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Joy English · Level A1 · Newsjoy-english.com

Telling what happened

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Follow a story told in the past tense.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

yell
To shout loudly.
police
The people whose job is to keep order and stop crime.
hurt
To injure; to cause pain.

Answer key

  1. I left work to get some lunch.“Left” is the past of “leave”. “To get” gives the reason.
  2. Then suddenly, I heard a woman yelling.“Suddenly” means quickly and unexpectedly. “Heard” is the past of “hear”.
  3. I had a lot of time.“Had” is the past of “have”.
  4. The police came and took them away.“Came” and “took” are irregular past forms.
  5. Then, when did you hurt yourself?“Hurt yourself” means injure your own body.

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