Remember how I
borrowed your book?
You know how you
lent me your glass?
Key sentences
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
Remember how I borrowed your (noun) ?
Remember how you let me your (noun) ? |
Yeah. What happened?
Uh huh? |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I'm really sorry, but I (verb) it by accident. |
Oh. |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I (past progressive) and I broke it. |
I see. |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
I'm really sorry.
I didn't mean to. |
That's ok.
Don't worry about it. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Remember how I borrowed your (noun) ?
| noun |
sentence |
| book |
Remember how I borrowed your book ? |
| glass |
Remember how I borrowed your glass ? |
| suitcase |
Remember how I borrowed your suitcase ? |
| jacket |
Remember how I borrowed your jacket ? |
I'm really sorry, but I (verb) it by accident.
| verb |
sentence |
| ruined |
I'm really sorry, but I ruined it by accident. |
| lost |
I'm really sorry, but I lost it by accident. |
| stained |
I'm really sorry, but I stained it by accident. |
| damaged |
I'm really sorry, but I damaged it by accident. |
I (past progressive) and I broke it.
| past progressive |
sentence |
| was running |
I was running and I broke it. |
| was hiking |
I was hiking and I broke it. |
| was cooking |
I was cooking and I broke it. |
| was playing soccer |
I was playing soccer and I broke it. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| Remember how I borrowed your (book) ? |
Yeah. What happened? |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I'm really sorry, but I (ruined) it by accident. |
Oh. |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I (was running) and I broke it. |
I see. |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I'm really sorry. |
That's ok. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
|
Remember how I borrowed your ... ? |
Yeah. What happened? |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I'm really sorry, but I ... it by accident. |
Oh. |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I ... and I broke it. |
I see. |
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| I'm really sorry. |
That's ok. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Person apologizing |
Friend |
| You borrowed something and damaged it. Apologize. |
Listen to your friend. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
