Past Simple — Narrative — The First Hour in a Foreign City
Grammar: Past Simple
Free ESL grammar exercise on past simple — narrative themed around the first hour in a foreign city. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on travel, practising past simple. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In a 2019 survey of 8,000 first-time international travellers, 74% used the same word to describe their arrival: overwhelming. They stepped off the plane, walked through customs, and felt it immediately.
Grammar: Past Simple
- Past simple — form
- She arrived at the airport and walked through customs. — regular verbs: add -ed
- Irregular past simple
- He found the hotel, went inside, and sat down. — memorise each form
Sample items
- She ______ her passport at customs before the officer waved her through.
- They ______ the wrong train and ended up far from their destination.
- He ______ his bags down and looked out at the unfamiliar city street.
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