Grammar point

Simple past

regular and irregular verbs

13 free materials for adult English beginners on simple past (regular and irregular verbs), from Patina's live ESOL classes: 5 sheets, 3 games, 2 readings, 3 listening exercises. Use them on a phone, in print, or on a screen.

Sheet Chores Sixteen chores, each said in the past. Eight people with a number and a name. Who mopped the floor? What did Sofia do last night? Class 18 · Silent Letters and Noisy Neighbors

Game Chore Sprint A chore appears. Type what the person did last night, the whole sentence: She mopped the floor. Then two pictures: ask the or question. Class 18 · Silent Letters and Noisy Neighbors

Sheet Simple Past Tense The verb takes -ed. Mopped sounds like t, cleaned sounds like d, dusted sounds like ed. Clap it, spell it, ask with did and or, sort nine chores by sound. Class 18 · Silent Letters and Noisy Neighbors

Game Sound Sprint Hear a chore in the past. Type t, d or ed, fast. Then a whole sentence: type the verb you hear. Class 18 · Silent Letters and Noisy Neighbors

Reading Saturday at 4B Four roommates clean the apartment. Then the neighbors upstairs start a party. Every verb ends in -ed. Answer the or questions, then write your own Saturday. Class 18 · Silent Letters and Noisy Neighbors

Listening Calling 311 Ana is calling 311 about the noise upstairs. Listen first with the script hidden, then read along, answer, and write the missing words. Class 18 · Silent Letters and Noisy Neighbors

Sheet Did and Didn't The -ed moves to did: she cleaned, did she clean?, she didn't clean. Ask, answer short, say no, all from a chore chart. Class 19 · The Town or the City

Reading City or Town? Elena rents in Queens. Sam signs the papers for a small house upstate. Read what happened and answer short: Yes, she did. Class 19 · The Town or the City

Listening Moving Day A phone call on moving day. Listen with the script hidden: who is moving, and where? Then show the script, answer the did-questions, and write the missing words. Class 19 · The Town or the City

Sheet Tech Words Sixteen computer and phone actions in pictures: click, type, save, print, email. Each verb with its past and its -ed sound. Class 21 · Technology: Then, Now and Next

Sheet Typed · Type · Will Type The same sentences then, now and next: I clicked the link yesterday. I click it every day. I will click it tomorrow. Class 21 · Technology: Then, Now and Next

Game Tech Sprint A picture appears: what did the person do yesterday? Then a time word comes too: every day, she types. Tomorrow, she will type. Class 21 · Technology: Then, Now and Next

Listening Check the Case Ruth checks her green card case online with her grandson's help. Listen first, then read along, answer, and write the missing words. Class 21 · Technology: Then, Now and Next

Related grammar:Or questions Did and didn't Clicked, click, will click