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Simple Past
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TO BE IN THE PAST TENSE
REGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
14 CLASS ACTIVITY
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Simple Past
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Put the correct form of the verb to be (was/were) Finish the following sentences
in the past tense in the following sentences. using wasnt or werent.
8. She very happy last week. 4. They are at school today, but
B. Wasnt or Werent?
Put the correct negative form of the verb 7. The class is interesting today, but
to be (wasnt/werent) inthe following sentences.
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Yes/No Questions
TO BE IN THE PAST TENSE
Yes, I was.
4. Don was at the office last Saturday. 9. The food wasnt good.
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Information Questions
TO BE IN THE PAST TENSE
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many)
and the correct form of the verb to be in the past tense to make
questions. The bold words are the answers to the questions.
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Write the correct past tense for each of the following verbs.
B. Word Scramble
2 meca 10 tae
3 ganbe 11 voedr
4 dema 12 ghtaut
5 lbew 13 oltd
6 okbre 14 woret
7 hocse 15 wkoe
8 idd
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Bingo
IRREGULAR VERBS
Choose 24 words from the list below and write the past tense of each
one in any space on your bingo card on the next page. Mix the verbs up.
Do not write them in the same order as the list. (This will ensure you
all have a different card.)
B. Play Bingo!
Your teacher will call out certain past tense verbs. If you have one, cover it
with a bean, piece of cardboard, candy, or any other marker your teacher
gives you. When you have one line in any direction covered, shout Bingo!
(You must have the correct past tense under each marker in order to win.)
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Grammar Practice Worksheets
Bingo Card
IRREGULAR VERBS
Free
Space
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1. Ben usually eats cereal for breakfast. 7. Ben usually meets his boss in the morning.
2. Ben usually gets up at 7:00. 8. Ben usually writes ten emails in the morning.
3. Ben usually takes a shower. 9. Ben usually eats lunch in the office.
4. Ben usually reads the Times newspaper. 10. Ben usually has a lot of appointments every day.
5. Ben usually leaves the house at 8:00. 11. Ben usually gets home at 6:00.
He a bus yesterday.
He a taxi.
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Grammar Practice Worksheets
Yes/No Questions
IRREGULAR VERBS
Write the questions. The first question has been filled in as an example.
No, we didnt. We met at 8:00. No, she didnt. She made a pie.
No, he didnt. He swam in the lake. No, I didnt. I slept nine hours.
No, she didnt. She brought oranges. No, they didnt. They told me.
No, they didnt. They spoke Spanish. No, we didnt. We sat on chairs.
No, I didnt. I drove to the office. No, she didnt. She wore a dress.
No, she didnt. She flew to Rome. No, she didnt. She stood at the back of the room.
9. your purse?
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Information Questions
IRREGULAR VERBS
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) to
make questions in the simple past tense. The bold words are the answers
to the questions.
2. 8.
3. 9.
She didnt go to work because she was sick. The sun rose at 6:45 am yesterday.
4. 10.
5. 11.
Rosa spoke to the boss.* The meeting took place in Room 29.
6.
*Note:
There is a difference between questions 5 and 6.
Can you explain the grammar rule?
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Review
IRREGULAR VERBS
7. T
he teacher the mathematics class and
then the students three exercises to do for homework.
8. Angie a bad cold last week. She in bed for three days.
13. I three friends at the caf and we several cups of coffee together.
B. Opposites
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Class Activity
Walk around the classroom and ask your classmates questions.
Write the questions in the spaces provided below, and write
your classmates name on the right if he/she answers yes.
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