Past Simple Reading

Mary and her treasure

By Esteban Pulloquinga

​Let's read

​Mary had a beautiful garden with roses, tulips, and carnations. She liked to work in her garden on the weekend. She imagined that her garden was a forest.

​One Saturday morning she was digging in the garden when she found an old box in the ground. She took it in her hands and looked at it carefully.

​It was a yellow box. She was very happy because she thought she found a treasure. She ran very fast to open the box in her kitchen.

​Then, she took a knife and tried to open it, but it was hard. Mary opened the box and she found pictures of her mother. Mary was happy because those pictures were a treasure for her.

Multiple Choice

What flowers did Mary have in her garden?

• Carnations and tulips

• Roses and tulips

• Roses and jasmines

Multiple Choice

When did she like to work in her garden?

• On Mondays

• Ot the weekend

• On holidays

Multiple Choice

What did Mary find in the ground?

• An old box

• A big box

• A yellow toy

​Where were you?

Discovery guided

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​ Was your brother at home?                             Yes, he was with my father yesterday. Was your brother tired yesterday?                 No, he wasn’t tired. Wer your parents busy last Saturday?          No, they weren’t. Where was your sister last weekend?             She was at the movie theater. Where were your friends last Sunday?           They were at the mall. Were you at the stadium last summer?        Yes, we were at a concert last summer.

I/he/she/ -> Was/ wasn’t You/we/they ->Were/weren’t

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Fill in the Blanks

Read the sentences and then figure it out which ``to be ´´ past form could best fit.

 He     

        in the hospital last Tuesday.

Fill in the Blanks

Read the sentence and then figure it out which ``to be ´´ past form could best fit.

They    

            tired yesterday.

Fill in the Blanks

Read the sentence and then figure it out which ``to be ´´ past form could best fit.

My dad    

        at his job because he was in the stadium.

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Guided discovery

What did you do yesterday?                                              I played soccer yesterday. Where did your brother go last Sunday?                         He went to a music festival last Sunday. What did your parents do last weekend?                       They walked along the beach last weekend. How did your girlfriend do on her last test?           She had the best grade of the class. What did your friends win the cup?                        They won the cup last summer

I/he/she/they   Play    played Walk   walked Have    had Win    won Do    did Go    went

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​Complete the conversations.

A. What    ____ you ____    last weekend?

B. I ____     to the park with my friends. We had a lot of fun.

A. And what ____   your sister ____     for dinner?

B. She ____      pizza and pasta for dinner. It was delicious.