Past Simple
Talking About Yesterday
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🎧 Read/Listen first
Yesterday, I went to the park. I saw my friend there. We played games and had fun. Later, I ate lunch at a café. I enjoyed a sandwich and a drink. After lunch, I walked home. It was a nice day.
⚡ Learning goals
- Use the past simple tense
- Talk about yesterday's activities
- Understand simple past sentences
🔑 Key language
- I went to the park. I went to the park yesterday.
- I saw my friend. I saw my friend at the café.
- I enjoyed my lunch. I enjoyed my sandwich.
🌍 Global comprehension
AI writing analysis
Task: Write about what you did yesterday.
Use the past simple tense.
Success criteria: Use correct past simple forms.
- went
- saw
- enjoyed
- lunch
- park
- past simple
- subject-verb agreement
✍️ Vocabulary
🧠 Flashcards interactives
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⚙️ Rules & Grammar
🟣 Using the Past Simple
Rule:
The past simple is used to talk about actions that happened in the past. For example, 'I went to the park.'
- I played games yesterday.
- I saw my friend at the café.
- I go to the park yesterday. → I went to the park yesterday.
- I seen my friend. → I saw my friend.
🟣 Talking About Yesterday
Rule:
Use 'yesterday' to talk about the day before today. For example, 'Yesterday, I saw my friend.'
- Yesterday, I ate lunch.
- Yesterday, I played games.
- I see my friend yesterday. → I saw my friend yesterday.
- I eat lunch yesterday. → I ate lunch yesterday.
🟣 Using 'saw' in Sentences
Rule:
Use 'saw' to talk about seeing someone in the past. For example, 'I saw my friend yesterday.'
- I saw my teacher at school.
- I saw a movie last night.
- I see my friend yesterday. → I saw my friend yesterday.
- I seen my teacher. → I saw my teacher.
🟣 Enjoying Activities
Rule:
Use 'enjoyed' to talk about things you liked in the past. For example, 'I enjoyed my lunch.'
- I enjoyed the movie.
- I enjoyed playing games.
- I enjoy my lunch yesterday. → I enjoyed my lunch yesterday.
- I enjoyed to play. → I enjoyed playing.
🧩 Guided practice
Mini-dialogue:
I went to the park yesterday. I saw my friend. We enjoyed our time.
Why this matters:
This language helps you talk about your past activities.
Verb & Adjective Pack:
Use the past simple to share your experiences.
AI oral analysis
Oral task: Write about what you did yesterday.
Use the past simple tense.
Success criteria: Use correct past simple forms.
- went
- saw
- enjoyed
- lunch
- park
- past simple
- subject-verb agreement
🚀 Quick challenge
Listen to the model, repeat aloud, then retry to improve your score.
AI Conversation Mission
You are talking about your day yesterday.
- Share what you did yesterday.
- Mention who you saw.
- Describe what you enjoyed.
Use simple sentences.