Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the - Mark's ESL World

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Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English
Arranged according to tense, topic, and levels of difficulty
By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A. Mark’s ESL World ~ http://www.marksesl.com
2. Simple Past Tense
152. What is the past tense of the following words: leave, live, have, go, eat, is,
swim, run, wake, see, sing, meet, and watch?
153. Pronounce “changed, wished, washed, watched, stopped, walked.” They
are pronounced like they end with a –ta, and have no sound -- only air.
154. Where were you born?
“I was born in Gwangju. It’s a pretty big city and they’re building a
new subway there.”
155. What time did you wake up this morning?
“I woke up at 8:00 because my father woke up at 8:00.”
156. When did you leave your house this morning?
“I left at about 7:45.”
157. What did you do after you left your house this morning? “I went to school”.
158. Where did you have lunch yesterday?
“At home.” “At a restaurant down the street.”
159. What did you do yesterday?
“I met my friends and we went to a singing room”.
“I watched T.V.”
“I listened to music and went for a walk.”
160. What did you do the day before yesterday?
161. What did you do last night?
“I taught my brother mathematics. I taught him algebra /
geometry / trigonometry / calculus.”
162. How was the weather yesterday?
“It was hot and humid.” cool, rainy, foggy, snowy,