Writing practice:
The Past
Copy the model:
The doctor gave me a prescription yesterday.
In yellow, complete the time expression.
1) My brother/lend/ten dollars/last week.
2) My grandfather / tell/ stories/ when I was a child.
3) The author/show/ the manuscript/in March.
4) My friend Bob/give/ a CD/last Christmas.
5) Mom read / a bedtime story/last night.
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6) She kiss/ goodbye/ every time I left for school.
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7) My teacher give/ a lot of homework / when/ school
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8) My neighbor Susy ask / to water the plants/ while/ away/holiday
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9) My dad teach/ how to drive/ a child
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10) My uncle buy/ a guitar/ when kid
The Past- QUESTIONS:
Example: Why did you put on such an old suit? What a silly idea!
buy/ a small Fiat? Funny car!
Write/long email?/ waste of time!
Tell/obvious lie?/ stupid idea!
Throw away/valuable book?/ awful loss!
Get/expensive watch? / nice present!