Extra Activity # 6: The Past Part A

Stories about my past. Complete the stories with the verbs. In each case, there is an extra verb. couldnt didnt stayed went told lived said My best holidays were when we ...................... with my grandmother. She ................... in the countryside in the south of Ireland. I lived in London and I ....................... play outdoors in the city, but in Ireland, I ............................ camping and rode my bike. My grandma .................. have a television, so she .................... us stories in the evening. Those were very happy days.

rented spent went made swam ate I usually ........................... my holidays on the beach when I was a child. We .................... a little cottage in the Mediterranean. I always ....................... in the sea for hours and ........................... sandcastles. In the evenings, my brother and I always ........................ out for icecream.

Write about a good holiday you went on or a special event that happened during your childhood .

Part B

A complicated weekend 1. Complete the e-mail with the past forms of these verbs: wake up are arent is(2) have go(2) cant not hear stay leave forget take From: anasmith@yahoo.com To: jjones@gmail.com Subject: What a weekend!

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Hi J! How are you? Hope you are fine. I cant say so, though. I ................a terrible weekend! On Saturday I ............................. the alarm clock so I ..................... very late! I ................ to the supermarket and there .................... a lot of people because there ............... an important discount. I bought a lot of things, but when I ...................... to the check-out I realised I ......................... my debit card at home! I ....................... believe it! In the evening, Paul and I .......................... to a restaurant. We ordered meat and potatoes, but when the waiter brought our order, the meat .................... cold! When we ..................... the restaurant, there ............................. any buses, so we .................... a taxi. It cost us a fortune! On Sunday, I ......................................... in my house all day! What about you? Was your weekend terrible or terrific? Write soon! Ana.

2. Write an e-mail describing your last weekend. From: To: Subject: