Simple Past

Actions or activities that already happened.

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Simple Past

What did Billy do?

Instructions: Watch the video. Pay attention to the actions Billy did yesterday. Then, answer the questions.

Multiple Choice

Billy ______ at 4:30 am

• wake up

• woke up

• took a shower

Multiple Choice

Before going to work, Billy ______ breakfast.

• ate

• eat

• prepared

Multiple Choice

Billy's dog, Rocky, _______ him to the shop.

• follow

• catch

• followed

Multiple Choice

Billy ______ 5 newspapers in the white house.

• gave

• deliver

• delivered

Multiple Choice

He ______ at the map again and _____ the instructions.

• looked/follow

• looked/followed

• look/followed

Multiple Choice

Later that day, Rocky _____ a fox! and ______ barking loudly.

• saw/started

• see/started

• saw/start

Multiple Choice

After Billy finished, he ______ the bags outside the shop.

• leave

• left

• picked

Multiple Choice

He got scared and _____ about quitting his job.

• thought

• think

• played

Multiple Choice

He _____ to keep working.

• decide

• deccide

• decided

We use SIMPLE PAST to talk about actions that ALREADY HAPPENED

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​We use -ed to form the simple past form of regular verbs

​We use DIDN'T + base form of the verb to make negative sentences in simple past

BE CAREFUL!

Some verbs are irregular verbs!

Let's practice simple past!

Instructions: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

Multiple Choice

Last summer, I ______ to Korea and Japan.

• visit

• go

• went

Multiple Choice

I also ______ my friend from Canada.

• saw

• see

• speak

Multiple Choice

My parents _____ a new car last July.

• bought

• buy

• take

Multiple Choice

My sister _____ to South Africa on a student exchange.

• went

• go

• visit

Poll

Last August, I _____ in my house and ______ many books/manga.

• stay/red

• stay/red

• stayed/read

Multiple Choice

My dad _____ yesterday until midnight.

• work

• worked

• stayed

Multiple Choice

My best friend _______ anything in his summer vacation.

• didn't do

• doesn't do

• doesn't did

Multiple Choice

In summer vacation me and my friend _______ any shaved ice cream!

• doesn't eat

• does eat

• didn't eat

Multiple Choice

Last summer vacation I ______ anything, but I _____ a letter to my friend in Hawaii.

• didn't did/write

• didn't do/wrote

• doesn't do/wrote

Now it's your turn!

Instructions: Write a small paragraph (50 words or more) or draw 6 things about what you did in your last summer vacation.

Do not forget to use SIMPLE PAST!