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Answer Key

A
2

woke up
ironed my clothes
got dressed
fed the dog

5.
6.
7.
8.

watched TV
washed my face
ate breakfast
swam

Matching
1. G
2. B

Picture Dictionary
1.
2.
3.
4.

Basic Grammar Structures

3. F
4. E

5. D
6. H

Personal Pronouns
Time markers will vary.
2. I woke up.
You woke up.
She woke up.
He woke up.
They woke up.
We woke up.
3. I ironed my clothes.
You ironed your clothes.
She ironed her clothes.
He ironed his clothes.
They ironed their clothes.
We ironed our clothes.
4. I washed my face.
You washed your face.
She washed her face.
He washed his face.
They washed their faces.
We washed our faces.

7. A
8. C

Sentences
1. What did you do yesterday? I woke up.
2. What did you do last night?
I ironed my clothes last night.
3. What did you do after you woke up?
I got dressed after I woke up.
4. What did you do after breakfast?
I fed the dog after breakfast.
5. What did you do after school?
I watched TV after school.
6. What did you do before bed?
I washed my face before bed.
7. What did you do before school?
I ate breakfast before school.
8. What did you do this morning?
I swam this morning.
9. What did she do last night?
She watched TV last night.
10. What did he do this morning?
He ironed his clothes this morning.
11. What did he do after he woke up?
He got dressed after he woke up.
12. What did he do after breakfast?
He fed the dog after breakfast.
13. What did he do before he got dressed?
He woke up before he got dressed.
14. What did she do before bed?
She washed her face before bed.
15. What did she do after she washed
her face? She ate breakfast after
she washed her face.
16. What did she do after school?
She swam after school.

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Answer Key cont.

Yes/No Questions
1. Did Sara watch TV tonight? Yes, she did.
2. Did Jon iron his clothes after
breakfast?No, he didnt.
He fed the dog after breakfast.
3. Did Jim get dressed in the morning?
Yes, he did.
4. Did you study after school today?
No, I didnt. I ironed my clothes
after school today.
5. Did Doug wake up this morning?
Yes, he did.
6. Did you wash your face last night?
Yes, I did.
7. Did Sara eat breakfast this morning?
Yes, she did.
8. Did you swim after school? Yes, I did.

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Class Survey
Answers will vary. Monitor your
students for correct past tense usage.

Picture Story
1. Sam woke up at 9:00 am.
2. He washed his face, got dressed,
and ate breakfast after he woke up.
3. Yes, he did.
4. Sam ironed his clothes after breakfast.
5. Yes, he did.
6. In the afternoon, he swam.
7. Sam woke up, washed his face, and
got dressed before eating breakfast.

Writing
Answers will vary.

Editors Note:
You will find an irregular verbs list on page 15.
You may also want to use the flashcards at the end
of this lesson for further review. For other lessons and
related activities, please see our blog post: Teaching
the Simple Past (http://blog.sproutenglish.com/
teaching-the-simple-past/).

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Irregular Verb List

Base Form

Past Form

Base Form

Past Form

Base Form

Past Form

be

was, were

give

gave

ring

rang

become

became

go

went

run

ran

begin

began

grow

grew

say

said

break

broke

have

had

see

saw

bring

brought

hear

heard

sell

sold

buy

bought

hide

hid

send

sent

catch

caught

hit

hit

shut

shut

choose

chose

hold

held

sleep

slept

come

came

keep

kept

speak

spoke

cut

cut

lay

laid

spend

spent

do

did

lead

led

stand

stood

draw

drew

leave

left

take

took

drive

drove

let

let

teach

taught

drink

drank

lie

lay

tell

told

eat

ate

lose

lost

throw

threw

fall

fell

make

made

understand

understood

feel

felt

meet

met

wake

woke

find

found

pay

paid

wear

wore

forget

forgot

put

put

write

wrote

get

got

read

read

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