Do you remember Lea? Read about a family friend who recently moved to Lea’s house and turned a lot of things upside down
THE STORY: Lea’s parents, who came to the US a long time from France, have long-distance friends from their country. One of their friends has a son, Sebastian, who studies programming in college. He came to New York for a study program, and Lea’s parents invited him to live with them. Read this information about his arrival.
The instructions: put every phrase in the Specific past because the story took place yesterday:
Yesterday Sebastian’s plane (land) early in the morning.
Yesterday Sebastian’s plane landed early in the morning.
He (take) a cab to Lea’s house.
He took a cab to Lea’s house.
Lea’s parents (show) him the guest room and (tell) him to feel comfortable.
Lea’s parents showed him the guest room and told him to feel comfortable.
At dinner, Sebastian (eat) for three people and (say) that he (love) American food.
At dinner, Sebastian ate for three and said that he loved American food.
Did you get everything right? Do you remember your irregular verbs? If everything is fine, you can continue the same exercise with same story, but now with some negations and questions.
Yesterday Lea (not feel) confortable in Sebastian’s presence.
Yesterday Lea didn’t feel confortable in Sebastian’s presence.
Sebastian (brag) all the time, and Lea’s parents (not seem) to mind.
Sebastian bragged all the time, and Lea’s parents didn’t seem to mind.
brag – to give yourself a lot of compliments
to mind – to have a problem or to disagree
Why Lea’s parents (find) Sebastian so charming?
Why did Lea’s parents find Sebastian so charming?
When Lea wasn’t looking, Sebastian actually (open) one of Lea’s messages on her phone. He (have) absolutely no manners?
When Lea wasn’t looking, Sebastian actually opened one of Lea’s messages on her phone. Did he have absolutely no manners?
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