✏️ Worksheet Title: “Yesterday Was a Story!” – Practicing the Simple Past
� PART 1: Reading & Noticing
Read the story and underline all the verbs in the past simple.
Yesterday was full of surprises for Dani.
He woke up late because he forgot to set his alarm. He rushed to the bus stop but missed the
bus by two minutes. Luckily, a friend passed by and gave him a ride to school. At school, he
realized he had left his homework at home. However, his teacher was kind and gave him
more time. After class, Dani and his friends went to the park, played football, and ate ice
cream. In the evening, he watched a movie with his family and finally went to bed feeling
happy.
🔍 PART 2: Vocabulary Box
Match the verbs with their base form
1. woke → ____
2. forgot → ____
3. gave → ____
4. went → ____
5. ate → ____
6. watched → ____
7. left → ____
8. played → ____
(Answer Key: wake, forget, give, go, eat, watch, leave, play)
🗣️ PART 3: Personalization
Answer these questions about your own experience yesterday. Use complete sentences in
the past simple.
1. What time did you wake up yesterday?
2. Did anything funny or surprising happen?
3. What did you eat for lunch or dinner?
4. Who did you talk to?
5. What did you do in the evening?
✍️ PART 4: Writing – “My Yesterday”
Write a short paragraph (6–8 sentences) about your day yesterday. Try to use at least 6
different verbs in the past simple.
Optional: Include something unexpected or funny to make it more interesting.