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Past Simple with Time Expressions
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Past Simple with Time Expressions

Practice Past Simple time expressions with this A2 ESL grammar worksheet for adults. Learners practice using ago, last, yesterday, and in + year to say when past events happened and understand their correct position in sentences. Ideal for elementary English grammar practice, revision, and online ESL lessons.

A2 (Pre-intermediate)AdultsPast Simple
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1

Read the rules.

We use past time expressions with the Past Simple to say when something happened in the past.

  1. ago = before now. Put it after a period of time: two days ago, a year ago.
  2. last = the previous period: last night, last week, last year. Don’t use the before last.
  3. yesterday = the day before today: yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday evening.
  4. in + year = something happened in a specific past year: in 1999, in 2015.
2

Unscramble the words to make sentences.

3

Fill in the blanks.

4

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences!

5

Find and correct the mistakes!

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