Practising the simple past tense (regular and irregular verbs) in context through a weekend activity which can prove to be much fun.


The special thing Amy did in the weekend was preparing a chocolate cake for her kids.

We can divide the video into 2 parts. The criterion is the time: "the present time" vs. "the past time".

Notice that we use the simple past tense to talk about past events.

Watch out! The simple past is not as simple as it may seem.

In the video, you generally added "ed" at the end of the verb to put it in the simple past.

However, there were exceptions: verbs in the simple past but didn't have "ed" at the end.

These verbs belong to the "irregular verbs" category.

They have no general rules. All you have to do is learn them by heart.

Do you feel like becoming a pastry chef? Then you have to make sure you master the appropriate vocabulary for that. Here is the link of a wonderful game to help you: https://kahoot.it/challenge/03856881?challenge-id=03bf19b6-49fb-4f02-ad2b-cc35a13afcfa_1590753575170

What's the special thing Amy did in the weekend?

A telephone conversation between Amy and her friend about what the former did as special in the weekend.

Something Special For the Weekend

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. Practising the simple past tense (regular and irregular verbs) in context through a weekend activity which can pr…