We use Present Simple to talk about routines and things
we do daily. We use Past Simple to talk about things that started and finished in the past.
I eat a bone every day.
Yesterday, I ate a bone.
I love learning English.
A. Turn the text in Present Simple into
Past Simple sentences. Mr. Crumble is a bus driver. Every day he gets up at 8:00 a.m. and prepares for his day. He showers, eats his breakfast, and puts on his uniform. His wife drives him to the station where he checks in with his supervisor. Then, he gets on Bus #208 and starts the engine. He pulls out of the parking lot and begins his route. At his first stop, he picks up Mrs. Lee, who lives in a green house on the corner of Main Street and Seventh Avenue. She works at the post office and has to be to work by 10:00. At the next stop, the Bartlett twins get on the bus. They attend class at Bayside Elementary. More children get on at the next three stops, and they ride until the bus reaches their school. Mr. Crumble enjoys seeing the kids every day and is happy to see them again in the afternoon when he drives them safely back home. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .............................................
B. Correct the mistakes youll find in
the next sentences. Yesterday, I go to the shopping center. Where did you went yesterday? How often do you goes to the cinema? There were a cinema here. How did I got to go? Did I visited you yesterday? She didnt speaks English well. Mr. Crumble werent our English teacher. I didnt sat down when teacher tells it to me.
C. Turn from Present to Past.
I go to school every day. _______________________ I drink milk for breakfast. _______________________ Children love to play tennis. _______________________ They dont go there because they dont like it. _______________________ That twins visit their granny every Saturday. _______________________