BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6

Past simple - regular & irregular verbs, positive, questions, negatives, spelling (irregulars)

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 1

Welcome to Unit 6! You're going to meet lots of interesting and exciting people - and learn about the past simple tense. In Session 1, Emma does a pub quiz about some great achievers. Join her team and see if you know the answers. Then, listen to the after-quiz conversation and hear examples of the past simple tense in action.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 1 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 1 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 1 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 2

It's time to learn more about the past simple tense. We’ll find out when to use it and learn how to make positives, negatives and questions. Then we'll put them into practice by interviewing a famous footballer!

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 2 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 2 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 2 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 2 / Activity 4

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 2 / Activity 5

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 3

Does learning English help your career? Meet someone who thinks it does and hear how she talks about her life in past simple tense. Then, learn how to pronounce past simple verbs correctly.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 3 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 3 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 3 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 4

So you've learnt about past simple tense - now it's time to put it to use. Listen to some stories of childhood heroes - and tell us about your own hero.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 4 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 4 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 5

Listen to episode 6 of our drama, The Race: Could this be the end for the round-the-world adventure?

After that, find out what you've learnt from this unit in the Weekly Quiz.

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 5 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 5 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 5 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 6 / Session 5 / Activity 4