Hook

How do you tell a friend a short story about what you did last weekend? Let’s put everything from this module together.

Notice

Read this short narration:

“Last weekend was great. On Saturday morning, I went shopping with my sister. We bought some new shoes. In the afternoon, we watched a movie at home. On Sunday, I visited my grandparents. We ate lunch together and talked for hours. It was a relaxing weekend.”

Rule

A simple past narration usually:

  • starts with a time expression (Last weekend, On Saturday…)
  • uses was/were for states and regular/irregular past verbs for actions
  • connects ideas in time order (first, then, after that, in the afternoon)
  • ends with a short opinion or summary sentence

Practice

  1. Complete: Last weekend ___ (be) fun. (Answer: was)
  2. Complete: On Saturday, I ___ (go) to the market. (Answer: went)
  3. Complete: We ___ (watch) a movie together. (Answer: watched)
  4. Put in time order: 1) I ate breakfast 2) I went to bed 3) I had dinner (Answer: 1, 3, 2)
  5. Write 2 sentences about what you did last weekend, using at least one regular and one irregular verb. (Answer: e.g. I cleaned my room. Then I went to the park.)

Connect

Review verb forms with our Vocabulary lessons before your Can-Do Task.

Try the Vocabulary Lessons →

CEFR A1: Writing — can write a short, simple narration of past personal experiences using connected sentences.

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