L1 - Simple Past Workshop - Warm Up

Simple Past

Fill in the Blanks

What's the past form of the verb "be"?

_____ / _____

Verb "be" present and past forms

​Present	Past​
I am​	I was​
You are​	You were​
He is​	He was​
She is​	She was​
It is​	It was​
We are​	We were​
You are​	You were​
They are​	​They were

Verb "be" past form

• Use was/were to talk about the past.

• We can use was/were with past time expressions:
  yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last year, in 2015, etc.

• Use was/were wih the verb born (nacer):
  “I was born in 1991” - "I was born in Santiago"

Simple Past with verb "be"

Fill in the Blanks

Change this sentence into negative form:
"I was born in Santiago"

Fill in the Blanks

Write the answer

A: Was she in class yesterday?

B:

(Yes)

Fill in the Blanks

Write the answer:

A: Were you at work yesterday afternoon?

B:

(No)

Multiple Choice

What's the best question for the answer:
A: __________?

B: I was at the supermarket yesterday afternoon

• Where were you yesterday afternoon?

• When were you yesterday afternoon?

• What were you yesterday afternoon?

• Who were you with yesterday afternoon?

Open Ended

Answer the question with your information:

Where were you this morning?

Simple Past
Regular verbs

What is a "regular verb" ?

All the verbs that in past finish with -ed

Fill in the Blanks

What's the past of "watch"?

Fill in the Blanks

What's the past of "try"?

Fill in the Blanks

What's the past of "live"?

Fill in the Blanks

What's the past of "stop"?

Fill in the Blanks

Change this sentence into past form:

"I listen to music everyday"

Use last night

Simple Past rules

​

Simple Past rules

​travel

​travel?

visit?

​travel with?

​Yes, I started / No, I didn't started

Fill in the Blanks

Change this sentence into past form:

"I don't like vegetables"

Fill in the Blanks

Change this sentence into past form:

"Do you play sports on the weekend?"

Use last weekend

Open Ended

Answer with your own words:

What did you watch on TV last weekend?

Open Ended

Answer with your own words:

Did you exercise yesterday?

Poll

Do you remember the use of Simple Past now?

• Yes, I do!
  I remember everything.
  

• So so.
  I have some difficulties.
  

• No, I don't.
  I feel very confused.