Lesson 7 past tense yesterday’s communication.

Talking about the past is done very frequently. Whenever we meet a friend, we always tell each other what you have been doing recently. Friends are always interested in each other so they want to know how we have been spending our time in the past.
 

Here are sentences that common to say:

"I went to the airport yesterday."
"I met Ann last week."
"I was an hour late for my meeting."
"I went to the bus stop, but I was 30 seconds late. A person on the street told me the bus just went by."
"I completed that task this morning."

"I was being polite so I opened the door for him."
"I stapled the papers together to keep them organized."
"The paper ripped on the bottom, so I taped them together."
"I was very interested in the topic so I paid close attention."

You may ask questions like:

"How did you enjoy the movie?"
"What time did you get home last night?"
"How was your date with Jackie?"
"How was the traffic going to the airport?"
"What have you been up to?"
"What did you do last weekend?"
"How was the party?"
"How come you didn’t come to class yesterday?"
"How did your presentation go?"

Example Conversation    
 
A: "Why didn’t you come to my party last night?"
B: "I’m sorry I couldn’t make it. I had to go visit my grandmother at the hospital."
A: "Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Is she doing ok?"
B: "They just completed a small operation and the doctors said she should recover."

A: "Did you get a chance to go to that new restaurant down the street?"
B: "Yeah. I ordered the special, but the server screwed up my order."
A: "That sucks. So what ended up happening?"
B: "They finally got my steak out, but it was overcooked. It was a terrible experience."

A: "Didn’t you finish finals week?"
B: "Don’t remind me. I think I failed most of the exams."
A: "Why did you do so terrible?"
B: "My mind just went blank. I think I overloaded my brain. I just couldn’t concentrate during the exams."
 

Practice

A: “What did you do last night?”
B: “I met some friends and we had some drinks at a bar.”
A: “Did you drink a lot?”
B: “I got so drunk that I don’t remember how I got home.”
A: “Why did you drink so much?”
B: “I was so depressed. I just wanted to forget about everything.”

A: “How was the airplane ride?”
B: “It was a twelve hour flight. It was so boring. I tried to sleep but it was too uncomfortable on the plane.”
A: “How about the movies they play on international flights?”
B: “I saw both movies they played. I was just unlucky?”
A: “Did you take a book with you?”
B: “I accidentally packed it with my luggage that I checked in.”

A: “What did you do last weekend?”
B: “I went to a party.”
A: “How was the party?”
B: “It was way too crowed and the food was gone before I got there.”
A: “What time did you get home?”
B: “It was pretty boring so I left at ten and got home before eleven.”

Good Luck with your English