Simple Past Teacher

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Simple Past1 Grammar Notes 2

2 Picture Dictionary 3

3 Matching 4

4 Personal Pronouns 5

5 Sentences 6

6 Yes/No Questions 8

7 Class Survey 9

8 Picture Story 10

9 Writing 12

A Answer Key 13

V Irregular Verb List 15

SproutEnglish Simple PastBasic Grammar Structures


1 Grammar NotesThe Simple Past

FormRegular verbs: Base verb + -ed

Irregular verbs: Various forms (see the list on page 15)

FunctionThe simple past expresses a finished past action that occurred at a specific time in the past.

Time Markers

• 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)

Examples

• 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.



2 Picture DictionaryWrite the simple past form for each verb.

wake up

watch TV

iron my clothes

wash my face

get dressed

eat breakfast

feed the dog

swim

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3 MatchingDraw a line from the activity to the picture that matches.

2. got dressed

1. washed my face

3. ate breakfast

4. woke up

5. swam

6. ironed my clothes

7. fed the dog

8. watched TV

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I swam yesterday.

You swam yesterday.

She swam yesterday.

He swam yesterday.

They swam yesterday.

We swam yesterday.

4 Personal PronounsWrite sentences for each personal pronoun using the verb from the pictures. Choose a past time marker to use.

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5 SentencesWhat did you do? Complete the sentences.

What did you do yesterday?

What you last night?

What after you woke up?

after breakfast?

after school?

before bed?

before school?

this morning?

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I woke up.

I last night.



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

What did she do last night?

What he this morning?

What he after he woke up?

he after breakfast?

before he got dressed?

she before bed?

after she washed her face?

she after school?

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She watched TV last night.

He this morning.



6 Yes/No QuestionsInstructions 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?

Doug this morning?

you last night?

Sara this morning?

you after school?

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Yes, she did.

No, he didn’t. He fed the dog after breakfast.



7 Class SurveyWhat did your classmates do last weekend?

ClassmatesLast

Saturday morning

Last Saturday afternoon

Last Saturday

night

Last Sunday

Me



8 Picture StoryRead the picture story.

My name is Sam.

Yesterday was Saturday. It was my day off.

Do you want to know what I did yesterday?

I at 9:00 am. Then I , , and .

After breakfast, I and .

In the afternoon, I , and in the evening I .



8 Picture Story cont.Answer the questions about the picture story.

What time did Sam wake up?

Did Sam stay home in the evening?

What did Sam do after he woke up?

What did Sam do in the afternoon?

Did Sam feed his dog after breakfast?

What did Sam do before eating breakfast?

When did Sam iron his clothes?

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



A

2 Picture Dictionary

Answer Key

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1. woke up2. ironed my clothes3. got dressed4. fed the dog

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.

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.

Matching

Personal Pronouns

5. D6. H

5. watched TV6. washed my face7. ate breakfast8. swam

5 Sentences

3. F4. E

7. A8. C



A Answer Key cont.

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1. Did Sara watch TV tonight? Yes, she did.2. Did Jon iron his clothes after

breakfast? No, he didn’t. 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 didn’t. 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.

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.

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

Answers will vary.

Class Survey

Writing

6 8Yes/No Questions Picture Story

Editor’s 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/).

http://blog.sproutenglish.com/teaching-the-simple-past/

http://blog.sproutenglish.com/teaching-the-simple-past/



V Irregular Verb ListBase Form Past Form

be was, were

become became

begin began

break broke

bring brought

buy bought

catch caught

choose chose

come came

cut cut

do did

draw drew

drive drove

drink drank

eat ate

fall fell

feel felt

find found

forget forgot

get got

Base Form Past Form

give gave

go went

grow grew

have had

hear heard

hide hid

hit hit

hold held

keep kept

lay laid

lead led

leave left

let let

lie lay

lose lost

make made

meet met

pay paid

put put

read read

Base Form Past Form

ring rang

run ran

say said

see saw

sell sold

send sent

shut shut

sleep slept

speak spoke

spend spent

stand stood

take took

teach taught

tell told

throw threw

understand understood

wake woke

wear wore

write wrote

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