Talking About the Past

Raconter ce qu’on a fait hier.

Goal: se repérer en ville et parler de ses loisirs.

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

• Comprendre et utiliser le vocabulaire clé.
• Appliquer la notion dans des exemples simples.
• Prendre part à un court dialogue.
• Vérifier ses acquis avec les exercices.

Level 5AEP · about 10 minutes.

Think about these questions before you continue:

1. Comment demander son chemin ?
2. Quel est ton loisir préféré ?
3. Qu’as-tu fait hier ?

Learn these key words and phrases. They appear throughout the lesson and the dialogue below.

Use the past simple for completed actions in the past.

Regular verbs add -ed. Irregular verbs have their own form.

Structure: Subject + past verb.

When to use it: Finished actions at a specific time in the past.

• Irregular verbs: Learn common irregular past forms by heart. go → went · see → saw · buy → bought

Notice the target language in these examples:

• I visited London last year.
• She went home early.

Read this short dialogue. Then cover it and try to remember one line for each speaker.

Avoid these frequent errors:

• Using the past simple for present perfect situations.
• Mixing regular and irregular forms.

Say your answers out loud, then write them down:

• Explique le chemin vers un lieu proche.
• Décris ton week-end en trois phrases.
• Use at least three phrases from the vocabulary table.

Écris un petit texte sur ton week-end.

Check your work for verb tense, articles and spelling before you continue.

Dans les villes anglaises, les rues portent souvent des noms historiques.

You have completed Talking About the Past. Key takeaways:

• Comprendre et utiliser le vocabulaire clé.
• Appliquer la notion dans des exemples simples.
• Prendre part à un court dialogue.
• Vérifier ses acquis avec les exercices.
• Grammar: Past Simple.
• Goal: se repérer en ville et parler de ses loisirs.

Complete the exercises and the quiz below to check your progress.