Arbeitsblatt: Simple Past Game

(wake up) late this morning (take) taxi to the cinema she (throw) shoe at me (cut) myself shaving (not have) time for breakfast Board Game tickets (be) sold out (take) walk in the park (have) flat tire on way to work (arrive) late at work boss (not be) happy (use) public restroom Simple Past ‘A Terrible Day phone (fall) in toilet bowl (do) some work morning it (start) raining there (be) power outage she (start) screaming it (be) bad dream dog (jump) on me and (bite) me (lose) all my work girlfriend (get) even angrier (wake up) in my own bed (run) away and (slip) banana peel (not have) lunch until 13.15 (eat) hot dog instead (not take) me to hospital (go) home at 18.45 unfortunatel (be) closed (get) stuck in traffic TIP: After playing the game, why not tell or write the whole story using connecting words (e.g. and, so, then, my girlfriend first, after that, finally, etc). (call) (fall) Have fun! Answer Key an ambulance in manhole (twist) my ankle (go) to nice restaurant girlfriend (be) angry (be) late for date (have) date at 19.30 woke up late this morning. cut myself shaving. didnt had flat have time tire on my for breakfast way to work. arrived late at work. Teacher tips: Sometimes students will need to use some extra words to make correct sentences – e.g. My girlfriend got even angrier. Make sure to correct pronunciation if needed (e.g. started). My boss wasnt happy. We took taxi to the cinema. All the tickets were sold out. We took walk in the park. used public restroom. She threw shoe at me. My phone fell in the toilet bowl. did some work in the morning. It started raining. There was power outage. She started screaming at me. It was just bad dream. dog jumped on me and bit me. lost all my work. My girlfriend got even angrier. woke up in my own bed. ran away and slipped on banana peel. didnt have lunch until 13.15 We ate hot dog instead. They didnt take me to hospital. My girlfriend called an ambulance. fell in manhole. twisted my ankle. went home at 18.45. Unfortunately it was closed. We went to nice restaurant. My girlfriend was angry. was late for my date. had date at 19.30. got stuck in traffic.