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This quirky, story-based zero-prep grammar lesson helps A2 learners master regular Past Simple verbs through engaging character work, storytelling, and interactive speaking tasks. Your students will meet 8½ colorful tenants, uncover their hidden lives, and use past-tense verbs to piece together their stories!

What’s Included

• Detailed Lesson Plan (6 pages) – step-by-step instructions, lesson timing, answer keys, and extension ideas
• Character Portraits & Introductions Students meet the characters and guess their hidden stories.
• Interactive Past Simple Chart A guided chart students complete together to reinforce form and function.
• Completed Past Simple Chart A full reference version for quick checks and discussion.
• Secret Matching Game Match past-tense sentences to the right characters and then deduce the grammar rules.
• -ed Spelling Rules Visual chart + exercise to practice regular verb endings.
• -ed Pronunciation Practice Simple rules and guided tasks for /t/, /d/, and /ɪd/ endings.
• Speaking Task – Ask & Answer Prompts Pairwork activity to build fluency using Past Simple questions.
• Class Survey – “Guess How Many” A structured speaking task that encourages interaction and review.
• Homework / Extra Practice Additional exercises for consolidation or take-home study.
• Answer Keys Easy-to-use reference for teachers and students.
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  Learning Goals
  By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
• Form regular Past Simple verbs correctly
• Apply spelling rules with confidence
• Pronounce -ed endings accurately (/t/, /d/, /ɪd/)
• Use the Past Simple to describe past actions and events
• Participate in interactive speaking tasks using the target grammar
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  Prequel Resource Available
  This lesson builds on students’ understanding of was/were. For best results, use it after: Was/Were – Grammar Lesson with Listening and Speaking Activities
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  Follow-Up Resource
  After covering irregular Past Simple verbs, you can follow this lesson with: Past Simple & Past Continuous No-Prep Lesson | Spooky Story | Grammar & Listening – a suspenseful grammar adventure that contrasts two past tenses in context.