A1 conversation past verbs

1. List regular verbs on board. Students onnect each verb with an activity

Watch a picture
Play the house
Surf to music
Clean tv
Paint the internet
Listen an English class
Attend a friend
Phone a board game

Write the past form for each verb

Pronunciation put more verbs into the correct box

d t id
want wash stop arrive
ask need work start

match the present irregular verb to actions, then fill in the missing letter of the past form

hang out my homework h-ng out

go with friends w_nt
see at a restaurant s_w
read a cake r_ _ d
eat in the park a_e
do to bed d_d
make a film at the cinema ma_e
run a book r_n

give pictures and word labels. In pairs match the pictures and labels
feedback by holding up a picture and the class say the label

write the sentence… then error correct. The auxillary is past so the verb stays infinitive

Did you watched tv last night?

In the response the verb is in the past
Yes I watched tv. I saw a quiz show. Short response ‘yes, I did’ ‘no I didn’t’

Introduce the game, what did you do last night?

Demonstrate on board with a student.
In threes or fours, put the action cards in a pile upside down, one person takes a card and the
others must ask a question ‘did you _____ last night?
Respond yes I did/no I didn’t. if the student guesses correctly they keep the card.

Extra – ask the class what did you do last night? Then they can ask their partners.
action cards

I watched TV I hung out with some friends

I surfed the internet I went to the gym

I played video games I saw a film at the cinema

I phoned a friend I read a book

I listened to music I went to bed

I painted a picture I ate in a restaurant

I played a board game I went to a party

I cleaned the house I did my homework

I attended an English class I made a cake

I ran in the park

I went to the supermarket