📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about work situations using the Past Simple tense. You will read a story, practice new words, and do exercises to improve your skills.
🧠 Grammar Focus
We use the Past Simple to talk about actions or events that happened and finished in the past. Use it for completed work tasks, meetings, or when you say what you did yesterday or last week. The structure is: subject + verb (past form). For regular verbs, add -ed (worked, called). For irregular verbs, use special forms (went, met). Examples: I worked late yesterday. She answered the phone. They had a meeting last Monday. He wrote an email this morning.
📖 Short Reading
Anna worked at a big company last year. She answered many phone calls every day. Yesterday, she helped a new customer. She sent emails and made plans with her team. On Monday, she met her manager to talk about a new project. Anna liked her job because she learned a lot. After work, she talked with friends and rested. It was a busy but good week for Anna.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. She ____ many phone calls yesterday. (answer / answered / answers)
2. They ____ a meeting last week. (have / had / has)
3. He ____ an important email this morning. (send / sent / sending)
4. We ____ our plans after work. (make / made / making)
5. Anna ____ her manager last Monday. (meets / met / meeting)
6. I ____ very hard at the office yesterday. (work / worked / works)
7. You ____ the customer quickly. (help / helped / helping)
8. She ____ the phone now. (answer / answered / is answering)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. worked
2. sent
3. met
4. answered
5. helped
6. made plans
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. What did Anna do yesterday?
2. When did Anna meet her manager?
3. Choose the correct sentence:
4. What is the past of work?
5. They ____ many phone calls on Tuesday.
6. Did you ____ new plans yesterday?
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write about your last day at work or school. What did you do?
2. Describe a meeting you had before. Who did you meet?
3. Write 2-3 sentences about how you helped someone at work or school.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| worked | did a job |
| answered | replied to a question or call |
| helped | gave support or aid |
| sent | gave something to someone by mail or email |
| made plans | decided what to do |
| met | got together with someone |
| phone calls | talks on the phone |
| customer | a person who buys goods or services |
| team | a group of people working together |
| manager | a person in charge at work |
🔎 Answer Key
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1.answered 2.had 3.sent 4.made 5.met 6.worked 7.helped 8.answered
- exercise_2_matching: 1.worked – did a job 2.sent – gave an email or letter 3.met – got together with someone 4.answered – replied to a call 5.helped – gave support 6.made plans – decided what to do
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1.She helped a customer. 2.Last Monday. 3.I sent an email this morning. 4.Worked 5.answered 6.make
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