📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
In this lesson, you will learn to use the Past Simple tense to talk about holidays. You will read a short story about someone’s holiday and practice grammar, vocabulary, and writing.
🧠 Grammar Focus
We use the Past Simple tense to talk about finished actions in the past. We use it for things that happened once or many times. We use it to talk about past events and experiences. The basic structure is: subject + verb (past form). For example, I visited, she traveled, we stayed. Negative sentences use did not + base verb: He did not go. Questions use did + subject + base verb: Did you enjoy? Usually, we use time words like yesterday, last year, or two days ago. Examples: I visited Spain last summer. She did not like the hotel. Did you take photos? We stayed in a small town.
📖 Short Reading
Last summer, Anna visited Italy. She stayed in Rome for five days. Every day, she walked to new places. She saw many famous buildings and ate delicious food. On the third day, she took a boat tour on the river. Anna took many photos and met friendly people. After Rome, she traveled to Florence for two days. She enjoyed her holiday very much. Anna remembers this trip well.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. Anna ____ (visit / visited / visiting) Italy last summer.
2. She ____ (stay / stayed / stays) in Rome for five days.
3. Every day, she ____ (walk / walked / walking) to new places.
4. She ____ (take / took / taking) many photos during her trip.
5. Anna ____ (eat / ate / eating) delicious food in Rome.
6. She ____ (see / saw / seeing) famous buildings in the city.
7. Anna ____ (meet / met / meeting) friendly people on the tour.
8. She ____ (enjoy / enjoyed / enjoys) her holiday very much.
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. visited
2. stayed
3. walked
4. took
5. ate
6. enjoyed
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Where did Anna stay last summer? (Paris / Rome / London)
2. How many days did Anna stay in Rome? (three / five / seven)
3. What did Anna do every day? (drove / walked / flew)
4. What did Anna take during her trip? (photos / food / books)
5. What kind of people did Anna meet? (friendly / angry / tired)
6. Did Anna enjoy her holiday? (yes / no / maybe)
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write about a holiday you had recently. Say where you went and what you did.
2. Describe your favorite place to visit on holiday. What do you like about it?
3. Write a short story about a holiday you enjoyed. Use Past Simple verbs.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| visited | went to a place in the past |
| stayed | lived somewhere for a short time |
| walked | moved on feet |
| took | captured with a camera or used transport |
| ate | had food |
| saw | looked at |
| met | came together with someone |
| enjoyed | had a good time |
| holiday | time for rest and travel |
| remember | have in your mind from the past |
🔎 Answer Key
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1.visited 2.stayed 3.walked 4.took 5.ate 6.saw 7.met 8.enjoyed
- exercise_2_matching: 1.visited – went to a place in the past 2.stayed – lived somewhere for a short time 3.walked – moved on feet 4.took – captured with a camera 5.ate – had food 6.enjoyed – had a good time
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1.Rome 2.five 3.walked 4.photos 5.friendly 6.yes
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