School Memories: From Basketball to Gymnastics

School Break Time Memories

During school breaks, my friends and I used to play basketball. We formed teams, and the losing team would buy Lay's for the winning team. I used to play basketball, but I stopped when I broke my finger. Afterward, the school bought a thick and long rope, and I started playing jump rope with my friends. We all got together, and one by one, we started jumping. It was a lot of fun, but actually, I think I'm afraid of it now. I also used to play hide-and-seek with my friends, but I didn't like it much because I felt like time was passing, and the break was ending very quickly. When I entered high school, I stopped playing during breaks and only ate breakfast with my friends. We would sit on a bench and just talk.

A Lost Gymnastics Skill

Hello, I am writing to tell you about a skill I had when I was in school that I liked a lot: gymnastics. The school I attended was Catholic, and they had an event where we celebrated José. All the rooms performed rhythmic activities such as dancing and gymnastics. I remember that I could stretch, do pirouettes, and even do handstands. It was very easy for me since I was a girl and very thin. Once, I hurt my foot and never tried it again. I guess I lost practice, and now I'm afraid of trying again. I'm afraid of hurting myself when before, that didn't even matter to me. I would like to try again, but now I don't think I have the right conditions for that. They were good times. What skill did you have? -Denis

Accidents and Mishaps

• Tommy tripped over a big rock in the woods yesterday.
• Danny ran into Simon during the soccer game, and they both fell down.
• Julia fell off the horse the first time she went riding.
• I hurt myself during a tennis match yesterday.
• My car crashed into the neighbor's bike yesterday. I didn't see it.

Past Continuous Tense

1. Greg and Tim were studying for the test when the phone rang.
2. Susan cut her finger while she was cooking dinner.
3. Yuko was skiing when she broke her leg.
4. Zach was walking to school when he lost his keys.
5. Eugene sprained his ankle when he was working in Singapore.
6. We saw an old friend while we were waiting for the train.
7. My phone rang while I was driving to work.
8. I tripped over a rock while I was hiking up the mountain.

Used To

1. A: Were you a good singer?
   B: Yes, I used to sing in the school choir.
2. A: Did you use to play the guitar?
   B: Yes, but I don't play anymore.
3. A: Does Wanda play chess?
   B: Yes. She used to be in the chess club!
4. A: Did you use to go bungee jumping?
   B: Yes, but I'm too old for that now.
5. A: Have you always traveled a lot?
   B: No, I didn't use to travel at all when I was a kid.
6. A: Does Ryan like martial arts movies?
   B: He didn't use to like them, but now he does.
7. A: Do you go running a lot?
   B: I used to run every day, but then I hurt my knee.
8. A: Do you like pizza?
   B: We didn't use to like it, but now we eat pizza every week.