Elementary ✍️ Writing · #63 of 98

Writing About Your Weekend

Use past simple and time words.

Examples

  • On Saturday I visited my aunt.

Key rules

  • Use the past simple for finished actions: I visited my aunt
  • Use time expressions such as on Saturday, in the morning and last night
  • Put events in order using then and after that

Common mistakes

  • On Saturday I visit my aunt. → On Saturday I visited my aunt.
  • I go to the cinema and it was good → I went to the cinema and it was good.

Use cases

  • Writing a weekly diary
  • Telling a teacher about your weekend
  • Writing a short personal letter
💡 Tip: Add one feeling about each event to make the story more interesting.
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