The Past Tense Watch the video  Tell your partner what happened in the video Use the past simple and continuous
Fixing a light switch
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below there /   be  /  two men first man /  repair  / a light switch second man /  hold  / a torch /  eat  / a banana first man /  touch  / the wires /  start  shaking second man  /  start  screaming first man /  start  laughing second man /  be  /  angry / and /  throw  / banana
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below There were two men first man /  repair  / a light switch second man /  hold  / a torch /  eat  / a banana first man /  touch  / the wires / start shaking second man  /  start  screaming first man /  start  laughing second man /  be  /  angry / and /  throw  / banana
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch second man /  hold  / a torch /  eat  / a banana first man /  touch  / the wires / start shaking second man  /  start  screaming first man /  start  laughing second man /  be  /  angry / and /  throw  / banana
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch  and eating a banana first man /  touch  / the wires /  start  shaking second man  /  start  screaming first man /  start  laughing second man /   be  /  angry / and /  throw  / banana
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch  and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking second man  /  start  screaming first man /  start  laughing second man /  be  /  angry / and / throw / banana
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch  and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking The second man  started screaming first man /  start  laughing second man /  be  /  angry / and /  throw  / banana
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch  and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking The second man  started screaming The first man  started laughing second man /  be  /  angry / and /  throw  / banana
Tell your partner what happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch  and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking The second man  started screaming The first man  started laughing The second man was angry and threw his banana at him
Instructions Student A : Watch the video and then tell your  partner what happened Student B : Turn around. Don’t  watch the video.  Your partner will tell you what happened
The Bear and the Fish
Instructions Student B : Watch the video and then tell your  partner what happened Student A : Turn around. Don’t   watch the video.  Your partner will tell you what happened
The Ape in the Zoo

Past simple

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    The Past TenseWatch the video Tell your partner what happened in the video Use the past simple and continuous
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    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below there / be / two men first man / repair / a light switch second man / hold / a torch / eat / a banana first man / touch / the wires / start shaking second man / start screaming first man / start laughing second man / be / angry / and / throw / banana
  • 4.
    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below There were two men first man / repair / a light switch second man / hold / a torch / eat / a banana first man / touch / the wires / start shaking second man / start screaming first man / start laughing second man / be / angry / and / throw / banana
  • 5.
    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch second man / hold / a torch / eat / a banana first man / touch / the wires / start shaking second man / start screaming first man / start laughing second man / be / angry / and / throw / banana
  • 6.
    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch and eating a banana first man / touch / the wires / start shaking second man / start screaming first man / start laughing second man / be / angry / and / throw / banana
  • 7.
    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking second man / start screaming first man / start laughing second man / be / angry / and / throw / banana
  • 8.
    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking The second man started screaming first man / start laughing second man / be / angry / and / throw / banana
  • 9.
    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking The second man started screaming The first man started laughing second man / be / angry / and / throw / banana
  • 10.
    Tell your partnerwhat happened – use the words below There were two men The first man was repairing a light switch The second man was holding a torch and eating a banana The first man touched the wires and started shaking The second man started screaming The first man started laughing The second man was angry and threw his banana at him
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    Instructions Student A: Watch the video and then tell your partner what happened Student B : Turn around. Don’t watch the video. Your partner will tell you what happened
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    The Bear andthe Fish
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    Instructions Student B: Watch the video and then tell your partner what happened Student A : Turn around. Don’t watch the video. Your partner will tell you what happened
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    The Ape inthe Zoo