Past simple and question forms. 5 past simple

1.

Past simple
and question forms
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2.

Past simple regular and irregular
show
ask
felt
feel
laugh
ed
ed
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3.

Now
the questions.
Read answer
the questions.
Then watch the video.
Who did the teacher show in the picture?
What question did the teacher ask Olivia?
How did Olivia feel?
Why did the other students laugh?
Did the teacher laugh at Olivia?
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4.

Check your answers.
He showed a picture of Martin Luther King.
‘What problems did he face?’
She felt worried.
Olivia didn’t listen to the teacher’s question.
No, he didn’t.
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5.

Past simple questions
Zayn Malik/ leave / One Direction / in March 2015
Yes,
Did Zayn
he did.
Malik leave One Direction in March 2015?
Do you know the answer?
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6.

Past simple questions
Beyonce / be born/ in London
Was Beyonce born in London?
No, she wasn’t. She was born in Texas.
Do you know the answer?
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7.

Can you remember the rules?
Questions:
are formed with did and the base form of the main verb
the form is the same for regular and irregular verbs:
Did you walk to school this morning?
Did you go to Lisa’s party last night?
Short answers:
are formed with Yes/No + pronoun + did/didn’t
Did you see James yesterday?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
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8.

Make past questions.
1. Who
2. When
3. Why
4. Who
5. Why
6. What
7. How
8. What
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
be
they leave
they go
they see
they feel
happen
they get away
they tell
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
the two people
home
inside the castle
inside
frightened
next
from the castle
their friends
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Check your answers.
the two people
1. Who1. Who
/ bewere the two people?
/
home
2. When
/ they
2. When
didleave
they leave/ home?
the castle
3. Why3. Why
/ they
/ the inside
did go
they go inside
castle?
inside
4. Who4. Who
/ they
see
/
did they see inside?
frightened
5. Why5. Why
/ they
feel
/
did they feel frightened?
next
6. What / happen
/
6. What happened next?
from the castle
7. How
/ they get away /
7. How did they get away from
the
castle?
their friends
8. What / they tell
/
8. What did they tell their friends?
Now answer the questions to make a story.
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10.

Speaking
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions to tell your story.
Who were the two people?
When did they leave home?
Patricia and Jake were best
friends.
They left home early in the
morning, because …
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Acknowledgements
The publishers are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright
photographs and material:
Slide 5: ©David Fisher/REX; Slide 6: ©Startraks Photo/REX
The publishers are also grateful to Silversun Media Group for the video production.
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