(wake up) late this morning	(cut) myself shaving	(not have) time for breakfast	(have) a flat tire on way to work	(arrive) late at work
					boss (not be) happy
(take) taxi to the cinema	tickets (be) sold out	(take) a walk in the park	(use) public restroom	phone (fall) in toilet bowl	(do) some work morning
she (throw) a shoe at me				it (start) raining	there (be) power outage
she (start) screaming	it (be) bad dream			a dog (jump) on me and (bite) me	I (lose) all my work
girlfriend (get) even angrier	I (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	my girlfriend (call) an ambulance	I (fall) in a manhole	I (twist) my ankle	(go) home at 18.45
unfortunately (be) closed	(go) to nice restaurant	girlfriend (be) angry	(be) late for date	(have) a date at 19.30	(get) stuck in traffic

	I woke up late this morning.	I cut myself shaving.	I didn't have time for breakfast	I had a flat tire on my way to work.	I arrived late at work.
					My boss wasn't happy.
We took a taxi to the cinema.	All the tickets were sold out.	We took a walk in the park.	I used a public restroom.	My phone fell in the toilet bowl.	I did some work in the morning.
She threw a shoe at me.				It started raining.	There was a power outage.
She started screaming at me.	It was just a bad dream.			A dog jumped on me and bit me.	I lost all my work.
My girlfriend got even angrier.	I woke up in my own bed.			I ran away and slipped on a banana peel.	I didn't have lunch until 13.15
We ate a hot dog instead.	They didn't take me to hospital.	My girlfriend called an ambulance.	I fell in a manhole.	I twisted my ankle.	I went home at 18.45.
Unfortunately, it was closed.	We went to a nice restaurant.	My girlfriend was angry.	I was late for my date.	I had a date at 19.30.	I got stuck in traffic.

Answer Key

TIP: After playing the game, why not tell or write the whole story using connecting words (e.g. and, so, then, first, after that, finally, etc). Have fun!

Simple Past

`A Terrible Day'

Board Game

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).

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