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