How was your weekend?

topic: past simple

When using past tense remember that, regular verbs (with ED) have three different final ‘ED’ sounds. Learn more here.

dialogue

Take a look at the following dialogue:

adjectives

Look at the adjectives below and think of an activity for each one.

fantastic

great

good

pleasant

fine

not good

bad

terrible

interesting

exciting

fun

funny

boring

lazy

relaxing

busy

tiring

stressful

practice exercise

Now, practice the dialogue using each adjective and an activity for each.

dialogue + adjective + activity = conversation

dialogue

examples

You can practice using my examples if you are unable to think of your own.

“My weekend was …”

fantastic because I went to the seaside with my friends.

great because it was my Mum’s birthday.

good because I did not have to work.

pleasant because I relaxed at a coffee shop and did some reading.

fine because it was nothing out of the ordinary.

not good because it rained and I got wet.

bad because I failed my exam.

terrible because my partner broke-up with me.

interesting because I met some new people.

exciting because we went hiking in the mountains.

fun because we played at the park.

funny because we went to the circus to see the clowns.

boring because I stayed at home.

lazy because I played video games.

busy because I worked.

tiring because I ran a marathon.

stressful because I organized my friends wedding.

game

“Why was your weekend …?”

This game can be played with one or more players.

Make a list of adjectives, or write them on different pieces of paper.

Choose a way to randomly select an adjective. Each player takes turn to pick an adjective at random and think of an activity to match the adjective.

If you want, decide a time limit for how long each person has to think of their answer.

each player chooses an adjective randomly and asks another player, “why was your weekend … [adjective]?”