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Read Kyle's description of a memorable experience. What rlli ffiffi Work in pairs. Discuss the difference in meaning
positive and negative effects did the weather have? between these sentences.
1 When we got to the main stage, Muse ptayed my
favourite song.
When I was fifteen, I went
2 When we got to the main stage, Muse were playing my
to a music festival with my favourite song.
brother and his friends.
3 When we got to the main stage, Muse had ptayed my
We arrived on Friday
favourite song.
evening, looked at the
programme and decided () f .f + Complete Julie's account of a memorable event.
to go to the Main Stage
Use the past simple, the past continuous and the past
to hear Metallica. As we
perfect form of the verbs in brackets. Then listen and checl<.
were walking across the
park, there was a flash ----,..,,.,..r'.,,,'ri:rriii:i:ij-.';-iBrllifiiiiij
of lightning. A storm 'ff]
\J!; When I vras about tvrolve, I ' (go) to ihe Notiing Hill
was coming, although
[T Larnival in London r,riih m1 dad. ltls (!ravel) thero
it wasn't raining yet. irii
ili b1 undorground. Ai about middal, vrs'- (get of91
When we reached the +l 4- 5-
lhs train, (r^ralr) up tho etopa anA
Main 5tage, Metallica r
tii (como) out of the aiation. I vras realll shocxed - | G-
had stprted playing. i:i
iii (never / see) eo man{ DeoDle in one placol A band'
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We were all really impressed with the band. (pta1) roggae musi4. and people (dance) in the
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l'd watched a few of their songs on YouTube, but I sirssl. Aa I (vralr) along tho rtroet uith m1 dad, t
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hadn't seen them live. Their show was amazing! By : 'o- (stog) io uratch the band for a fevr minulee. Put
this time, it was raining hard, but we didn't mind. vrhen I "- (turn) around, m1 dad "-"--"_--..-'.- (go)! I
ln fact, it made the atmosphere more dramatic. trae roalll *arod. Fortunalell, m1 dad "- (urito) his
Thousands of people were cheering and dancing mobile numbor oo a of papor. [ '4- (r.ralr) into li ,,ri
in the rain! Then suddenly, the music stopped. The a ahop and '5- ?toLo :B-
(ask) the shop aasiatant to phone tho
water had damaged the sound equipment! *
numbo.r. lrlhon m1 dad 'u- (answer) and '-
lil
(hear) m1 voico. ho r*as roalll ehoaKod. He 'e.---_-_..--_ (nol
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notice) that I r,rasn't vrith him! iiii
Lool< at the verbs in red in the text. What tense are they,
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past simple, past continuous or past perfect? Find an
affirmative and a negative example of each tense.
{i Comptete these questions about Julie's story using the past
simple, past continuous or past perfect.
Read and complete the Learn this! boxwith the names of
the tenses. Find examples of each rule in the text. 1 How 0utie / travet) to the Notting Hil[ Carnival?
2 How (Jutie feet) when she came out of the
/
stati o n ?
Past tenses 3 What kind of music (the band / ptay)?
When we're narrating events in the past: 4 What (her dad / write) on a piece of paper?
1 we can use the to set the scene. 5 Who (.lutie ask) for hetp?
The sun was shining and birds were singing. 6 Why /
2 we use the for actions or events that (her dad / be) shocked when she phoned
him?
happened one after another.
She stood up, opened the door and left. ln pairs, ask and answer the questions in exercise 6.
we use the for an action or event that
interrupted a background event; we use the ffi Telt your partner about a memorable occasion
for the background event. when you had a shocl<. Use these prompts to help you.
While we were hoving lunch, my phone rang. . lt happened at ...
we use the to tall< about an event that
. lt was ...ing Everyone was ...ing
happened before another event in the past.
. Suddenly, I realised that ...
t couldn't find Suzie because she had gone home. I
. ln the end, ...
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