Part A: Past Continuous
Ask and answer questions to find a time when your actions were exactly the same as your partner (although you were in different places)
Ideas for topics
Pick up/ Drop off your dry cleaning
The (supermarket/ daily) shopping
Vending machine
Mop
Dust
Have a fag
Tidy up/ Clear up
Clean
Brush
Comb
Get on/ off
Get into/ out of
Arrive
Leave
Wipe
Use
Wash up
Get dressed/ undressed
Hang out
Queue
Wait
Hot drink
Fizzy drink
Lock- unlock
Open- shut (= close)
Hoover (= vacuum)
Hot drink
Change
Watch
Read
Part B: Past Perfect
Tell the story of your partner’s day yesterday, starting when they fell asleep and working your way backwards through the day, e.g. “When you fell asleep, you’d already brushed your teeth” and “When you brushed your teeth, you’d already got into your pyjamas”. When you make a mistake, you get one point for each correct sentence until then and it is your partner’s turn to guess your day (also in reverse order).
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Typical confusions What’s the difference between: “wear my clothes” and “get dressed”? “clean my flat” and “tidy my flat”? “play with my friends” and “meet up with my friends”? “hang out with my friends” and “go out with my friends”? “wake up” and “get up”? Typical mistakes Have a lunch x Arrive at home x Take a cup of tea x |
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