10A Grammar simple past: regular verbs

1 2 3

1 want a vacation 2 travel to Costa Rica 3 stay in a hotel in the jungle

4 5 6 7

4 arrive at the hotel in 5 not check their email 6 try some new foods 7 walk in the jungle
a small boat with a guide
8 9 10

8 not watch TV 9 relax on the beach 10 like their vacation very much

 a Look at the pictures about Adele and Brad’s vacation. Write sentences in the simple past.
1 Adele and Brad wanted a vacation.
2 They              
traveled to Costa Rica       
3.                       
They stayed in a hotel in the jungle
They arrived at the hotel in a small boat    
4.                  
They didn’t check their email
5.                       
6. They tried some new foods
                      
7.                  
They walked in the jungle with a guide    
They didn’t watch TV.
8.                       
9.                  
They relaxed on the beach     
They liked their vacation very much.
10.                       

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  b Test your memory. Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. Tell the story to a partner.

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 10B Grammar simple past: do, get, go, have
 a Complete the conversations. Use the verbs in parentheses in the simple past.

1 A    Good morning, Jenny. 1Did you go out last night? (go)

had a great time. (have)
B    Yes, I did. I 2    
A    What 3    
did you     ?
do (do)
5 had
B    Yesterday afternoon, I 4    
went to a baseball game with Beth and Dan. (go) Then we     
dinner at their house. (have)
A    What 6    
did you     
have for dinner? (have)
B    We 7    
had Mexican food. (have) It was great! had 3 did, do 4 went 5 had 6 did,
A         
8 go
did you      to bed late? (go ) have 7 had 8 did, go 9 got 10 Did,
do 11 Did, have
B    Yes, I did, and then I 9    
got up at six this morning. (get) 12 didn’t have 13 Did, get up 14
A    10    
Did you     
do any work this weekend? (do) didn’t do
15 Did, go 16 got
B    No, I didn’t.

2 A    Hi, honey. 11    

Did do
you      a good day? (have)
didn't have
B    No, I 12     a good day. (not have) It was terrible!
A    Why? 13    
Did the boys     
get up late again? (get up )
B    Yes, very late. And they 14    
didn’t do their homework last night. (not do )
Did
A    15    
go
you      to the office this morning? (go)
B    Yes, but I was late, too. I 16    
got an email from my boss about it. (get) He was angry.
A    Don’t worry. Tomorrow is Saturday and you can relax.

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  b Practice the dialogues on this page in pairs.

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