This lesson was created for students with Pre-intermediate level of English to revise Past Simple Tense.

Answer the question in the box below.

1. Watch the grammar video about Past Simple:




When do we use this tense?



2. What is the Past Simple of these verbs?

Present simple   Past Simple   Present simple   Past Simple

    leave                         become

    go                            think

    walk                          explain

    take                          begin

    do                            meet

    arrive                        end

    decide


3. Read the text, choose the correct option.
Last year we 1.           on holiday to France. We stayed 2.
a big old house near the sea. There 3.         the flowers and
trees and swimming pool near the house. 4.                  morning
we swam in the sea. We 5.                food in the market and
cooked 6.             at home. In the evening we 7.
music and sand songs. I really 8.                 the holiday
but I 9.          happy to come 10.            and see my
friends again.

1. went                  2. over                  3. was
   did                      in                        were
   go                       near                      are

4. in                    5. bought                6. anything
   every                     put                      dinner
   the                      made                      them

7. played                8. saw                   9   were
   carried                   interested               was
   stayed                   enjoyed                   am

10. apartment
   house
   home


4. Tell about your last holidaY.


Listen to the audio again and match.

5. Write a question for each answer.
   Where did you go?                I went to the cinema.

                                ?   I ate some ice cream.

                                ?   I woke up at 6.

                                ?   She went to school by bus.

                                ?   I phoned Sylvia.

6. Listen. Tick the statements that are true.



      Alisia                                      Tom
   Alisia enjoyed her summer holiday        Tom road bike every day
   She swam every day                       He stayed in a hotel
   The weather was sunny                    The weather was good
   She ate a lot of ice cream               They had barbecues
   She likes swimming
   She doesn't like pizza


7. Match 2 parts of the sentences together.
 Our holiday was                     and swam every day.

 We went climbing and                quite boring.

 The weather was                     great and we had
                                     barbecues every night.
 We went to the beach                rode our bikes every day.

 Because there was                   in a tent.

 We stayed                           nothing to do!


1. Watch the grammar video about Past Simple:




When do we use this tense?



2. What is the Past Simple of these verbs?

Present simple   Past Simple   Present simple   Past Simple

    leave                         become

    go                            think

    walk                          explain

    take                          begin

    do