Past Continuous comparing experiences boasting game

Past Continuous comparing experiences boasting game

Choose a point in time in the past when you were involved in something especially interesting and tell your partner about that action. They will tell you their experiences at exactly the same time, then together decide which was more interesting.

 

Possible times to talk about

• (At) this time yesterday/ last week/ last month/ last year.
• (At) this time on…day
• (At) this time in 19…
• (At) this time in 20…
• (At) this time in…ry
• At… o’clock (the day before yesterday)
• At… past… (this morning)
• At… to… (last night)
• On…day
• At the beginning/ end of last week
• At the beginning/ end of the week before last
• In the middle of last week
• In the middle of the week before last
• At the beginning/ end of…ry
• In the middle of…ry
• In the first/ second/ third/ last week of…ry
• In…ry
• At the beginning/ end of 19…
• At the beginning/ end of 20…
• In 20…
• In 19…

Useful language for asking about your partner’s experiences

• “How about you?”
• “What about you?”
• “And you?”
• “At that time, I guess you were…”

Useful language for comparing your experiences

• “That sounds good, but at that time I was…, so I think I win.”
• “Wow, you’re very lucky. At that time I was only…”
• “I envy you. At the time you said, the only thing that was happening to me was…”
• “I think you’re right. That sounds much more interesting than my experience.”
• “To be honest, I think what I was doing sounds more interesting.”

Which of you is more adventurous do you think? (= Which of you more likes trying new things?) Discuss, then share your conclusions with the class.