This colorful, nine-picture ESL/EFL worksheet tells the amusing story of Sammy, a clever little squirrel who collects acorns in the park. On his way home, a mischievous crow steals his basket and flies into a tree. Unable to reach it, Sammy comes up with a clever trick: he uses a shiny spoon to distract the crow and get his precious acorns back!

Students follow the story and complete the sentences by filling in the missing verbs in the **past simple or past continuous tense**. The infinitive forms are provided in brackets to help learners choose the correct verb forms. The activity combines grammar practice with storytelling, reading comprehension, and visual clues.

Page 2 has the KEY.

An interactive quiz complements the printable worksheet. In the digital version, students type their answers into the gapfill boxes. An answer sheet with example solutions is also provided.

Language goal: Practicing narrative skills, describing past events, and distinguishing between completed actions and ongoing activities in the past.

Grammar: Past simple and past continuous; affirmative and negative forms; irregular verbs; using *while* to connect past events.

Theme: Autumn, woodland animals, clever tricks, problem-solving, and storytelling.

Intended age group: 8–14 years (young learners and lower-secondary students).

CEFR level: A2 (Elementary–Pre-intermediate).

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Sammy and the shiny trick - Picture story gapfill

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Let's do English ESL grammar exercises with picture. This colorful, nine-picture ESL/EFL worksheet tells the amusing story of Sammy, a clever little squirrel wh…