Manuel's First Sunday Lunch.. and as it's now Tuesday, some good examples of the past simple.

Let me introduce you to Manuel

and 

a 

Traditional English Sunday Roast.

On Sunday, Manuel (my student), and I, enjoyed a traditional British Sunday Lunch

( enjoyed = past simple - used for an action that started and finished in the past).

We enjoyed it on Sunday

The past simple often ends in ...ed ( regular verbs)

We talked about our families

We laughed at a joke

However some verbs are irregular and do not end in .....ed

What did we  eat?

( eat is an irregular verb)

We ate 

roast beef with yorkshire puddings

roast potatoes and roast parsnips

cabbage, carrots and peas

horseradish sauce and gravy

I roasted some beef and yorkshire puddings

I roasted some potatoes and parsnips, with a little bit of cumin.

I boiled some vegetables

I made some gravy

( made is the past simple of 'make'  - irregular verb)

I served it onto a dish

and took lots of photos

( took is the past simple of 'take'  - irregular verb)

What did we drink ?

( drink is an irregular verb)

We drank some wine.

Drank is the past simple of 'drink'

What didn't we do?

We use did for past simple negatives and questions.

Did you cook chicken on Sunday?

No,  I  didn't, I cooked beef.

What did you do on Sunday?