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                     
3.                       
4.                       
5.                       
6.                       
7.                       
8.                       
9.                       
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)

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

2 A    Hi, honey. 11     you      a good day? (have)

B    No, I 12     a good day. (not have) It was terrible!
A    Why? 13     the boys      late again? (get up )
B    Yes, very late. And they 14     their homework last night. (not do )
A    15     you      to the office this morning? (go)
B    Yes, but I was late, too. I 16     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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