1B2 STORYTELLING (narrative tenses)

Write a 50-word story using the following 6 verbs:

-Use the narrative tenses (past simple, past continuous and past perfect)
commute, break up, rain, drive, cry, arrive
-Write a title

1B2-15 (ON TUESDAYS)

A STRESSFUL MORNING by Ruth Dupiereux-Fettweis & Mª José Bayarri

I was commuting while I was thinking how I had broken up with my boyfriend. Suddenly it started to rain
and I left really sad. In addition, the car which was in front of mine drove very slowly, so I didn't arrive on
time. In that moment, I remembered that I had forgotten my umbrella and I cried bitterly."

A SAD SHORT STORY by J. Jamil Sanchez & Silvia Capilla

That day it was raining, and my girlfriend had broken up with me. For this reason, I was crying while I
was commuting and driving my car, but I never arrived.
A HAPPY END by Marisol Fernández & Rosa Giménez
It was raining when my phone rang. It was my sister. She was crying because her boyfriend had broken
up with her the day before and she was very nervous.At this moment I was commuting and I was driving
quickly to her house and I arrived on time in order to avoid a tragic end
1B2-17 (ON TUESDAYS)

A WET DAY by Marina Llopis & Paula Carbajal

I was trying to commute to my work but I wasn't able to arrive on time. First, the traffic broke up because
there had been an accident. It was driving me crazy! Then, I decided to go on foot. While I was walking it
started raining cats and dogs. Finally, I arrived at my work completely wet and crying.

A BAD DAY by Pilar Mejia and Mayte Cuenca

That day it was raining. I had met my boyfriend, but I wasn´t a good date because he decided to break
up with me. In addition, I had missed the commuter train into the city and for all this reasons I started to
cry. Then, I thought to get a taxi. The taxi driver drove very fast and so I arrived home before I had
expected. After that, I went to bed.

ANOTHER BAD DAY by Nerea Mena and Alejandro de la Concepción

It was rainning when I missed the train, because I had decided come back home to get an umbrella.
Later, I called a taxi because I commute it. During the way, taxi driver was crying when I arrived at my
job. He talked that he had broken up with his wife.
BAD DAYS CAN BE GOOD DAYS by Raquel Andres & Celia Losilla
It was raining that day, and I was crying while I was commuting to work because my boyfriend had just
broken up with me. But when I arrived at my job, my best friend showed me his new Ferrari, and he let
me drive it, so that made me happier.
------- By Pilar Morte and Anaïs Rodriguez
It was raining when I broke up with my boyfriend. I was commuting to work and I started to cry. When I
arrived at the office, I noticed that I had lost my keys at the bus. How pathetic I looked that day!

THE BREAK-UP by Lidia Daros & Miguel Estelles

Last year I broke up with my girlfriend. I remember that I was commuting when she texted me, asking me
to meet her at home. I was tired because I had driven a lot of kilometres. Suddenly it started to rain, so I
couldn’t arrive to the meeting and cried.