What happened?

Så fungerar det

Återberätta vad någon sa: He said, “That's Biscuit. She loves balls.” blir He said that it was Biscuit and that she loved balls. Tiden flyttas ett steg bakåt, precis som på svenska: is blir was, loves blir loved. Med passiv sätter du det som hände först, när det är viktigare än vem som gjorde det: Our ball was stolen by a dog.

Ordningsord visar läsaren i vilken ordning saker hände: First, … Then, … After that, … Finally, … Utan dem blir en berättelse en rörig lista.

When och while binder ihop två händelser. While + was/were + -ing visar något som pågick: While we were playing, a dog ran onto the grass. When visar en kort händelse: When it got dark, we went home.

First I missed the bus. Then I ran to school. While I was running, I dropped my bag. Finally I arrived — ten minutes late.

Biscuit

Last Saturday something funny happened. First, I took my little brother to the park. While we were playing football, a small brown dog ran onto the grass and stole our ball! We chased it, but it was too fast. Then it stopped next to a bench and dropped the ball in front of an old man. He laughed and said, “Sorry, that's Biscuit. She loves balls.” After that, we played together for an hour: the man, Biscuit, my brother and me. When it started to get dark, we walked home. Finally, my brother asked Mum, “Can we get a dog?” She said no.

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1. Kursplan i engelska, Lgr22, Skolverket