Base form Simple past Past participle Sample Sentences
Actions
explode exploded exploded The car/a bomb exploded.
flash (flashing) flashed flashed The light was flashing repeatedly.
crash (crashing) crashed crashed The cars crashed into each other in
the middle of the intersection.
rescue (rescuing) rescued rescued The ambulance rescued the injured
men.
save (saving) saved saved A helicopter saved the injured.
Movement
arrive (arriving) arrived arrived The thief disappeared before the
police arrived.
drive (driving) drove driven While I was driving to school, I
witnessed an accident.
go (going) went gone I was going to school when I saw
something terrible.
return (returning) returned returned As I was returning home, I thought
about what had happened.
stop (stopping) stopped stopped The cars stopped honking their
horns.
I stopped to help the injured men.
Sounds & Senses
shout (shouting) shouted shouted All the people were shouting.
scream (screaming) screamed screamed Everybody started screaming when
bomb exploded.
yell (yelling) yelled yelled The police yelled at the man who
was trying to escape.
ring (ringing) rang rung I was sleeping when suddenly the
telephone rang.
hear heard heard I was about to start my exam when
I heard a loud explosion.
see saw seen I saw something unusual as I was
going home one day.
listen (listening) listened listened My friend listened as I told him my
strange story.
watch (watching) watched watched I was watching TV when suddenly a
car crashed through my wall.
Base form Simple past Past participle Sample sentences
(Reported) speech
think (about/that) thought thought I thought something terrible had
happened.
speak (speaking) spoke spoken I spoke to the journalist about
what had happened.
tell (telling) told told I told the police exactly what
had happened.
report (reporting) reported reported The newspaper reported that
three people were killed and five
injured.
ask (asking) asked asked The ambulance crew asked me
what had happened.
Other verbs
try (trying) tried tried I tried to call the police but
couldn't get a signal on my
handphone.
set up (setting up) set up set up We had just set up camp when a
big group of camels arrived.
camp (camping) camped camped We camped at the bottom of a
big sand dune.
sleep (sleeping) slept slept We were just falling asleep when
a huge explosion lit up the sky.
wail (wailing) wailed wailed Soon we heard a siren wailing
loudly.
Useful time phrases
- Last year/last summer/month/week/yesterday
- After an hour
- One week ago
- After a few minutes
- On that day
- Suddenly/out of the blue
Adjectives for expressing feelings
I felt … afraid (of/to) sad (about) scared (to) surprised (to) upset (about)
I felt … delighted (about/to) excited (about/to) happy (about/to)
Other useful sentences
- I woke up late and rushed to school but on the way there something terrible happened.
- I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green when suddenly …
- I called the police and told them what I'd seen/what had happened.
- The car had flipped over and it looked like it was about to explode.
- Unfortunately, I had a car accident. I was covered with blood and badly injured.
- The police came to investigate. They caught the criminal and threw him in jail.
- Cars were honking and people were shouting because they were angry about …
- Just then, I witnessed an accident. The car in front of me had crashed into a telephone pole.
- Suddenly I heard a loud noise. I thought it was just the t.v. at first but it sounded like it was coming
- from the closet in my room. What was inside it?
- I went outside to see what the problem was. Some kids were playing with fireworks.
- While I was calling my neighbour, the power was cut out of the blue.
- I promised myself I would never do that again.
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