E6 G - Yesterday – Simple past verstehen

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E6 G - Yesterday – Simple past verstehen

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E6 G - Yesterday – Simple past verstehen

Mini-Beschreibung: Erkenne, dass mit dem simple past abgeschlossene Ereignisse in der Vergangenheit beschrieben werden.

Level: Klasse 6 · G-Niveau · Englisch als erste Fremdsprache · Baden-Württemberg

Learning path: Notice → understand → practise → use → feedback → use again.

Look at the picture. Think: Is this about now or about a finished time?

I can ...

1. I can understand short sentences about yesterday and last weekend.
2. I can find simple past verbs in a short text.
3. I can use a few common past forms: played, watched, visited, went, had, was.
4. I can say two or three simple sentences about a finished past event.
5. I can write a short message about yesterday.

How to get help

Try English first.

Step	Help
1 Try English	Read or listen once.
2 Hint	Look for time words: yesterday, last weekend.
3 German help	Nutze nur die kurze Deutsch-Hilfe.
4 Example	I played football yesterday.
5 Solution	Check only after you tried.

Quick start: Yesterday or now?

Today is now. Yesterday is finished.

Yesterday = a finished day before today.

Last weekend = a finished weekend before now.

Simple past helps you talk about finished events in the past.

Example: Yesterday I played football.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Das Ereignis ist vorbei. Deshalb passt die einfache Vergangenheit.

Picture timeline 1

Finished past		Yesterday		Now
	→		→
I played football.		yesterday		now

Notice: played tells you the action is finished.

Vorwissen-Check

Try English first. Choose the sentence that talks about a finished event.

Sentence	Time
I played football yesterday.	finished past
I play football on Fridays.	regular activity

Hint: Look at yesterday.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Yesterday zeigt: Das Ereignis liegt abgeschlossen in der Vergangenheit.

Example: Yesterday I watched TV.

Solution: I played football yesterday.

Notice: What happened yesterday?

Read the mini-dialogue.

Mia: What did you do yesterday?

Sam: I watched a film.

Mia: Nice. I played a game.

Sam: And last weekend I went to the park.

Notice the past words: watched · played · went

One simple idea

For a finished past event, English often uses the simple past.

Regular verbs:

play → played

watch → watched

visit → visited

Some common verbs are irregular:

go → went

have → had

be → was / were

You do not need a long verb list here. Learn a few useful forms in context.

Mini grammar: positive sentences

Pattern:

person + past verb + time

Examples:

I played football yesterday.

We watched a film last weekend.

Sam went to the park yesterday.

Mia had a picnic last weekend.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Bei regelmäßigen Verben steht oft -ed. Einige häufige Verben haben eine andere Form.

Two central error targets

1. Regular verb: play → played, not play yesterday.
2. Irregular verb: go → went, not goed.

Keep it simple. Clear meaning is more important than a perfect accent.

Picture timeline 2: Last weekend

Saturday	Sunday	Now
We had a picnic.	We watched a film.	The weekend is finished.

Say it: Last weekend we had a picnic and watched a film.

Bild- und Hörinput

First listen. Then watch again. You do not need every word.

Datei:English Grammar — Past Simple — Structure.webm

Listening mission: Can you hear a sentence about a finished past event?

Hint: Listen for yesterday or last night.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Hör zuerst nur auf Zeitwörter und Vergangenheitsformen.

Example: I watched television last night.

Short external video: regular past verbs

Video laden

YouTube

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Fortfahren Ausblenden

Watch only a short part if needed. Listen for verbs with -ed.

Task: Write down two past forms you hear.

Privacy note: You do not need an account or an upload for this task.

Vocabulary in context

English	Easy meaning	Example
yesterday	the day before today	I cooked yesterday.
last weekend	the weekend before now	We played last weekend.
played	past of play	I played football.
watched	past of watch	We watched a film.
visited	past of visit	I visited my aunt.
went	past of go	I went to the park.
had	past of have	We had a picnic.

Word bank: yesterday · last weekend · played · watched · visited · went · had

Understand: Match picture and sentence

Picture idea	Sentence
football	I played football yesterday.
film	I watched a film yesterday.
park	I went to the park last weekend.
picnic	We had a picnic last weekend.
family visit	I visited my aunt yesterday.

Hint: Find the action word.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Ordne Aktivität und Verbform zu.

Pronunciation: Say it clearly

You do not need a perfect accent. Speak so your partner can understand you.

Say and repeat:

played

watched

wanted

The -ed ending can sound different. For this course, the goal is simple: listen, copy, be clear.

Mini echo:

Teacher or audio: I played football yesterday.

You: I played football yesterday.

Teacher or audio: We watched a film last weekend.

You: We watched a film last weekend.

Recording is optional. If you record yourself, keep the file private unless you choose to share it.

Speaking: Yesterday interview

Work with a partner.

A: What did you do yesterday?

B: I __________ yesterday.

Use the word bank:

played football · watched a film · visited my aunt · went to the park · had a picnic

Then change roles.

Hint: Start with I ...

Deutsch-Hilfe: Du brauchst nur einen kurzen Satz.

Example: I watched a film yesterday.

Feedback: Did your partner understand the activity and the time?

Reading: Leo's weekend

Read once. Do not translate every word.

Last weekend Leo visited his cousin. On Saturday they played football in the park. Later they watched a film. On Sunday Leo helped in the kitchen. They had lunch together. In the evening Leo went home. He was tired, but happy.

Check:

1. Leo visited his cousin.
2. They played football.
3. They watched a film.
4. Leo helped in the kitchen.
5. Leo went home.

Hint: Underline the past verbs.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Suche Formen wie visited, played, watched, helped, had, went, was.

Reading check

Question	Answer
Who did Leo visit?	his cousin
What did they play?	football
Where did they play?	in the park
What did they watch?	a film
When did Leo go home?	on Sunday evening

Short writing output

Write three short sentences about a fictional yesterday.

Use this frame:

Yesterday I __________.

Then I __________.

In the evening I __________.

Word bank: played · watched · visited · went · had · helped

Example:

Yesterday I visited my cousin.

Then I played football.

In the evening I watched a film.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Nutze erfundene Angaben, wenn du nichts Persönliches schreiben möchtest.

Self-check:

1. Did I use a past verb?
2. Did I use a time word?
3. Are my sentences easy to understand?

Mini language mediation

A German friend says:

„Lina war gestern im Park. Sie spielte Fußball und hatte danach ein Picknick.“

Your English-speaking partner asks: What did Lina do yesterday?

Try English first.

Hint: Use went · played · had.

German help: Du gibst nur die wichtigsten Informationen weiter. Keine Wort-für-Wort-Übersetzung.

Example start: Lina went ...

Solution: Lina went to the park yesterday. She played football and had a picnic.

Feedback: Check and improve

Look at the sentence:

Yesterday I go to the park.

Can you improve it?

Hint: go has a special past form.

German help: Das Ereignis ist abgeschlossen.

Example: go → went

Solution: Yesterday I went to the park.

Now check:

Last weekend we watch a film.

Solution: Last weekend we watched a film.

Use again: My mini report

Say or write a mini report with two ideas.

Starter:

Last weekend I __________.

Then I __________.

Option A: real information.

Option B: fictional information.

Both are fine.

Safety: Do not upload private recordings or personal data for this course. External AI tools are not needed. If you use AI in class, check the output and write the final sentences yourself.

Wiederholung in 60 seconds

Remember:

1. Yesterday and last weekend point to a finished past time.
2. Simple past tells us about finished events.
3. Many regular verbs end in -ed.
4. Some common verbs change: go → went, have → had.
5. Clear meaning is more important than a perfect accent.

Can-do check

Mark for yourself:

I can ...	Not yet	With help	Yes
understand yesterday and last weekend	□	□	□
find a simple past verb	□	□	□
understand played, watched, went and had	□	□	□
say two sentences about a finished past event	□	□	□
write three short past sentences	□	□	□

If you need more practice, use the same sentence starters again with new pictures.

Optional media practice

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Fortfahren Ausblenden

Optional only: Listen for a few irregular past forms. You do not need to learn the full list now.

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

Which sentence talks about a finished event yesterday? (I played football yesterday.) (!I play football every Friday.) (!I am football.) (!I play tomorrow.)

Which time word points to a finished past day? (yesterday) (!now) (!today) (!every day)

What is the simple past of play? (played) (!play) (!plays) (!playing)

What is the simple past of watch? (watched) (!watch) (!watches) (!watching)

What is the simple past of go? (went) (!goed) (!goes) (!going)

What is the simple past of have? (had) (!haved) (!has) (!having)

Which sentence fits last weekend? (We had a picnic last weekend.) (!We have a picnic now.) (!We are a picnic.) (!We picnic tomorrow.)

Which word is the past form in this sentence: I visited my aunt yesterday? (visited) (!aunt) (!my) (!yesterday)

What is the main idea of the simple past in this course? (It describes finished events in the past.) (!It only describes the future.) (!It names colours.) (!It only asks for the time.)

Which sentence is correct? (Yesterday I went to the park.) (!Yesterday I goed to the park.) (!Yesterday I going to the park.) (!Yesterday I goes to the park.)

Memory

yesterday	finished past day
last weekend	finished weekend
play	played
watch	watched
go	went
have	had

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
played	football yesterday
watched	a film yesterday
went	to the park
had	a picnic
visited	a cousin

Kreuzworträtsel

yesterday	Which word means the day before today?
played	What is the past form of play?
watched	What is the past form of watch?
went	What is the past form of go?
finished	A past event is already what?
weekend	Complete the phrase last what?

Lückentext

Vervollständige den Text.

The day before today is .

A finished event in the past can use the .

The past form of play is .

The past form of watch is .

The past form of go is .

The past form of have is .

A useful past time phrase is .

In the sentence I visited my cousin, the past verb is .

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

1. Yesterday picture sentence: Choose one picture in this MOOC and write one simple past sentence about it.
2. Past verb cards: Make six small cards with play, watch, visit, go, have and help. Put the past form on the back.
3. Mini speaking: Say two fictional sentences that start with Yesterday I ...
4. Time words: Draw a tiny timeline with yesterday, last weekend and now.

Standard

1. My fictional weekend: Write four short sentences about a fictional last weekend.
2. Picture dialogue: Create a four-line dialogue with What did you do yesterday?
3. Past verb hunt: Find all simple past verbs in the reading text and sort them into regular and irregular.
4. Private voice practice: Read your three-sentence text aloud. Recording is optional and should stay private unless you choose otherwise.

Schwer

1. Weekend comic: Draw a four-picture comic and add one simple past sentence to each picture.
2. Mini interview: Interview a partner about a fictional yesterday and write three notes.
3. Language mediation task: Turn a short German message about yesterday into two simple English sentences without translating every word.
4. Error detective: Write three wrong past sentences and then correct them. Use only the verbs from this course.

Lernkontrolle

1. Timeline transfer: You see three pictures: football, picnic, film. Put them on a finished weekend timeline and write one simple past sentence for each picture.
2. Meaning first: Explain in simple German why Yesterday I went to the park uses a past form.
3. Mini report: Write a four-sentence fictional report about last weekend. Use at least one regular and one irregular past verb.
4. Speaking transfer: Ask a partner What did you do yesterday? React to the answer and report one detail back.
5. Self-correction: Correct these ideas without a verb list: Yesterday I go to the park. Last weekend we watch a film. Explain what you changed.

Lernnachweis

For a short learning check, you should be able to:

1. understand the time words yesterday and last weekend.
2. recognise that the event is finished.
3. recognise and use a few regular past forms with -ed.
4. recognise and use the common forms went, had and was.
5. understand a short past text with picture support.
6. say two or three clear sentences about a finished past event.
7. write a short supported message in the simple past.
8. use hints and a word bank before checking the solution.

OERs zum Thema

The Wikimedia Commons files used in this MOOC link to their own file pages with author and licence information.

Verknüpfte Lernbereiche

Simple Past Yesterday Last weekend Englische Verben Regelmäßige Verben im Englischen Unregelmäßige Verben im Englischen Hörverstehen Englisch Sprechen Englisch Schreiben Englisch

Folgekurs

Next step:

E6 G - Last weekend – Simple past anwenden

There you use the same past forms in a short weekend story.