SIMPLE PAST

Teacher: Marilyn Heras

 Story Time

Do you know these popular stories?

1)Hansel and Gretel 2)Little Red Riding Hood 3)Sherlock Holmes

4) Beauty and the Beast 5)Robin Hood 6)The Little Mermaid

A B C D E F

Did you read stories when you were young? Which one was your favourite?
Simple Past
◦ El simple past se usa para oraciones en las que la idea, el acto o el estado ya se completó.

◦ For example:

◦A year ago, I ate in that restaurant.

◦I was born in 1998.
 Past form of verb to be
◦ Verb to be : WAS – WERE ( depending on the person we are talking about)

◦ I am a teacher / I was a teacher.

◦ She is a singer / She was a singer.

◦ You are a student / You were a student.

◦ They are friends / They were friends.
Activity n°1
Present simple Past simple
live ……………………..
Regular and Irregular verbs sleep ……………………..
grow ……………………..
cut ……………………..
cast ……………………..
marry ……………………..
be ……………………..
take ……………………..

Present simple Past simple

be ……………………..
eat ……………………..
make ……………………..
build ……………………..
use ……………………..
blow ……………………..
try ……………………..
fall ……………………..
 Activity n° 2
Complete the stories with the words in the box:

Sleeping Beauty
lived lived woke slept took was cast
grew came married cut saw

A long time ago there _________ a beautiful princess . She __________in a very high
tower. A wicked fairy ___________ a spell and the princess ________ for a hundred
years. A big forest _________ around the tower. One day a handsome prince ________ to
the tower. He ________ his sword and _________ the trees. He ________ the princess
and ______ her with a kiss. The prince ____________ the princess and they ______
happily ever after.
The Three Little Pigs
made tried ate built were lived fell blew was used
came

Once upon a time there ___________ three little pigs. One _________ a house with straw,
one _________ a house with wood and the other _________ bricks. One day a big bad wolf
_________ and _________ to destroy the houses. He ________ on each house. The
houses of straw and wood _________ down and he ______ the pigs. The house of bricks
________ very strong so the final pig _______ a long and happy life.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU – ADELE
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in past tense.

I ___________ hear) that you're settled down

That you ___________ (find) a girl and you're married now
I ___________ hear) that your dreams ____________ (come) true
Guess she ____________(give) you things I _______________ (not give) to you

Old friend, why are you so shy?

Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light

I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited

But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I ____________ (have) hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me, it isn't over

Never mind, I'll find someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you ___________ ( say)
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

You know how the time flies

Only yesterday ____________(is) the time of our lives
We ____________(are) born and ____________ (raise) in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days

I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited

But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I ____________ (have) hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me, it isn't over