Talk about the past - Review

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Talk about the past

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Review what you know about the simple past.

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Let’s talk about the past

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Complete the sentences

A. The Romans were an ancient civilization.

1. The Romans had / didn’t have _________________.

2. The Romans liked / didn’t like _________________.

3. The Romans fought / didn’t fight _________________.

4. The Romans spoke / didn’t speak _________________.

5. The Romans went / didn’t go _________________.

6. The Romans ate / didn’t eat _________________.

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Your turn!
watch see be
Bingo!
Choose 16 words to put on the grid in their past
talk go leave
simple forms.

make take listen

study happen do

drive want play

work relax have

get eat walk

drink speak read

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Put the words in the correct order

0. went / a party / to / I / night / last I went to a party last night.

1. Did / watch / film / a / yesterday / you / ?

2. have / a / didn’t / We / holiday / year / last

3. you / do / last month / did / What / ?

4. cinema / the / to / I / week / last / went

5. didn’t / a cake / for / birthday / his / She / make

6. go / did / last night / Where / you / ?

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Complete the sentences

1. In January, I started a new job.

6. In July, I _________________________.
1. In February, I _________________________. 7. In August, I _________________________.
2. In March, I _________________________. 8. In September, I _________________________.
3. In April, I _________________________. 9. In October, I _________________________.
4. In May, I _________________________. 10. In November, I _________________________.
5. In June, I _________________________. 11. In December, I _________________________

stay be make take play work

go see start do get have

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Put the words in the box in the correct column

/t/ /d/ /ɪd/

stayed worked lived relaxed

studied needed watched

waited contacted opened

stopped arrived looked

started wasted liked

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Ask and answer

Where / you / Monday? Who / you / with / yesterday?

You / play sport / last week? Were / at work / Saturday?

When / go to bed / last night? You / go / holiday / last year?

What / do / after work / yesterday? Where / you / go / last night?

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Your turn!

● Choose a famous person from the past.

● Do some research on them.

● Answer yes/no questions from your partner

about them.

● Swap roles.

A: Were they a man? B: Yes, he was.

A: Was he from Brazil? B: No, he wasn’t.

B: Was he from England? B: Yes, he was.

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Your turn!

What did they do?

She was a...

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