ESL worksheets and activities: Past Simple Questions

Resource centre - Past simple questions

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Aim	To practise the past simple tense
Activity	Students complete sentences and questions
Organisation	Individual / pair work
Preparation	Make enough copies of the worksheet for the number of students in your class
What do I do?	1 Hand out the worksheet. 2 Students complete the sentences and corresponding questions by choosing verbs from the list and putting them in the correct form

BUY
GET UP
TRAVEL
START
EAT
GO (x2)
LEAVE

1. ______________________________________________________?
He _______________ an apple.

2. ______________________________________________________?
We _______________ to the cinema.

3. ______________________________________________________?
They _______________ by train.

4. ______________________________________________________?
I _______________ school in 1990.

5. ______________________________________________________?
I _______________ at 8:00 this morning.

6. ______________________________________________________?
The movie _______________ at 10:00.

7. ______________________________________________________?
He _______________ a new car last week.

8. ______________________________________________________?
She _______________ to see a friend.

ESL worksheets and activities - Past simple questions

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