2. INTRODUCTION
Simple past tense Is used to talk about punctual
situations, actions or events which took place in the
past.
watch the video, look at the examples of regular past
simple verbs. They are in red in the subtitles. Then
read the conversation below to learn more. Finally, do
the grammar exercises to check you understand.
3.
4. TRANSCRIPT
Oliver: So, how did it go? Did you pass?
Alfie: No, I failed ... again!
Oliver: I don’t believe it! How did you fail again? What
happened this time?
Alfie: You won’t believe it!
Oliver: No? No way, Alfie, not the same as last time?
Alfie: Yep.
Oliver: No way! Not another cat?
Alfie: I know! I’m in shock! I love cats!
Oliver: So, what happened?
Alfie: Well, I stopped at a zebra crossing to let an old
man cross the road. No problem there. He walked
across the road so I started to drive. Just then a cat
appeared from nowhere!
Oliver: Did you hit it?
Alfie: I did. It was impossible to stop.
5. TRANSCRIPT
Oliver: I don’t believe you, Alfie. You’re joking, aren’t
you? You didn’t fail, did you? Nobody can kill two cats
on two driving tests!
Alfie: What can I say? I know - it’s totally crazy. The
owner of the cat arrived ...
Oliver: Oh no ... and?
Alfie: Well, he said it wasn’t my fault, the cat escaped
from the garden ... the driving instructor agreed too.
So, we carried on with the test, but I was too nervous
and I crossed a red traffic light.
Oliver: Poor you, mate! Do you want to come over?
Alfie: Yeah, OK. See you in five minutes.
6. WEEKLY SCHEDULE
01
YESTERDAY
02 03
04 05 06
LAST NIGHT LAST MONTH
LAST WEEK
LAST SUMMER /
SRPING / WINTER
IN 1999
ONE WEEK AGO
ONE MONTH AGO
ONE YEAR AGO
The past simple is the most common way of talking about past events or states which have finished. It is often used with past
timereferences
7. How to form the simple past of the regular verbs
past
Add ”ed”
start → started
kill → killed
jump → jumped
If a verb ends in a vowel and a
consonant, the consonant is
doubled
stop → stopped
plan → planned
If a verb ends in consonant and
y, you add ”ied”.
try → tried
carry → carried
If a verb ends in “e”,
you just add ”d”
agree → agreed
like → liked
escape → escaped
8. THE PRONUNCIATION THE “ED” ENDING
There are three
kinds of
pronunciations
/id/
Wanted
Ddecided
started
/t/
Asked
Crossed
stopped
/d/
Arrived
Agreed
Failed For /id/, the verb in
infinitive ends in a “d”
or a “t” sound already,
so you must add an
extra syllable for this
verbs.
9. QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES?
Questions
Did you pass the driving test?
Did you fail he driving test?
Did you cross the street?
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Negatives
I did not pass the test
I did not fail the test
I did not cross the street
With the auxiliary “ did” + verb in infinitive
10. 1. The cat ___________ (escape) from the garden.
2. They ____________ (agree) with me about the album.
3. He ____________ (try) to start the car.
4. We ____________ (enjoy) the funfair a lot.
5. Tell me, what ------------------- (happen)?
6. She ___________ (stop) at a zebra crossing.
7. I ___________ (carry on) working until late.
8. Alfie __________ (fail) his driving test again.
TEST
12. PUZZLES FOR ORDERING BY SIZE
DIFFERENT
SIZES
AND SHAPES
CIRCLE
Jupiter is the
biggest planet
TRIANGLE
Saturn is a gas
giant with rings
SQUARE
Mars is actually a
very cold place
13. —SOMEONE
FAMOUS
“This is a quote, words full of
wisdom that someone
important said and can make
the reader get inspired.”
14. COOKIE CUTTER SIZES
Mercury is the closest planet
to the Sun and the smallest
one in the Solar System—it’s
only a bit larger than the Moon
Venus has a beautiful name
and is the second planet from
the Sun. It’s hot and has a
poisonous atmosphere
IN A VARIETY OF SIZES IN A VARIETY OF SHAPES
16. SIZE HUNT: OUTDOOR LEARNING
BIGGER THAN
OUR HANDS
Jupiter is the
biggest planet
LONGER THAN
OUR ARMS
Saturn has
several rings
SMALLER THAN
OUR FEET
Neptune is far
away from us
BIGGER THAN
OUR BODY
Mercury is the
smallest planet
LONGER THAN
OUR LEGS
Venus has a
beautiful name
SMALLER THAN
OUR SCHOOL
Mars is actually a
very cold place
17. Make a long snake
20 STRAW PIECES 10 STRAW PIECES
Make a small snake
How many pieces of straw must
be strung on each piece of string
to make a long snake?
How many pieces of straw must
be strung on each piece of string
to make a short snake?
LARGE AND SMALL STRAW SNAKES
18. SIZES WITH CUBES
LARGE MEDIUM SHORT
Jupiter is the biggest
planet of them all
Saturn is a gas giant
with several rings
Venus is the second
planet from the Sun
25 cubes 15 cubes 5 cubes
S N A K E
20. SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMERS
FIRST DAY
Venus is the second
planet from the Sun.
It’s really hot there
GROWING TOYS
Mercury’s name has nothing to do with the
liquid metal, since it was named after the
Roman messenger god
FOURTH DAY
Mars is actually a
cold place. It’s full of
iron oxide dust
13% 81%
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JENNA DOE
You can speak a bit about
this person here
TIMMY JIMMY
You can speak a bit about
this person here
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You can speak a bit about
this person here
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