A burglar's unlucky day

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
A burglar's unlucky day
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Grammar: Past tenses
Resource type
Worksheet
Skills
Reading

This resource, based on the story of a bungled burglary, practises the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the past simple tense, with both regular and irregular verbs.

An extract from the resource:

 

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple.  Then put the story in the correct order.

A burglar’s unlucky day.

 

Then he ................................ (walk) through the house.

 

Ηe slowly ................................ (open) the door of the front room.

 

The burglar................................  (wait) until it was dark.

 

Suddenly, a huge dog ................................  (jump) out at him and ................................ (bark) loudly.

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This is lovely and saves me time! I have a class of pre-intermediate Spanish adults, but they are struggling with past forms so decided to go back to the beginning.

23/11/2013

A wonderful story for good practice!

16/06/2013

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This is lovely and saves me time! I have a class of pre-intermediate Spanish adults, but they are struggling with past forms so decided to go back to the beginning.

23/11/2013

A wonderful story for good practice!

16/06/2013

5

5

5