Exploring Past Activities

What is the Past Simple tense used for?

• The Past Simple tense is used for ongoing actions.

• The Past Simple tense is used for habitual actions in the present.

• The Past Simple tense is used for future predictions.

• The Past Simple tense is used for actions completed in the past.

Convert the sentence 'I eat breakfast' to Past Simple.

• I have eaten breakfast.

• I eat my breakfast.

• I will eat breakfast.

• I ate breakfast.

What is the Past Continuous tense used for?

• For actions that are completed in the past.

• The Past Continuous tense is used for actions that were ongoing in the past.

• For actions that are habitual in the present.

• For actions that will happen in the future.

Change 'She is reading a book' to Past Continuous.

• She was reading a book.

• She was read a book.

• She reads a book.

• She is reading a book.

What is the Past Perfect tense used for?

• To express habitual actions in the past.

• To describe ongoing actions in the present.

• The Past Perfect tense is used to show that one past action occurred before another past action.

• To indicate a future action that will happen after a past event.

Transform 'They play soccer' into Past Perfect.

• They have played soccer.

• They were playing soccer.

• They had played soccer.

• They play soccered.

Name a significant historical event that happened in 1776.

• The start of the American Civil War

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence was adopted.

• The founding of the United Nations

Describe a personal experience you had last summer.

• I went on a hiking trip to the mountains with friends.

• I went to the beach alone every weekend.

• I took a cooking class in the city.

• I stayed home and watched TV all summer.

What cultural tradition did your family celebrate last year?

• Eid al-Fitr

• Thanksgiving

• Hanukkah

• Diwali

Use Past Simple to describe what you did yesterday.

• I woke up early, had breakfast, went for a walk, worked on my project, and watched a movie.

• I am going for a walk and working on my project.

• I watched a movie last week.

• I will wake up early and have breakfast.