WARM-UP VIDEO FOR PAST VERB FORMS

Instructions. Telling stories Watch the story and type phrases with verbs that refer to the past

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

(1) ………….. Christmas Eve and everyone in the Thomas family (2) ………….. sweet dreams. Nicky and Debbie (3) ………….. about what Santa (4) ………….. them. Mr Thomas (5) ………….. of a new bat. Mrs Thomas (6) ………….. of … something else. Finally of course, we have Mog. Mog (7) ………….. sweet dreams. Mog (8) ………….. a nightmare. "Follow that cat!" As the neighbours (9) ………….. , the fireman (10) ………….. everyone how Mog (11)………….. the day. "She deserves a medal." "I think she'd rather have an egg". But (12) ………….. no egg for Mog. (13) ………….. no Christmas at all. At least that's what (14) ………….. . But (15) ………….. that if the Thomas' and Mog can't have a Christmas, they can share ours. So that's exactly what (16) ………….. . "There you go Mog."

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

(1) (It was) Christmas Eve and everyone in the Thomas family (2) (was dreaming) sweet dreams. Nicky and Debbie (3) (were dreaming) about what Santa (4) (would bring) them. Mr Thomas (5) (was dreaming) of a new bat. Mrs Thomas (6) (was dreaming) of … something else. Finally of course, we have Mog. Mog (7) (was not dreaming) sweet dreams. Mog (8) (was having) a nightmare. "Follow that cat!" As the neighbours (9) (gathered) , the fireman (10) (told) everyone how Mog (11) (had saved) the day. "She deserves a medal." "I think she'd rather have an egg". But (12) (there was) no egg for Mog. (13) (There was) no Christmas at all. At least that's what (14) (they thought) . But (15) (everyone else thought) that if the Thomas' and Mog can't have a Christmas, they can share ours. So that's exactly what (16) (they all did) . "There you go Mog."

Sources: 

Channel: Sainsbury's. Sainsbury’s OFFICIAL Christmas Advert 2015 – Mog’s Christmas Calamity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuRn2S7iPNU

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