GAMIFICATION- PAST SIMPLE

time travelquest

The past simple

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INDEX

introduction

mission 1. The english reinaissance

mission 2.The founding of the united states

REWARD

MISSION 4.The civil rights movement in the usa

MISSION 3.the industrial revolution

INTRODUCTION

Hello, time travellers!

The time machine is broken and history is all mixed up. It's up to you to fix it. You will start a journey to visit important events in places where English is spoken.

Important: you have the power! If you use the past simple correctly to describe events, you can get history back to the way it was.

MISSION 1

The english renaissance

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QUESTION 1

The Globe Theatre _____ (open) in 1599. It ______ (become) the home of Shakespeare's plays.

openned/become

opened/becomed

opened/became

QUESTION 2

Choose the correct sentence

elizabeth i is queen of england during the renaissance

Elizabeth i were queen of england during the renaissance

elizabeth i was queen of england during the renaissance

QUESTION 3

Rewrite the following sentence in the past simple negative form: Women performed on the Elizabethan stage.

women didn't performed on the elizabethan stage

women didn't perform on the elizabethan stage

Women did performed on the elizabethan stage

QUESTION 4

Select the correct past simple sentence

shakespeare has written comedies and tragedies

Shakespeare wrote comedies and tragedies

shakespeare writes comedies and tragedies

COMPLETED

MISSION

CONGRATULATIONS!

better luck next time!

Tip: Think about the regular and irregular forms of past verbs

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MISSION 2

THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES

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mission 2

01

wrote

choose the right photo

Thomas Jefferson ______ (write) the initial draft of the Declaration of Independence.

writes

mission 2

leaded

02

choose the right photo

George Washington ____ (lead) the Continental Army to victory over the British.

led

mission 2

rode

03

choose the right photo

Paul Revere _____(ride) at night to warn the colonists that the British forces were approaching.

rided

mission 2

sew

04

choose the right photo

Betsy Ross ___ (sew) the first American flag.

sewed

COMPLETED

MISSION

CONGRATULATIONS!

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MISSION 3

the industrial revolution

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select the correct date and image

1767

1768

james watt improvved the steam engine

james watt improves the steam engine

1769

james watt improved the steam engine

select the correct date and image

1872

thomas edison is creating the electric lightbulb

1876

1879

Thomas edison created the electric lightbulb

thomas edison create the electric lightbulb

select the correct date and image

1863

1800

the london underground, the world's first subway, began operating.

the London Underground, the world's first subway, begun operating.

1867

the london underground, the world's first subway, begin operating.

COMPLETED

MISSION

CONGRATULATIONS!

better luck next time!

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MISSION 4

the civil rights movement in the usa

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mission 4

rosa parks was one of the first people to fight for racial equality as she refused to give up her seat on a bus.

rosa parks is of the first people to fight for racial equality as she refuses to give up her seat on a bus.

mission 4

in 1963, martin luther king jr. given the 'i have a dream' speech in washington, dc.

in 1963, martin luther king jr. gave the 'i have a dream' speech in washington, dc.

COMPLETED

MISSION

CONGRATULATIONS!

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MISSION 1

REWARD

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