726 board game a terrible day simple past

(wake up)
late
this morning

(cut)
myself
shaving

(not have)
time
for breakfast

(have)
a flat tire
on way to
work

boss
(not be)
happy

Board Game
(take)
taxi
to the cinema

she
(throw)
a shoe at me

she

(start)
screaming

tickets
(be)
sold out

(take)
a walk
in the park

(use)
public
restroom

Simple Past
‘A Terrible Day’

it
(be)
bad dream
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!

(arrive)
late
at work

phone
(fall)
in toilet bowl

(do)
some work
morning

it
(start)
raining

there
(be)
power outage

a dog
(jump) on me
and (bite) me

I
(lose)
all my work

(run) away
and (slip)
banana peel

(not have)

lunch
until 13.15

girlfriend
(get)
even angrier

I
(wake up)
in my own bed

(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

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).

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.

My boss
wasn’t
happy.

Answer Key
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.

She
threw
a shoe at me.

I arrived
late
at work.

My phone
fell in the
toilet bowl.

I did some
work in the
morning.

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.