CONTENT• Past simple irregular

• Past simple questions

After watching the video, answer this question.

Where did the father go on

vacation when he was a kid?(VIDEO: English @ the Movies 'Stand On its Own')

He went to…

Activities to do during a vacation trip

Swim with dolphins Buy souvenirs

Try the local food

Go sightseeing

Take pictures Go sunbathing

What did you do on your last vacation?

On my last vacation I went to Mazatlán, I went sunbathing, I tried the local food, I ate sea food, I love sea food.

I visited Isla de la Piedra, we went on a boat, I took lots of pictures.

I took a Pulmonía, that is transportation for tourists but the problem was that it was quite expensive so later I had to take the bus to get to other places.

I visited the Local Aquarium and I saw a show with birds.

I loved last summer vacation, it was great.

What is the past of these verbs?

took saw went said got ate

had felt wrote bought came thought

did Was/

weremade gave wore drank

lost broke sang grew slept rang

fell flew caught forgot fought stood

paid knew sold threw began taught

took saw went said got ate

had felt wrote bought came thought

did Was/

weremade gave wore drank

lost broke sang grew slept rang

fell flew caught forgot fought stood

paid knew sold threw began taught

WH QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE

Write questions for these answers. Use who, what or which instead of the words that are underlined.

Example: John hit Fred.

Who did John hit?

1 Frances made a great dinner.

_____________________________________________?

2 She played tennis.

_____________________________________________?

3 I spoke to the woman at the reception desk.

_____________________________________________?

4 He bought the purple one.

_____________________________________________?

5 She played against the whole team.

_____________________________________________?

What did Frances make?

What did she play?

Who did you speak to?

Which one did he buy?

Who did she play against?

Speaking activity

In pairs, tell your classmates what you did on last vacations.

On last vacations, I went…. And visited…

Ask more questionsDid you swim? Did you visited…?, what did you buy? What did you eat?…Did you get sick?

Vocabulary: Adventure

qualifications

dangerous

temperatures

awakestorms

wear

boat

dead

letters

hours

bike

use

exam

practical

dangerous

drivers

had to

didn’t need to

Speaking activityImagine that you did 2 of these jobs last year:

• Shop assistant, waiter, babysitter, Deep sea fisherman, firefighter, dog trainer.

Say what you had to / didn’t have to do.

Last year, I was working as a dog trainer and I had to…

Remember to use simple past sentences.