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Questions with the simple past

What did you do yesterday ? - I ..............................

Where did you go last Saturday ? - I went to ..............................

What did you visit during the holidays ? - I ..............................Paris.

What did you eat last night ? - I ate ...............................

When did you tidy your bedroom ? - I tidied my room ..............................

What did you read last week ? - I read ..............................

What programmes did you watch last week ? - I watched ...........................

What did you drink at the weekend ? - I drank ..............................

What time did you sleep last night ? - I slept at ..............................

What didn't you do last holidays ? I didn't go to ...............................

What music did you listen to last week ? - I listened to ...............................

What present did you have for Christmas ? - I had a ..............................

When were you born ? - I was born on ..............................

Where were you at school three years ago ? I was at ...............................

Did you watch the TV last Wednesday ? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Did you read a book  on Sunday ? No, I didn't. / Yes, I did.

Did you go to the cinema at the weekend ? No, I didn't. / Yes, I did.

Did you listen to the radio last night ? No, I didn't. / Yes, I did.

Did you go to the cinema during the holidays ? No, I didn't. / Yes, I did.

Did you play video games last night ? No, I didn't. / Yes, I did.

 

Pairwork : Write a dialogue about the past

 

Talking about the past.

Past time Clauses

yesterday - hier

the day before yesterday - avant hier

last week - la semaine dernière

last holidays - les vacances dernières

last year - l'année dernière

last Wednesday - lundi dernier

last night - hier soir

four days ago - il y a quatre jours

seven years ago - il y a sept ans

In 1997 - en 1997

On the 1st January - le 1 janvier

 

Imagine you are two people talking about their pasts.

12/1 test the past

time clauses, questions, dialogue, Christmas

Regular verbs

visit - visited - visiter

play - played - jouer

watch - watched - regarder

listen to - listened to - écouter

tidy - tidied - ranger

chat - chatted

surf - surfed

 

 

 

Irregular verbs

eat - ate - manger

go - went - aller

drink - drank - boire

read - read - lire

do - did - faire

write -wrote - écrire

be - was, were - être

have - had - avoir

sleep - slept - dormir

buy - bought - acheter

swim - swam - nager