Talking About the Past: guided A2 practice

What you will be able to handle

Talking About the Past starts with language a learner can use in school, at home or with friends. The first lesson builds this result: I can say where I was and how it was. The checkpoint then combines the module in a short quiz and a private speaking or writing task. You may whisper, write first or use the phone recorder. A slow first attempt still counts.

Level: A2. This module contains 7 connected lessons. Follow the order when the topic is new, or use the lesson map to repair one specific gap.

The lesson map

What useful practice looks like

• Was and Were: I can say where I was and how it was.
• Past Simple: Worked, Played: I can talk about finished actions with -ed verbs.
• The First 25 Irregular Verbs: I can use the most common irregular past forms.

Use true information where possible. A sentence about your own routine, work or plans is easier to remember than a sentence copied from a model.

A study routine for Talking About the Past

1. Read the outcome for Was and Were before the examples.
2. Say or write one model, then change at least two details.
3. Complete the quiz before opening its answer panels.
4. Use the module checkpoint to produce Review + Checkpoint: The Past independently.
5. Return only to the lesson that matches the error you found.

Start or continue the module

Your progress is saved on this device only.

1. 1Was and Were15 min, Not complete
2. 2Past Simple: Worked, Played16 min, Not complete
3. 3The First 25 Irregular Verbs14 min, Not complete
4. 4Did You…? I Didn't15 min, Not complete
5. 5And, But, Because, Then16 min, Not complete
6. 6Tell a Story About Yesterday14 min, Not complete
7. 7Review + Checkpoint: The Past15 min, Not complete

How to know you are ready to continue

Do not judge readiness by reading speed. You are ready when you can complete the checkpoint task with a clear message, understandable language and no copied answer. A small number of errors is normal at A2; errors should not hide your meaning.

If the checkpoint is difficult, repeat the lesson whose outcome matches the problem. That is faster than restarting the whole module.