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(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

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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).