Past continuous and past simple

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Past simple vs past continuous

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Can you use THE past tenses?

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Ask someone in your team a question in the past simple.

How do you spell the past tense of: bringAnd what does it mean?

All the teams can do this activity and if they get only one mistake or less, they can follow the shorter path. (it works only once)

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the boxes. go ski have break We ____ a great holiday in Switzerland, but unfortunately Dad ____ his leg while he ____. I don't think we _____ there again.

How do you spell the past tense of: beginAnd what does it mean?

Ask someone in your team a question in the past simple.

How do you spell the past tense of: keepAnd what does it mean?

Put the question in the correct form and ask someone from your team: Have you ever planned a trip you ........... (not take) in the end?

Ask someone in your team a question in the past simple.

How do you spell the past tense of: wearAnd what does it mean?

How do you spell the past tense of: catchAnd what does it mean?

Ask someone in your team a question in the past simple.

How do you spell the past tense of: blowAnd what does it mean?

Ask a teammate to talk about his last holiday for one minute.

How do you spell the past tense of: becomeAnd what does it mean?

Alligators

Monkeys

Rhinoceri

Elephants

Describe the picture using "while"

What did you do yesterday?(Everyone in the group has to answer)

Conjugate the verbs correctly:She (cook) when he (arrive).

What were you doing yesterday at 3 PM? (Everyone in the team has to answer)

Ask someone in your team a question in the past continuous.

Put the question in the correct form and ask someone from your team:____(rain) when you left home today?

How do you spell the past tense of: fallAnd what does it mean?

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he went out with his friends for 30 seconds.

How do you spell the past tense of: holdAnd what does it mean?

Put the question in the correct form and ask someone from your team: What ......... (do) the last time you broke something?

Ask someone in your team a question in the past continuous.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet!

Describe the picture using "while"

What did you do yesterday?(Everyone in the group has to answer)

Conjugate the verbs correctly:How fast (you/drive) when the accident (happen)?

What were you doing yesterday at 3 PM? (Everyone in the team has to answer)

How do you spell the past tense of: teachAnd what does it mean?

How do you spell the past tense of: drawAnd what does it mean?

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he felt very tired for 30 seconds.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet!

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. While I (shop) with my friend last Saturday, we (see) an accident.

Ask all your teammates: What did you take with you when you left home the last time?

Ask someone in your team a question in the past continuous.

Describe the picture using "while"

What did you do yesterday?(Everyone in the group has to answer)

Conjugate the verbs correctly:I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job.

What were you doing yesterday at 3 PM? (Everyone in the team has to answer)

Make up one sentence for each of your teammates that they will translate to English.

How do you spell the past tense of: freezeAnd what does it mean?

Put the question in the correct form and ask someone from your team: When ................ (get) angry at someone last?

Ask someone in your team a question in the past continuous.

Describe the picture using "while"

What did you do yesterday?(Everyone in the group has to answer)

Conjugate the verbs correctly:They (play football) but they (break) a window.

What were you doing yesterday at 3 PM? (Everyone in the team has to answer)

Make up one sentence for each of your teammates that they will translate to English.

Make up one sentence for each of your teammates that they will translate to English.

Make up one sentence for each of your teammates that they will translate to English.

Ask all your teammates: What did you take with you when you left home the last time?

Ask all your teammates: What did you take with you when you left home the last time?

Ask all your teammates: What did you take with you when you left home the last time?

All the teams can do this activity and if they get only one mistake or less, they can follow the shorter path. (it works only once)

All the teams can do this activity and if they get only one mistake or less, they can follow the shorter path. (it works only once)

All the teams can do this activity and if they get only one mistake or less, they can follow the shorter path. (it works only once)

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. While we (talk) to the policeman, the ambulance (come) and (take) the woman and the boy to the hospital.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Later, while I (listen) to the radio, I (hear) a news report about the accident. The two people were fine.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. A policeman (arrive) while we (wait) for the ambulance, and he (ask) us some questions.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. When I (see) it, I (take out) my mobile phone and I (phone) for an ambulance.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. The boy (not look) and he (hit) the woman.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. A woman (cross) the street, when a boy on a bike (come) round the corner very fast.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. We (have) lunch outside a café, when it (happen).

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the boxes. be move have not live visit My brother and his wife ____ to Australia last year and I _____ them next December. They usually ____ a lot of forest fires in December, because it's so hot. But they ____ near the forest, so we ____ OK!

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the boxes. go want be(x2) have stay not like My mum ____ to go to Florida on holiday, but Mandy ______ last year and she ______ it very much. It _____ too hot. Also, they often ______ hurricanes there and there ____ floods in the towns. I think ______ at home this year!

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the boxes. arrive wait sell stand not travel Sally and Rob ____ from Australia an hour ago. Now they ____ outside the airport. They ____ for a taxi. Rob ___ usually ____ by taxi. Last week, they ____ their car.

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he went out with his friends for 30 seconds.

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he went out with his friends for 30 seconds.

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he went out with his friends for 30 seconds.

Ask a teammate to talk about his last holiday for one minute.

Ask a teammate to talk about his last holiday for one minute.

Ask a teammate to talk about his last holiday for one minute.

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he felt very tired for 30 seconds.

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he felt very tired for 30 seconds.

Ask a teammate to talk about the last time he felt very tired for 30 seconds.

Wait for one turn.

Wait for one turn.

Wait for one turn.

Wait for one turn.

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