An interruption at work · Using regular past verbs

Using regular past verbs in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Using regular past verbs.

Use the past simple for a finished event at a past time. Many verbs add ed; irregular forms such as go → went need to be learned.

Context: An interruption at work. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

The office lights stopped working yesterday afternoon.

توقفت أضواء المكتب عن العمل بعد ظهر أمس.

Our manager called the building team immediately.

اتصل مديرنا بفريق المبنى فورًا.

We moved our meeting to a room on another floor.

نقلنا اجتماعنا إلى غرفة في طابق آخر.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: The office lights stopped working yesterday afternoon.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: نقلنا اجتماعنا إلى غرفة في طابق آخر.