Anya's Market Quest · a red-haired 11-year-old girl in a rust leather jacket walks past a Saturday market with a wicker basket, a coin purse and a notebook. Lavender morning light, sunflowers, fresh fruit and a distant minaret in the background.
Saturday Market Expedition
Anya's Market Quest
Six stalls. One Saturday morning. A basket, a coin purse and a notebook — everything Anya bought, tasted and forgot to pay for.
🍅 6 market stalls 🥖 Past Simple + irregulars 🎙 speaking-heavy ⏱ 90 min

Anya's Market Quest · one basket, every irregular past verb

A B1 walk through six stalls of one Saturday market — each stop wires you into a different move of Past Simple. Continues the Anya's series after the Temples Quest.

HeroAnya · 11 · Saturday shopper with a wicker basket
Duration90 minutes
SkillsSpeaking (heavy) · Listening · Vocabulary · Grammar
Grammar focusPast Simple (regular + irregular) · Past Continuous · used to
StallsBakery · Fishmonger · Greengrocer · Cheese counter · Herbs & Spices · Flower stall
ThemesFresh food · Shopping vocab · Money & change · Everyday market talk
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Warm-up · слова из прошлого квеста

🔁 Review · 16 words from Temples Quest
Прежде чем шагнуть на рынок — прогреем 16 слов, которые Аня привезла из Temples Quest. Клик по английскому слову слева, потом по его переводу справа. Правильная пара — золотом. Ошибка — трясётся красным.

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Мостик в прошлое · 6 sentences · старые слова в Past Simple

Знакомые слова из Temples Quest — но теперь в новом времени. Выбери форму глагола. Anya's memories:

1. Last month Anya ___ the Blue Mosque in Istanbul with her mum.
→ "last month" = finished past → visited (Past Simple regular)
2. She ___ the dome of Hagia Sophia was magnificent.
→ irregular Past: think → thought
3. The pilgrims ___ ancient prayers into the cracks of the wall.
→ irregular: put → put (same form!)
4. The Cairo bazaar ___ of saffron and cardamom.
→ Past Simple → smelled (regular) — also OK smelt
5. Anya ___ any billboards in the old part of Amritsar — the golden roof was the only sight.
→ Past negative: didn't + base form → didn't see
6. — ___ you find the charming café opposite the Hanging Church? — Yes, we did!
→ Past Simple question with action verb → Did
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Fill your basket · 16 market words

Drag-match · RU ↔ EN
Click one English word on the left, then its Russian meaning on the right. Correct pair locks gold. Wrong pair shakes red — try again.

English

Перевод

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Type the English word · 10 quick boxes

⌨ Type-in · вы вспоминаете и пишете
Read the Russian cue and type the English word in the box. Don't worry about CAPITAL LETTERS or articles — just the word. Tab out or click anywhere to check: green = right, red = try again.
прилавок (Anya walked past a colourful cheese ___)
булочная (the smell of hot bread from the ___)
мясник / мясной ряд (the ___ smiled and cut a slice for me)
свежий (I want the ___ bread, straight out of the oven)
спелый (these peaches are perfectly ___ — soft and sweet)
сочный (a huge, ___ watermelon from the greengrocer)
хрустящий (the crust of the sourdough was so ___)
взвешивать (the fishmonger began to ___ the salmon)
сдача (she gave me my ___ in small coins)
чек (I kept the ___ in my pocket)
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Choose the right word · 8 market sentences

🎯 MCQ · pick the one that fits
One sentence, three English options. Only one fits the market context. Tap one — green = right, red = try the other.
1. Anya walked past a colourful cheese ___ and stopped to look at the mountain of yellow wheels.
→ a small open shop in a market = stall
2. The peaches were so ___ that the juice ran down her chin.
→ full of juice → juicy
3. Anya paid 200 roubles for the bread and got 50 in ___.
→ money you get back = change
4. The tomatoes are so red and ___ — pick one, it's ready.
→ ready to eat / soft-sweet = ripe
5. The fishmonger put the salmon on the scales to ___ it.
→ measure the weight = weigh
6. She asked for a discount — Russians don't often ___ at a supermarket, but a market is different.
→ talk the price down = bargain
7. Anya bought a huge ___ of parsley for the soup.
→ a small group tied together = bunch
8. The bakery ___ of hot bread — nobody could walk past without stopping.
→ gave off a smell = smelled (Past Simple of smell)
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Your turn · 6 quick questions

🗣 Speaking · use today's new words
No pressure — answer out loud in 1–2 sentences. Try to use the bold word in your answer. Press ▶ if you'd like to hear it first.
1.Do you prefer a big shiny supermarket or an old, noisy market with real stalls? Why?
2.What is the freshest thing you have eaten this week — hot bread, ripe berries, juicy peaches, something else?
3.Have you ever tried to bargain — to talk the price down at a market? If yes, did it work?
4.What is your favourite crispy food? Crispy toast, crispy chicken, crispy leaves in autumn?
5.Do you always keep the receipt after you buy something, or do you throw it away immediately?
6.What was the last thing you ran out of at home — bread, milk, tea, something else? What did you do?
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Anya's Saturday map · six stalls of the market

🗺 Run-the-stall · click each to unlock
Six stalls. Six Past-family grammar moves. Click each stall to read Anya's story, hear her voice and unlock a key word. Each stop quietly trains a different Past move — see if you can spot which one.
Anya's Market Quest · illustrated top-view watercolour map of the Saturday market. Six numbered pins along a lavender path: 1 Bakery, 2 Fishmonger, 3 Greengrocer, 4 Cheese, 5 Herbs, 6 Flowers. Fountain in the corner, compass rose, legend at the bottom.
✨ Six market stalls unlocked. Six Past moves in your basket. ✨
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Grammar lab · the whole Past family, with market

🎓 Theory · Past Simple (regular + irregular) · negatives · questions · Past Continuous · used to
Read this slowly. Every rule has a formula, the moment you use it, and a market example. Press ▶ to hear any example. No exercise here — just absorb. The drills start in section 4.

Part 1 · Past Simple — finished actions with a clear time

① Past Simple · regular verbs — add -ed

Formula verb + -ed
e.g. walk → walked, ask → asked, smile → smiled
When to use it A finished action in the past with a clear time. Time words: yesterday, last Saturday, this morning, two days ago, in 2019. Same form for I / you / he / she / we / they.
Market examples · ▶
"Yesterday Anya walked into the bakery just after seven."
"The baker smiled and handed her a warm loaf."
"Anya asked for three tomatoes and paid twelve roubles."
✍️ Spelling tips Verb ends in -e → just add -d (smile → smiled, bake → baked).
Verb ends in consonant + y → y → i + ed (try → tried, carry → carried).
Short verb, stressed final syllable → double the consonant (stop → stopped, drop → dropped).

② Past Simple · irregular verbs — just remember them

Formula verb → V2 (irregular)
e.g. go → went, buy → bought, take → took, eat → ate, see → saw
When to use it Exactly the same job as Past Simple regular — a finished past action with a time — but for verbs that don't add -ed. About 100–200 verbs. You just learn them.
Market examples · ▶
"Anya went to the Saturday market at seven." (go → went)
"She bought a loaf, a bunch of parsley and three peaches." (buy → bought)
"The fishmonger caught her eye and held up a huge silver salmon." (catch → caught, hold → held)
"Anya took the smallest tomato and gave the rest back." (take → took, give → gave)
📖 Anya's mini-list — the 12 you need today go → went · buy → bought · take → took · give → gave · eat → ate · see → saw · run → ran · smell → smelt / smelled · pay → paid · bring → brought · catch → caught · hold → held

③ Past Simple · negatives — didn't + base form

Formula did not / didn't + verb (base form!)

❌ NOT "didn't bought"
✅ "didn't buy"
When to use it To say something did NOT happen in the past. Works for regular AND irregular verbs the same way — because did already carries the past. The main verb goes back to its base form.
Market examples · ▶
"Anya didn't buy any cucumbers." (NOT didn't bought)
"The greengrocer didn't have fresh basil this morning."
"I didn't bring enough change, so I had to run to the ATM."

④ Past Simple · questions — Did + subject + base form?

Formula Did + subject + verb (base) ?
Wh-word + did + subject + verb ?

❌ NOT "Did you bought?"
✅ "Did you buy?"
When to use it Ask about a finished past action. Same rule: did already carries the past, so the main verb is in its base form.
Market examples · ▶
"Did you go to the market yesterday?"
"What did you buy at the bakery?"
"How much did the salmon cost?"
"Where did you get that goat's cheese?"
⚠ Special case · was and were The verb to be is different — it does NOT use did.
Positive: I / he / she / it was · you / we / they were (e.g. "The tomatoes were ripe.")
Negative: wasn't / weren't (e.g. "The bread wasn't crispy.")
Question: Was / Were + subject? (e.g. "Were the peaches juicy?")
Same for state verbs like could, had — no auxiliary did needed in questions/negatives.

Part 2 · Two Past siblings — Past Continuous · used to

⑤ Past Continuous — was / were + Ving — action in progress in the past

Formula was / were + verb-ing

I / he / she / it was
you / we / they were
When to use it • An action that WAS IN PROGRESS at a specific past moment ("At 9 am I was choosing the flowers.")
• A background scene ("The sun was shining, birds were singing.")
• Two actions running together in the past — often with while ("While Anya was choosing the flowers, an old man was singing.")
• A longer action interrupted by a shorter one — with when ("Anya was paying when her phone rang.")
Market examples · ▶
"At 9 am Anya was choosing the sunflowers."
"While Anya was paying, her phone rang." (long + short)
"The old man was singing softly and a cat was sleeping on the newspapers." (two backgrounds)

⑥ used to — a past habit or state that is NOT true anymore

Formula used to + verb (base)
negative: didn't use to
question: Did … use to …?
When to use it Something that happened OFTEN in the past — but doesn't happen now. Or something that was TRUE in the past — but isn't true now. Perfect for childhood memories, grandma stories, old habits.
Market examples · ▶
"When Anya was little, her grandmother used to send her to this stall every Saturday." (habit)
"She used to buy a lollipop with the change and never tell mum."
"This market didn't use to have a cheese counter — it opened only two years ago."
⚡ The split-second rule · Past Simple vs Past Continuous Ask yourself: "Am I telling WHAT HAPPENED or SETTING THE SCENE?"
→ WHAT HAPPENED (one clear action, one clear time) → use Past Simple ("Anya bought a loaf.")
→ SCENE / IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING → use Past Continuous ("Anya was choosing flowers when it started to rain.")
Bonus: used to = a past habit that is NOT true now. Only for the past — for present habits use usually / every day.
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Tense Detective · Saturday Market case

🕵 Sort 12 clues into 4 Past columns
Twelve sentences from Anya's Saturday morning at the market. Each one belongs in one of four columns — Past Simple (regular), Past Simple (irregular), Past Continuous, or used to. Click an evidence pill, then click the right column. Press Check when ready.

🧭 Quick reminder · 4 Past family moves

Need a refresher? Scroll back to section 3+ (Grammar Lab) — every formula and rule is there with market examples. Then come back and sort.

Past Simple · regular

verb + -ed

Past Simple · irregular

go → went, buy → bought

Past Continuous

was / were + Ving

used to

habit / state — not true now

After-detective check · 6 quick MCQs

Same kind of sentences, but now you build them. Pick the form that fits the sentence.

1. Yesterday morning Anya ___ into the bakery just after seven.
→ "yesterday morning" + one clear action → Past Simple (regular)
2. She ___ a big loaf of sourdough and three peaches at the market.
→ irregular Past of buy → bought
3. — ___ you go to the market on Saturday? — Yes, I did!
→ Past Simple question with a regular action verb → Did
4. Anya ___ any cucumbers — she just wanted tomatoes.
→ Past negative: didn't + base form → didn't buy (NOT didn't bought)
5. At nine o'clock Anya ___ the sunflowers when it started to rain.
→ longer action in progress interrupted by a shorter one → Past Continuous
6. When Anya was little, her grandmother ___ her to this stall every Saturday.
→ a past habit that is not true now → used to send
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Regular or Irregular? · 12 verbs from the market

⚡ Drill · pick the Past form
Some verbs just add -ed. Some verbs change completely — you have to remember them. Tap one — green is right.
1. Anya ___ into the bakery just after seven. (walk)
→ regular: walk + ed = walked
2. She ___ three ripe peaches and a loaf of sourdough. (buy)
→ irregular: buy → bought
3. The baker ___ at Anya and handed her a warm loaf. (smile)
→ regular: smile ends in -e, just add -d = smiled
4. Anya ___ to the Saturday market with her wicker basket. (go)
→ irregular: go → went
5. The fishmonger ___ her eye and held up a huge salmon. (catch)
→ irregular: catch → caught
6. She ___ for a bunch of parsley and paid twelve roubles. (ask)
→ regular: ask + ed = asked
7. Anya ___ the smallest tomato and gave the rest back. (take)
→ irregular: take → took
8. The market ___ of hot bread and warm cinnamon. (smell)
→ regular (or irregular smelt — both are OK): smelled
9. The old man ___ Anya a paper twist with black pepper. (give)
→ irregular: give → gave
10. Anya ___ twelve roubles for a whole bunch of parsley. (pay)
→ irregular: pay → paid (not payed!)
11. She ___ the receipt in her pocket and forgot about it. (put)
→ irregular: put → put (same form!)
12. The fishmonger ___ six salmons already that morning. (sell)
→ irregular: sell → sold
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Stall 4 · the cheese counter · what did you say?

🎲 Choose your path · at the cheese counter
There's no wrong choice here. Every answer is human — but each one reveals a different mood, and a different way to use your new Past Simple.
The scene: Anya stopped in front of a huge wooden counter piled with wheels of yellow cheese, small paper wedges wrapped in wax, and a big glass jar of pickled tomatoes. The lady behind the counter smiled and held up a soft slice on a wooden knife. "Try this one — I brought it from the farm this morning." Anya tasted it. It was sharp, a bit salty, and unlike anything she ate at home. Three things she could say next:
A
"Where did you get this? I've never tasted anything like it."
Curious · любопытный · Past Simple question You asked a real question. The lady lit up. "Sasha's farm, near the birches. He brought five wheels this dawn. Take one — I wrapped it already." You walked away with a small wax parcel, warm from her hands. That was a full Past Simple question ("Where did you get…?") — and it opened a whole small story.
B
"Thank you — but I didn't bring enough change today."
Polite · вежливый · Past Simple negative You smiled. She waved her hand. "Then you'll come back tomorrow. I wasn't going to charge you for a taste anyway." That was a soft Past Simple negative ("I didn't bring enough change") — the perfect way to say no without saying no.
C
"My grandmother used to bring cheese like this from her village."
Warm · тёплый · used to You said it quietly. The lady put down the knife. "Then this one is for her." She slid a bigger piece across the counter and refused your money. That was used to — a past habit that isn't true anymore — and it turned a stranger into a friend in one sentence.

👀 Notice the Past moves you just heard

"Where did you get this?"→ Past Simple · question with did + base form
"I didn't bring enough change."→ Past Simple · negative with didn't + base form
"My grandmother used to bring cheese…"→ used to · past habit / state, not true anymore
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Pick the right Past form · 8 mini-questions

🎯 Practice · Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Quick check. Did / bought / went = one clear finished action, "what happened". Was / were + Ving = the scene, in the middle of something, or a background. Tap one button per row — green = right, red = try the other.
1. At exactly seven Anya ___ into the bakery.
→ one clear action at a specific moment → Past Simple
2. While Anya ___ the sunflowers, an old man started to sing.
→ longer background action + shorter one interrupts → Past Continuous
3. The baker ___ Anya a warm loaf and smiled.
→ two quick finished actions → Past Simple
4. At nine o'clock a cat ___ on a pile of newspapers near the flower stall.
→ background scene, in progress → Past Continuous
5. When Anya ___ home, she remembered she'd forgotten the tomatoes.
→ she was in the middle of walking → Past Continuous
6. The fishmonger ___ six salmons already before nine o'clock.
→ finished action + count → Past Simple (irregular: sell → sold)
7. — ___ you buy anything at the fishmonger's? — Yes, a small salmon.
→ Past Simple question, action verb buy → Did
8. — Where ___ you at nine o'clock? — I was at the market.
→ verb to be takes no did, use was/were directly → Were
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Anya's Saturday market diary · pick the right Past form

📔 Mixed Past forms · 10 gaps
Anya wrote this Saturday evening, back home with a full basket. Help her pick the right verb form for each gap — Past Simple (regular or irregular), Past Continuous, or used to.

Saturday · a whole morning at the market. "I (1) at the bakery just after seven. The old baker (2) at me and handed me a warm loaf. \"I (3) this one first, especially for you,\" he said. Then I (4) to the fishmonger — he (5) up a huge silver salmon and I (6) the smallest one. At the greengrocer I (7) any cucumbers, only three ripe tomatoes. At nine o'clock, while I (8) the sunflowers, an old man (9) softly near the daisies. When I was little, my grandmother (10) send me here every Saturday for a bunch of parsley. This morning I felt seven again."

1. I ___ at the bakery just after seven. (arrive)
→ "just after seven" = clear past moment → Past Simple (regular)
2. The old baker ___ at me. (smile)
→ ends in -e, add -d → smiled
3. "I ___ this one first, especially for you." (bake)
→ finished action, spoken about now → Past Simple (baked)
4. Then I ___ to the fishmonger. (go)
→ irregular Past → went
5. He ___ up a huge silver salmon. (hold)
→ irregular Past → held
6. I ___ the smallest one. (take)
→ irregular Past → took
7. At the greengrocer I ___ any cucumbers.
→ Past negative: didn't + base form → didn't buy
8. At nine o'clock, while I ___ the sunflowers…
→ longer background action in progress at 9 → Past Continuous
9. …an old man ___ softly near the daisies.
→ another background action, running together → Past Continuous
10. When I was little, my grandmother ___ send me here every Saturday.
→ past habit that's not true now → used to send
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Will or Going to? · Anya's plans for next Saturday

🔮 Future review · 8 mini-questions
Quick review of what you already know: WILL = decision right now, promise or gut guess. BE GOING TO = plan you already made before, or a prediction with visible evidence. Now — with market-language.

★ The split second of difference

WILL · decided right now — "I don't have enough change."
— "Don't worry, I 'll pay for you."
Decision made in the moment.
BE GOING TO · already a plan "Anya wrote a list yesterday. She 's going to buy ten peaches this Saturday."
Plan exists before the conversation.
1. Look at those grey clouds. It ___ rain in half an hour — we should finish the shopping fast.
→ visible evidence (grey clouds) → BE GOING TO
2. — Ouch, I forgot to bring cash! — Don't worry, I ___ pay for both of us and you'll pay me back.
→ decision made at this exact moment → WILL
3. Anya has already written a full shopping list. On Saturday she ___ visit six stalls.
→ plan made before now (list already written) → BE GOING TO
4. Don't worry, mum. I ___ bring you back a whole loaf of fresh sourdough. Promise.
→ a promise → WILL
5. The bakery is already buzzing — the baker ___ pull out the fresh sourdough loaves in five minutes.
→ visible evidence (baker is already preparing) → BE GOING TO
6. — Which stall should we start with? — Hmm… I think we ___ start with the bakery, that smell is amazing.
→ decision in the moment, with "I think" → WILL
7. The lorries have arrived — the farmers ___ set up their stalls in the next hour.
→ visible evidence (lorries) + already planned → BE GOING TO
8. — Which cheese do you recommend? — Hmm… I ___ try the goat's cheese, you said it was fresh this morning.
→ decision in the moment based on what the seller said → WILL
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Describe a market snapshot · pick one of six stalls

🗣 Speaking with cheat sheet · 60–90 sec mic drill
Pick one snapshot from the six below. Then describe it out loud in the past — at least 10–12 sentences. Each card secretly trains a different Past-family move (the one we used for that stall on the map). Use today's words and the cheat sheet.
Stall 1 · The Bakery
A · The Bakery ★ Past Simple (regular)
Stall 2 · The Fishmonger
B · The Fishmonger ★ Past Simple (irregular)
Stall 3 · The Greengrocer
C · The Greengrocer ★ Past negatives (didn't)
Stall 4 · The Cheese Counter
D · The Cheese Counter ★ Past questions (Did…?)
Stall 5 · Herbs & Spices
E · Herbs & Spices ★ used to
Stall 6 · The Flower Stall
F · The Flower Stall ★ Past Continuous

🎯 Cheat sheet · use today's Past-family grammar

Open with structure: In this snapshot I can see… · Last Saturday Anya was at… · In the picture there is / there are…

★ Match the secret grammar move on your card:

→ The Bakery: "Anya walked in, the baker smiled and handed her a loaf." (Past Simple regular)

→ The Fishmonger: "He caught her eye, held up a salmon and brought it from the coast last night." (Past Simple irregular)

→ The Greengrocer: "She didn't need cabbages, she didn't want cucumbers, she just wanted three tomatoes." (Past negatives)

→ The Cheese Counter: "Where did you get that goat's cheese?" (Past questions)

→ Herbs & Spices: "Anya's grandmother used to send her here every Saturday." (used to)

→ The Flower Stall: "The old man was singing, the cat was sleeping." (Past Continuous)

Spice with new vocab: stall · bakery · butcher · fresh · ripe · juicy · crispy · loaf · to weigh · to bargain · change · receipt · to run out of · a bunch

Close with opinion: I loved this stall because… · If I could go back, I would…

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Your Saturday · 3 quick speaking tasks

🗣 Speaking finale · pick & talk
Choose any task. Talk for 1.5–2 minutes — that's about 10–12 sentences. Use today's Past-family grammar (Past Simple, Past Continuous, used to) and today's market words. Press ▶ to hear the task first.
1.Your last Saturday. Where did you go? What did you buy? Who did you meet? Aim for ~10 sentences. Use at least three irregular Past verbs (went, bought, saw, ate, took…).
2.A market you loved. Tell me about a market or a shop you visited that you really loved. Describe the smells, the sounds, and one seller you remember. 10–12 sentences. Try to use "while I was…" once.
3.Your grandmother's Saturday. When you were little, what did you use to do on Saturdays? Where did your family use to shop for food? Did you use to help? 10–12 sentences. Use "used to" at least three times.

Sentence starters · pick & use

Last Saturday I went to… · I bought… · The seller smiled and said…

While I was choosing… · Right at that moment… · The whole market smelled of…

When I was little, we used to… · My grandmother used to send me to… · We didn't use to buy…, we grew it ourselves.

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Question chain · pick one, answer all five

🔗 Speaking chain · build the story
Three chains to choose from. Pick ONE chain — then answer Q1, then Q2, then Q3, then Q4, then Q5. Each answer is 2–3 sentences. Together you'll tell a whole little story (about 10–12 sentences).
1.Where did you go shopping last time? (Past Simple: I went to…)
2.What did you buy? Name at least five items. (Past Simple irregular: bought)
3.Was anything fresh, ripe, juicy or crispy? Describe it. (Past Simple + today's adjectives)
4.Did you talk to any of the sellers? What did you say? (Past Simple questions & reporting)
5.What did you forget to buy? What are you going to buy next time? (Past + going to → 6 tenses in one chain)
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Listening · Anya's Saturday morning

🎧 Audio · 2:30 · Amazon Polly · Salli (US)
Аня рассказывает про своё субботнее утро на рынке. Слушай 2 раза — первый без текста, второй можешь открыть транскрипт. Потом ответь на 6 вопросов ниже. Все ответы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

A · 6 comprehension questions

1. What time did Anya wake up last Saturday?
→ "I woke up at half past six"
2. Why did the baker give her the first loaf for free?
→ "I baked this one for you"
3. How many salmons had the fishmonger sold that morning?
→ "I sold six already this morning"
4. What didn't Anya want at the greengrocer's?
→ "I did not need cucumbers. I did not want cabbages."
5. Where did the goat cheese come from?
→ "From Sasha's farm — he brought it this dawn."
6. What was the cat doing at the flower stall?
→ "A cat was sleeping on a pile of newspapers"

B · 5 gap-fill · type what Anya said

Listen again if you need. Type the verb in the correct Past form.

1. My grandmother ___ send me to the market every Saturday when I was little. (used / use)
2. I ___ my wicker basket and walked to the market. (take)
3. The baker ___ his head and said "I baked this one for you." (shake)
4. While I ___ the sunflowers, an old man was singing near the daisies. (choose)
5. When I opened the door, mum ___ still asleep. (be)
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Workbook · Тетрадь повторения

🔁 Review · will · going to · might
Отдельная тетрадь — только на повторение будущих форм из прошлых уроков. На основной quest не отвлекаемся: сюда возвращаемся между уроками. Четыре вкладки: Going to (планы + evidence), Will (решения + обещания), Might (не уверен), Mixed (когда какое).

① BE GOING TO — план сделан ЗАРАНЕЕ · предсказание с ДОКАЗАТЕЛЬСТВОМ

Формула am / is / are + going to + verb
e.g. is going to rain
Когда использовать • План или намерение, решённый ДО разговора («I'm going to visit gran next Saturday — уже позвонила»)
• Предсказание на основе визуальных доказательств («Смотри на тучи — it's going to rain»)

A. Going to · 12 предложений · market plans

Тип только verb-часть (например: is going to buy).

План Ани на следующую субботу: visit gran. → Next Saturday Anya ___ gran.
Пекарь уже разогрел печь: pull out fresh loaves. → In five minutes the baker ___ fresh loaves.
Мои планы на воскресенье: get up at 8. → On Sunday I ___ at 8.
Смотри на эти тучи! → It ___ rain in a minute.
Мама уже написала список: buy tomatoes and cheese. → Mum ___ tomatoes and cheese.
Аня уже купила билет: take the train to gran. → Next Saturday Anya ___ the train to gran.
У Сашиной фермы кончился сыр. → Sasha ___ any goat's cheese to the market on Sunday.
Я уже положил деньги в кошелёк: pay for the flowers. → I ___ for the flowers.
Смотри — рыбник уже точит нож: cut the salmon. → He ___ the salmon.
Смотри — у кота хвост дёргается: jump. → He ___ .
Аня уже сложила список рецептов: cook soup tomorrow. → Tomorrow Anya ___ soup.
Я вижу что булка сейчас упадёт с прилавка! → It ___ fall on the ground.
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📚 Homework · 4 tasks for the week

✍️ Write · type · check yourself
Do these between now and our next lesson. Type your answer in the box — when you tab out or click somewhere else, the box turns green if it's right, red if it needs another try. Don't worry about capital letters or punctuation — I'm easy on those.

1. Past Simple · regular verbs · 12 gaps

Add -ed (or -d / -ied / doubled consonant). Type only the verb part in Past Simple (e.g. walked, tried, stopped).

Anya (walk) into the bakery just after seven. → Anya ___ into the bakery.
The baker (smile) at her and (hand) her a warm loaf. → The baker ___ at her.
She (ask) for a bunch of parsley. → She ___ for a bunch of parsley.
Anya (try) the sharp goat's cheese at Stall 4. → Anya ___ the sharp goat's cheese.
The market (open) at six on Saturday. → The market ___ at six.
The bakery (smell) of warm cinnamon. → The bakery ___ of warm cinnamon.
Anya (stop) right in front of the cheese counter. → Anya ___ right in front of the cheese counter.
She (carry) the basket in her left hand. → She ___ the basket in her left hand.
The greengrocer (chat) with her about tomatoes. → The greengrocer ___ with her about tomatoes.
Anya (thank) him and moved to the next stall. → Anya ___ him and moved on.
The lady (wrap) the wedge of cheese in wax paper. → The lady ___ the wedge in wax paper.
Anya (finish) the shopping at half past nine. → Anya ___ the shopping at half past nine.

2. Past Simple · irregular verbs · 12 gaps

These verbs don't add -ed — you just have to remember them. Type the Past form (e.g. went, bought, caught).

Anya (go) to the Saturday market at seven. → Anya ___ to the Saturday market at seven.
She (buy) a loaf of bread, three peaches and a bunch of parsley. → She ___ a loaf, three peaches and a bunch of parsley.
The fishmonger (catch) her eye. → The fishmonger ___ her eye.
He (hold) up a huge silver salmon. → He ___ up a huge silver salmon.
"I (bring) this one from the coast last night," he said. → "I ___ this one from the coast last night."
Anya (take) the smallest salmon. → Anya ___ the smallest salmon.
The old man (give) her a paper twist of black pepper. → The old man ___ her a paper twist of black pepper.
Anya (pay) twelve roubles for the parsley. → Anya ___ twelve roubles for the parsley.
The fishmonger (sell) six salmons before nine o'clock. → The fishmonger ___ six salmons before nine o'clock.
Anya (put) the receipt in her pocket. → Anya ___ the receipt in her pocket.
She (eat) a small piece of goat's cheese on the way home. → She ___ a small piece on the way home.
Anya (see) her grandmother's smile in the flower seller's face. → Anya ___ her grandmother's smile in the flower seller's face.

3. Past Simple · questions · 10 sentences

Turn each statement into a Past Simple question. Formula: Did / Wh-word + did + subject + verb (base)? Type the full question.

Anya went to the market. → (yes/no question)
She bought a loaf of bread. → (what)
She paid twelve roubles. → (how much)
The baker smiled at her. → (who)
The fishmonger caught salmon this morning. → (when)
Anya took the smallest fish. → (which fish)
The lady gave her a taste of cheese. → (yes/no question)
Anya stopped at the flower stall for five minutes. → (how long)
An old man was singing near the daisies. → (who was)
Anya's basket was heavy. → (yes/no question, was)

4. used to · past habits that aren't true anymore · 8 gaps

used to + base verb = something you did often in the past but NOT now. Negative: didn't use to. Question: Did … use to …?

When Anya was little, her grandmother (send) her to the market. → Her grandmother ___ her to the market.
Anya (buy) a lollipop with the change and never tell mum. → Anya ___ a lollipop with the change.
This market (not have) a cheese counter — it opened only two years ago. → This market ___ a cheese counter.
People (not shop) on Sundays — everything was closed. → People ___ on Sundays.
My grandfather (walk) two kilometres to the bakery every morning. → My grandfather ___ two kilometres to the bakery.
(you / play) in this park when you were small? → ___ in this park when you were small?
The flower seller (sing) opera in the theatre — she is 82 now. → The flower seller ___ opera in the theatre.
I (not like) goat's cheese, but now I love it. → I ___ goat's cheese, but now I love it.

5. Write to Anya · "My last Saturday" · 10–12 sentences

Imagine you are writing back to Anya. Tell her about your last Saturday. The text MUST contain: 2× Past Simple regular (walked / smiled / asked / stopped / tried), 2× Past Simple irregular (went / bought / took / caught / gave / paid / saw), 1× Past Simple negative (didn't buy / didn't have / didn't want), 1× Past Continuous (was walking / was choosing / was singing), 1× used to (When I was little, I used to…), and at least 3 words from today (stall · bakery · fresh · ripe · juicy · crispy · loaf · to weigh · to bargain · change · receipt · to run out of · a bunch).

target: 10–12 sentences · words: 0

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Bonus reading · The Old Baker's First Loaf

📖 Reading + comprehension + Past-family gap-fill
Read the short story below at your own pace. Press ▶ on any line to hear it. Then do the two mini-tasks under the text: A. five True/False questions, B. five grammar gaps — pick the right Past form.
Anya standing in the golden light of a lavender market — an early Saturday morning, wicker basket in her hand, fresh loaves of bread and mountains of red tomatoes on the stalls behind her, an ancient minaret rising in the distance.

The Old Baker's First Loaf

Yesterday morning, at four o'clock, the old baker walked into his bakery and lit the oven. He didn't turn on the lights — he never used to. When he was a boy, his own grandfather used to bake bread by lamp light, and the old baker still liked the soft orange glow of the fire on the wooden shelves.

While he was mixing the sourdough, a small brown mouse ran across the floor and stopped near his boot. He didn't move. The mouse looked at him, blinked once, and disappeared behind the flour sack. The baker smiled. His grandfather used to say a bakery without a mouse was a bakery without soul.

At exactly ten minutes past seven, Anya walked in. The baker was pulling the very first loaf out of the oven. It was crispy, golden, and it smelled of childhood. He gave it to her without saying anything. She didn't have enough change, but she offered him what she had. He shook his head. "Take it home," he said. "I baked this one first, and I made it for you."

Anya walked out of the bakery holding the warm loaf against her chest like a small living creature. Behind her, the baker was already starting the second batch. The mouse was watching him from the shelf. Outside, the market was just beginning to wake up.

A · True or False · 5 quick checks

1. The baker started work at four o'clock in the morning.
→ "at four o'clock" → True
2. The baker turned on all the lights when he arrived.
→ "he didn't turn on the lights" → False
3. The baker's grandfather used to bake bread by lamp light.
→ "his grandfather used to bake bread by lamp light" → True
4. When Anya walked in, the baker was already taking bread out of the oven.
→ "The baker was pulling the very first loaf out of the oven" → True
5. Anya paid the baker in full for the loaf.
→ "She didn't have enough change" and he refused → False

B · Pick the right Past form · 5 grammar gaps from the story

1. Yesterday morning the old baker ___ into his bakery at four o'clock.
→ finished action at a specific time → Past Simple (regular)
2. He ___ the oven with a long match.
→ irregular Past of light → lit
3. While the baker ___ the sourdough, a mouse ran across the floor.
→ longer action in progress interrupted by shorter one → Past Continuous
4. His grandfather ___ bread by lamp light.
→ past habit that is not true now → used to
5. Anya ___ enough change, but the baker gave her the loaf anyway.
→ Past negative: didn't + base form → didn't have

End of Saturday morning · six market stalls

Six stalls. Six Past-family moves. One eleven-year-old girl with a wicker basket and a small purse of change — and the quiet feeling that a market is a place where every irregular verb has a smell and a face. Next stop on the Anya road: the Land of Irregular Verbs, where the words themselves are alive. But that's another story.

Anya · NG English · 2026