Past simple

Past simple 
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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Past simple 
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Planning
Talking about the past
Asking questions about the past 
When to use was / were 
Irregular verbs
Kahoot quiz

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Learning objectives
Talking about the past
Asking questions about the past 

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What did you do last weekend?

Slide 4 - Open question

Past simple
When to use the past simple ?
We use the past simple for something in the past which is finished.
What ? verb + ed
Example: I watched tv last night. 

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Irregular  verbs
(onregelmatige werkwoorden) 

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It all happened very quickly. The car came straight out of the side road, and the van went into the back of it. The van driver didn't have a change. It was the car drivers fault.
-Write the verbs below that show that these actions took place in the past-

Slide 8 - Open question

It all happened very quickly. The car came straight out of the side road, and the van went into the back of it. The van driver didn't have a change. It was the car drivers fault. 

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Negative
The negative of the Past Simple is formed with didn't
I didn't arrive yesterday
She/he/it didn't arrive yesterday
You didn't arrive yesterday
We didn't arrive yesterday
They didn't arrive yesterday

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She ... the guitar when she was little (play) (+)
A
Played
B
Play
C
Is playing
D
Play

Slide 11 - Quiz

We ... a good film last week (see) (+)
A
Are seeing
B
Saw
C
See
D
Seed

Slide 12 - Quiz

What is the past simple of 'to be'?

Slide 13 - Open question

He is tall 
he was short 

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They are on a holiday 
They were on a holiday

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Write a sentence in the past simple

Slide 16 - Open question

Past tense

1. Think of a story you would like to tell. 
2.When you write / tell a story you usually use the past tense.
The reason for this is that the event took place in the past.
3. When you're speaking about something that happend in the past, the verbs should be in the past tense.



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Choose which assignment you would like to do.
  • Writing activity about the past simple.  Your'e going to put the pictures in the correct order and describe the pictures in the past simple. 
  • Write your'e own story in the past simple.

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