Vocabulary
Simple Past Pronunciation
Washington Landmarks
Past Simple or Past Continuous
Past Perfect
100

attack 

A man attacked him on the street and stole his passport.

100

want

wanted 

-ed

100

Home of the flying fish.

Pike Place Market

100

I slept/was sleeping at midnight last night.

I was sleeping at midnight last night.

100

They ____ (get) home late because they ____ (miss) their train.

They got home late because they lost their train.

200

escape

No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz prison.

200

ask

asked

/t/

200

A park built on an old gas refinery 

Gasworks Park

200

Where were you sitting / did you sit at the time of the car crash?

Where were you sitting at the time of the car crash?

200

He ______ (be) hungry because he ______ (not have) anything to eat on the plane.

He was hungry because he hadn't had anything to eat on the plane.

300

suddenly

He was so angry that he suddenly got up from the table and left the room.

300

listen

listened

/d/

300

A 'Bavarian' or 'German' town near Seattle

Leavenworth

300

As John ______ (come) down the stairs, he ______ (fall) and hurt his knee.

As John was coming down the stairs, he fell and hurt his knee.

300

I _____ (already see) her many times before I actually ______ (speak) to her.

I had already seen her many times before I actually spoke to her. 

400

publish

He's a writer, but none of his books have ever been published.
400

introduce

introduced

/t/

400

The first skyscraper in Seattle

Smith Tower
400

While he ______ (have) lunch, someone _____ (steal) his car. 

While he was having lunch, someone stole his car.

400

She ____ (not have) the interview when I _____ (speak) to her.

She hadn't had the interview when I spoke to her.

500

familiar

That girl looks familiar.  I think I went to high school with her. 

500

hope

hoped

/t/

500

The art-filled park running along Seattle's waterfront from Pike Place to Queen Anne

Sculpture Park

500

It was cold.  I ____ (start) a fire and Jane ____ (put) on an extra sweater.

It was cold.  I started a fire and Jane put on an extra sweater.

500

We _____ (never be) to Thailand before we ____ (plan) our vacation there.

We had never been to Thailand before we planned our vacation there.