Test on the simple past

Here's a simple test on the usage of the simple past tense.

Simple past. Irregular verbs

Here's an explanation of the simple past tense in English.
 


Here's a very useful list of irregular verbs organized in groups.

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Here you are some interesting places you can visit in the British Isles.

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The golden boys

Are you ready for a story?

Listen to it and do the exercises below.



 For each of the 10 questions below, choose the one ending that is NOT correct.

1. The narrator goes on holiday…
 a. every month
b.  every year
c. every August

2. With his family, he always goes
a. to the same beach
b. to the same town
c. to a lot of different places

3. Mr Morelli 
a. runs the café
b. doesn’t like the narrator
c. talks to the narrator’s parents

4. The narrator
a. reads books
b. plays volleyball
c. makes lots of friends

5. The Hamiltons 
a. are a family of four
b. have a red and white umbrella
c. are good friends of the narrator

6. Richard and Philip organise
a. cheese sandwiches
b. a barbecue
c. an event for everyone on the beach to come to

7. Mrs Moffat 
a. is very rich
b. always has gold jewellery
c. is very friendly

8. Mrs Moffat has lost
a. her bag
b. her purse
c. her necklace

9. Richard and Philip 
a. find Mrs Moffat’s purse
b. are asked questions by the police
c. are taken to the police station

10. The narrator
a. never goes back to the beach again
b. knows who really took the purse
c. says Richard and Philip took the purse

Taken from Learn English. British Council

My heart will go on

Are you ready for a song? Watch the video and do the following exercise:
 

Write your answers as a comment and discuss them with your classmates:

 Every night in my dreams I 1.______ you, I 2.______ you That is how I know you go on Far across the distance And spaces between us You have come to show you go on Near, far, wherever you 3. _______ I believe that the 4. _________ does go on Once more you 5. __________ And you're 6.__________ in my heart And my heart will go on and on Love can touch us one 7.________ And last for a lifetime And never let go till we're gone Love was when I 8. _________ you One true time I hold to In my life we'll 9. ____________ go on Near, far, wherever you 10._______ I believe that the 11._________ does go on Once more you 12. __________ And you're 13.__________ in my heart And my heart will go on and on You're 14._______, there's nothing I fear And I know that my 15. _____ will 16. ______ on We'll 17.  _______ forever this way 18. ______ are safe in my heart And my heart will go on and on

Hello everyone!!!!

I hope you will find this blog helpful. Here you'll find:

• some activities you have done in class 
• other ones you can do at home
• and some other resources I hope you'll enjoy.