LEVEL 1

Past simple
and question forms

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Past simple regular and irregular

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Now
Read answer the questions.
the questions. Then watch the video.

 Who did the teacher show in the picture?

 What question did the teacher ask Olivia?
 How did Olivia feel?
 Why did the other students laugh?
 Did the teacher laugh at Olivia?

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Check your answers.

 He showed a picture of Martin Luther King.

 ‘What problems did he face?’
 She felt worried.
 Olivia didn’t listen to the teacher’s question.
 No, he didn’t.

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Past simple questions
Zayn Malik/ leave / One Direction / in March 2015

Yes,
Did Zayn
he did.
Malik leave One Direction in March 2015?

Do you know the answer?

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Past simple questions

Beyonce / be born/ in London

Was Beyonce born in London?
No, she wasn’t. She was born in Texas.

Do you know the answer?

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Can you remember the rules?
Questions:
 are formed with did and the base form of the main verb
 the form is the same for regular and irregular verbs:
 Did you walk to school this morning?
 Did you go to Lisa’s party last night?

Short answers:
 are formed with Yes/No + pronoun + did/didn’t
 Did you see James yesterday?
 Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

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Make past questions.
1. Who / be / the two people
2. When / they leave / home
3. Why / they go / inside the castle
4. Who / they see / inside
5. Why / they feel / frightened
6. What / happen / next
7. How / they get away / from the castle
8. What / they tell / their friends

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Check your answers.
/ two people?the two people
1. Who1./ Whobewere the
2. When / they
2. When didleave / home?
they leave home
3. Why3./ Whythey
did go / inside theinside
they go the castle
castle?
4. Who4./ Whothey see /
did they see inside? inside
5. Why5./ Whythey feel / frightened
did they feel frightened?
6. What / happen / next
6. What happened next?

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7. How / they get away / from the castle
7. How did they get away from thefriends
their castle?
8. What / they tell /
8. What did they tell their friends?
Now answer the questions to make a story.
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Speaking
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions to tell your story.

Who were the two people? Patricia and Jake were best
friends.

When did they leave home?

They left home early in the
morning, because …

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Acknowledgements

The publishers are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright
photographs and material:
Slide 5: ©David Fisher/REX; Slide 6: ©Startraks Photo/REX

The publishers are also grateful to Silversun Media Group for the video production.

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