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Past simple affirmative: regular verbs
Complete the story. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
Last December, I 1
(plan) a surprise birthday party for my sister, Hannah. I 2
(invite)
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lots of friends to our house and
(explain) that the party was a secret. On the day of the party,
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(tidy) the house, 5
(decorate) the living room and 6
(prepare) some tasty
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food. The guests
(arrive) at seven o’clock and we
(wait) in the dark for Hannah to
come home. We 9
(try) to be very quiet! When she 10
(open) the living room door and
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(turn) on the light, we 12
(shout) ‘Happy birthday!’ Everybody 13
(clap)
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and
(cheer). My sister was certainly surprised!
B
Tick ✓ the sentences which are true about you. Make the other sentences true by changing the underlined words.
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C
I chatted to my best friend on the phone last night.
When I was a child, I hated carrots.
It was my birthday last month.
This morning, I arrived at school at 8.15 a.m.
I replied to an email two days ago.
Yesterday evening I watched the news on TV.
I lived in Paris when I was eight.
I visited my relatives the day before yesterday.
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below.
carry cry join love miss rain score stop study work
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Susan was proud of her son the day before yesterday. He
three goals in the match!
We really
our holiday in France last summer. It was very romantic!
I
a gym a couple of months ago. It’s great fun!
The bride
a beautiful bouquet of flowers at the wedding.
It
last weekend, so we couldn’t have a barbecue.
When he was younger, my dad
at Cambridge University.
When I was in England last year, I
a lot because I
my family.
My grandmother
work when she was 60, but my granddad
until he was 79!
Solutions 2nd edition Elementary
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6D
Past simple affirmative: regular verbs
Aims To review and practise the past simple affirmative of
regular verbs
Time 10 minutes
Materials 1 handout for each student
• Give each student a handout and tell them to describe the
picture in A in pairs. Get some feedback from the class on
what they can see and what they think the story is about.
• Tell students to complete task A. Check answers as a class,
ensuring accurate pronunciation and spelling of the past
simple forms.
Answer Key
1 planned
4 tidied
7 arrived
10 opened
13 clapped
2invited
5decorated
8waited
11turned
14cheered
3explained
6prepared
9tried
12shouted
• Tell students to complete task B and then in pairs to read out
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their true sentences to each other. Get some feedback from
students on their partner’s answers.
Tell students to complete task C. Check answers as a class,
focusing on correct spelling and pronunciation.
Answer Key
1 scored
4 carried
7 cried / missed
2loved
5rained
8 stopped / worked
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