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Read the following chart about the simple past.

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For the first activity, watch the following video on the use of the past simple. After you finish watching it, write 5 examples of sentences in the past simple.

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Some time ago, I found a Pekingese dog. I have never liked dogs, but at the time, the dog stole my heart. I saw the dog. It was lost in the street. I picked him up and went to my house. He surprised me. He knew a lot of tricks. When he was hungry, he would sit and move his paws to beg for food. He was amazing, but one day he left home and got lost again. I missed him.

That was the story of my four-legged friend. For the second task, you have to find the past tense verbs in the story and write them down.

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Now it's your turn. Based on the previous activity, write an anecdote of your own in the simple past tense.

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Time to practice, after having finished the previous activities, it's time to test your mastery of the simple past. Enter the following link and complete the past simple activity. Attach a screenshot of your results in the comments of this task.

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Positive and Negative Forms

Try making the past simple with 'be' - this English grammar exercise includes the positive and negative forms.

Click here to review how to make the past simple.
Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

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Here's a free online exercise about making the past simple positive and negative with 'be'.