Notes to the Teacher

For the game, you will need 1 die, copies of the game board and game board pieces to move
around the board.

1. In groups: Try to put the students in groups of odd numbers. They will be able to vote if
the answer given is correct or not. If there is one group that is even, then the person who
played can’t vote. If there is a disagreement, they can ask you for the answer.
(Or you could have the students write down their answers and at the end, you can tell them the
right answers and see what groups got all of them right.)

2. Two teams: You could divide the class into two teams. Have the students stand up in two
lines and have a desk at the end of each line facing away from each other. You stand in
the middle and see if the students answer correctly. You move the piece (or have them do
it) accordingly. The first team to FINISH wins. (And tape down the sheet to the desk.)

3. You could use a word bank with all of the answers on the board and they can try to find
the right answer to help them. This is a very short game, so it might not be needed. It’s up
to you. You could also give students a life line or three life lines depending on their level
of English. Allow each team to have life lines (two or more). If a student gets really
stuck, they can choose someone from their line to come help them answer the question.
They have 1 minute to choose a person and get an answer.

The reason I made the game short is so that you can use it if you have extra time at the end of a
lesson or as a warm up to review simple past. If you have any questions, contact me on
Facebook.

Answers are below and the student copy is the last page. Enjoy!
 The computer What is the Simple Past Tense
Finish worked past tense of
yesterday. fall?

Miss One She went to

We need more Turn the store.
money.

What’s the Move He saw a

I gave him a past tense of movie last Rules Box
Back 3
glass of milk. fly? night. 1) Roll one die and
Spaces
move your piece the
number of squares
I went to on the die.
She came to school Move
my house in yesterday. 2) If you answer
Ahead 1 correctly, you can
the afternoon.
Space stay. If you answer
incorrectly, move
Oh No! I ate back to your last
Go back Where did Bill too much place.
go last night? cake.
to Start
3) Two or more
players can be on
the same space.
He took my What’s the Move
pen! past tense of 4) Continue to play
Ahead 3 until someone
find?
Spaces reaches the FINISH.

I used my
We were at the Who did you camera for
store. go with to the years.
party?

I didn’t make The boy

I looked for Oh No! dinner yet. learned to
my keys. throw a ball.
Go Back

Move I asked him

how old he Why did you Start
Ahead 2
was. do that?
Spaces
 The computer What is the Simple Past Tense
Finish w___ past tense of
yesterday. fall?

Miss One She w____ to

We n____ Turn the store.
more money.

What’s the Move He s___ a

I g___ him a past tense of movie last Rules Box
Back 3
glass of milk. fly? night. 1) Roll one die and
Spaces
move your piece the
number of squares
I w ___ to on the die.
She c____ to school Move
my house in yesterday. 2) If you answer
Ahead 1 correctly, you can
the afternoon.
Space stay. If you answer
incorrectly, move
Oh No! Where ____ I _____ back to your last
Go back Bill go last (eat/ate) place.
night? too much
to Start
cake. 3) Two or more
players can be on
the same space.
He t ___ my What’s the Move
pen! past tense of 4) Continue to play
Ahead 3 until someone
find?
Spaces reaches the FINISH.

Who ___ you I _____ (use)

We w____ at go with to the my camera for
the store. party? years.

Oh No! I didn’t The boy ____

I l___ for my Go Back m_____ dinner (learn/learned)
keys. yet. to throw a ball.

Move I a____ him

how old he Why ___ you Start
Ahead 2
was. do that?
Spaces