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EFL and ESL Printable GRAMMAR WORKSHEET KIDS SIMPLE PAST Irregular negative and questions

1 A Hero. Read.

Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king.

Did he fight?

Yes, he did.

Did he win?

Yes, he did.

He won Egypt to begin with!

Did he die after that?

No, he didn’t. He didn’t stop. He won more!

What else did he do?

He built 70 cities.

Wow, the man was great!

That’s why people called him Alexander The Great.

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2 Match questions with answers. Then, check your score with the answer key.

1 When was Alexander the Great born?

2 When did he die?

3 What did he do?

4 Did he marry?

5 Who was Bucephalus?

6 Did he fight with guns?

SCORE

A Yes, he did. He had three wives. __4__

B June 10, 323 BCE. _____

C It was his horse. _____

d He conquered Persia, Egypt, and part of India. ______

E No, he didn’t. He used a sword. _____

F July 26, 356 BCE. _______

3 Unscramble the rhyme. Read it. Then ask your partner the questions.

1 you/ did/ What/ do/ when you were four? What did you do when you were four?

2 play/ you/ with robots/Did? ______________________________?

3 p

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3

5

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3 do/What/ did/ you /when you were five? ________________________________?

4 a bike/ride/you/Did? ________________________________?

5 when you were six/you/did/What/do? ________________________________?

6 play/Did/ you/ hide and seek? ________________________________?

7 you/ do /when you were seven/What/did? _____________________________?

8 play/ computer games/you/Did? _________________________________?

4 Correct or confirm the statements about you.

1 You had a red bike.

No, I didn’t have a red bike. / Yes, I had a red bike.

2 Your parents traveled to Italy last year.

My parents _________________________________.

3 You celebrated your last birthday in your grandmother’s home.

I ___________________________________________.

4 Soccer was the first sport you played.

____________________________________________.

5 Your best kindergarten friend was very tall.

____________________________________________.

6 You bought a new game yesterday.

________________________________________________

5 Work with a partner

1 Choose a famous person from the past from the chart below.

2 Your partner has to guess the name of the person by asking questions.

For example:

Was he from Italy?

Yes, he was.

Was he an explorer?

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No, he wasn’t.

Did he paint The Mona Lisa?

Yes, he did.

Was he Leonardo Da Vinci?

Yes, he was!

Amelia Earhart

American pilot – first woman to

fly solo across the Atlantic

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian painter, inventor

painted The Mona Lisa

Walt Disney

American film producer- created

Mickey Mouse and Disney theme

parks.

Christopher Colombus

Italian explorer- discovered

America

Sir Stanley Matthews

Great English footballer –

first footballer to get a

knighthood

Alexander Bell

American inventor

invented the telephone

Scroll down for the answer key

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Answer key GRAMMAR WORKSHEET KIDS SIMPLE PAST Irregular negative and questions

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A 4

B 2

C 5

D 3

E 6

F 1

3

2 Did you play with robots?

3 What did you do when you were five?

4 Did you ride a bike?

5 What did you do when you were six?

6 Did you play hide and seek?

7 What did you do when you were seven?

8 Did you play computer games?

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per students

5

per students

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