2B
A
All in the past
In these sentences, the past simple verbs in bold
are in the wrong places. Re-organise them so the
sentences make sense.
C
break draw fall go have hit read win
1 Jasmine is in hospital. Yesterday, she taught off her
horse and read her leg.
When you were a child, did you
2 I fell the Arsenal-Liverpool match live on TV. It was
great!
1
off your bike?
2
comic books?
3 Jack was exhausted after he broke 50 lengths of the
pool.
3
lots of pictures?
4
camping with your family?
4 Sally hit the rules about cricket before she swam to
the match, but she still didn’t understand the game!
5
a sports competition?
6
a bone?
7
your brother or sister?
8
a favourite toy?
5 The boxer saw his opponent really hard and
knocked him out.
6 Terry’s father went him how to play golf when he
was just four years old.
B
Complete the questions with an infinitive verb in the box.
These sentences are all in the past simple. Rewrite
them, making the affirmative sentences negative and
the negative sentences affirmative.
1 He took lots of photos of the skiers and
snowboarders.
2 The rugby match didn’t begin on time.
3 She said ‘Congratulations’ to her opponent.
4 I didn’t leave my sports kit at home.
5 He ran very fast, won the race and was very happy.
6 The referee didn’t give the player a red card.
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D
In pairs, ask and answer the questions from C. Give as
much information as possible and make sure you use the
past simple!
When you were a child, did
you fall off your bike?
Yes, I did. When I was five, I fell off
my bike and hurt my arm! It was
very painful and I cried a lot.
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2B All in the past
Aims To review and extend irregular past simple verbs in
affirmative, negative and question forms
Time 15 minutes
Materials 1 handout for each student
• Give each student a copy of the handout and ask them
to look at task A. Some of the past simple forms do not
appear in the Student’s Book, so students might want to
use dictionaries.
ANSWER KEY
… she fell off her horse and broke her leg.
I saw the Arsenal-Liverpool match …
… after he swam 50 lengths …
Sally read the rules about cricket before she went to
the match …
5 The boxer hit his opponent really hard …
6 Terry’s father taught him how to play golf …
• In task B, students change affirmative forms to negative
and vice versa. With number five, remind them not to use
did / didn’t with the verb be.
1
2
3
4
ANSWER KEY
1 He didn’t take lots of photos of the skiers and
snowboarders.
2 The rugby match began on time.
3 She didn’t say ‘Congratulations’ to her opponent.
4 I left my sports kit at home.
5 He didn’t run very fast, didn’t win the race and wasn’t
very happy.
6 The referee gave the player a red card.
• In task C, students complete the past simple questions.
ANSWER KEY
1 fall
3draw
5win
7hit
2 read
4go
6break
8have
• For task D, working in pairs, students ask and answer the
questions from C about their childhood.
• As a follow-on task, students write a paragraph about their
partner’s childhood, using the details they found out in D.
Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate
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