E S L B A S E R E S O U R C E S

Teacher notes

Did he?

Language point

Past simple tense

Aim

To practise the past simple tense.

Activity

Students complete sentences and questions.

Organization

Individual / pair work.

Preparation

Make enough copies of the worksheet for

the number of students in your class.

What do I do?

1 Hand out the worksheet.

2 Students complete the sentences and

corresponding questions by choosing verbs

from the list and putting them in the correct

form.

Answers

1 What did he eat?

ate

2 Where did you go?

went

3 How did they travel?

travelled

4 When did you leave school?

left

5 What time did you get up this morning?

got up

6 What time did the movie start?

started

7 What did he buy last week?

bought

8 Where did she go?

went

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E S L B A S E R E S O U R C E S

Did he?

BUY GET UP TRAVEL START EAT GO

(x2)

LEAVE

1. ______________________________________________________?

He _______________ an apple.

2. ______________________________________________________?

We _______________ to the cinema.

3. ______________________________________________________?

They _______________ by train.

4. ______________________________________________________?

I _______________ school in 1990.

5. ______________________________________________________?

I _______________ at 8:00 this morning.

6. _____________________________________________________?

The movie _______________ at 10:00.

7. ______________________________________________________?

He _______________ a new car last week.

8. ______________________________________________________?

She _______________ to see a friend.

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