Explanation
Exercises
Writing · A1

Write About Yesterday

Learn how to write about yesterday using simple past-tense verbs and clear sequence expressions.

Yesterday and Past Activities Short past paragraph 15 min 40–50 words
Lesson progress
Explanation · 1 / 4

Learn the structure first. Then practise it in the Exercises tab.

Learning objective

In this lesson, you will learn how to write about yesterday: say how the day started, describe morning, daytime, and evening activities, put events in a clear order, and finish with a simple feeling or opinion.

Model text

Yesterday was a busy day. I got up at seven and had breakfast. Then I went to work by bus. I had lunch with my friend. In the evening, I cooked dinner and watched a film. I went to bed at eleven. I felt tired but happy.

How to write

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Start with a past-time expression.

Yesterday was a busy day.

2
Write about the morning.

I got up at seven and had breakfast.

3
Add a daytime activity.

Then I went to work by bus.
I had lunch with my friend.

4
Write about the evening.

In the evening, I cooked dinner and watched a film.

5
Finish with bedtime and a feeling.

I went to bed at eleven.
I felt tired but happy.

Useful phrases

Yesterday...
Yesterday morning...
I got up at...
I had breakfast...
Then I...
After that, I...
I went to...
I had lunch...
In the evening, I...
I went to bed at...
I felt...
It was a ... day.

Language focus

Common irregular past forms:

am / is → was

get up → got up

have → had

go → went

feel → felt

Regular verbs usually take “-ed”:

cook → cooked

watch → watched

play → played

visit → visited

Remember:
Yesterday I went to work.
I cooked dinner and watched a film.
Not: Yesterday I go to work.
Exercises:
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Exercise 1 · Language

Choose the correct sentence

Choose the correct sentence in each question.

Practise common regular and irregular verbs in the past simple.
Exercise 1 · 2 / 4

Remember: was, got up, had, went, cooked, watched, and felt.

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Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence is correct?
Exercise 2 · Structure

Build a paragraph about yesterday

Choose the best sentence for each part of Daniel’s paragraph.

Put past activities in a clear order from morning to night.
Exercise 2 · 3 / 4

A clear past paragraph can move from yesterday morning to daytime, evening, bedtime, and a final feeling.

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Introduction
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Morning
3
Daytime activity
4
Lunch
5
Evening
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Ending
Exercise 3 · Writing

Write about yesterday

Now write your own short paragraph about what you did yesterday.

Use what you learned in this lesson.
Exercise 3 · 4 / 4

Write about 40–50 words. Use past-tense verbs and a clear order.

Your task

Write a 40–50 word paragraph about yesterday.

  • start with “Yesterday...” or another past-time expression
  • write about a morning activity
  • write about a daytime activity
  • write about an evening activity
  • say how the day ended
  • add a simple feeling or opinion
Yesterday... Yesterday morning... I got up at... I had breakfast... Then I... After that, I... I went to... In the evening, I... I went to bed at... I felt...
Your writing
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Quick check
• Write about 40–50 words
• Use a past-time expression
• Write about a morning activity
• Write about a daytime activity
• Write about an evening activity
• Say how the day ended
• Add a simple feeling or opinion
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