“She was lucky to find her lost wallet” is a sentence in the past simple that expresses a fortunate situation. The word lucky means something good happened by chance. Lost wallet means she could not find her wallet before. The verb find is in the past form: found. This sentence shows how we talk about past experiences and unexpected positive events.
Examples:
He was lucky to catch the last train.
They were lucky to get tickets to the concert.
I was lucky to meet my old friend yesterday.
This topic helps students practice past simple, irregular verbs, and expressions of chance and fortune.
🔹 GRAMMAR
1. Past Simple (regular and irregular verbs)
She found her wallet. (irregular)
I looked everywhere. (regular)
2. Was / Were + adjective
She was lucky.
They were surprised.
3. Infinitive after adjective
He was happy to help.
We were excited to go.
4. Prepositions of place and time
The wallet was under the table.
She lost it in the morning.
5. Modal verbs (can / should / must)
You should always check your bag.
She must have been careful next time.
Can you believe it?
🔹 VOCABULARY
Lucky – having good things happen by chance
Wallet – a small case for money and cards
Lost – not able to find something
Find – to locate something that was missing
Surprised – feeling something unexpected
Relieved – feeling happy after stress ends
Street – a public road in a city or town
Remember – to bring a memory back
Check – to look at something carefully
Careful – doing something with attention
🔹 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
I was lucky!
She found it just in time.
I couldn’t believe it.
It was under the chair!
You should check your pockets.
She felt so happy.
I’m glad she found it.
It’s important to stay calm.
It was a lucky moment.
That was unexpected!
🔹 SENTENCES
Positive:
She was lucky to find her wallet.
I found my phone under the sofa.
They were lucky to arrive on time.
Negative:
She wasn’t sure where she lost it.
He didn’t find his keys.
We weren’t lucky yesterday.
Questions:
Where did she find the wallet?
Was she lucky?
Did you lose anything?
Answers:
She found it on the bus.
Yes, she was very lucky.
No, I didn’t lose anything.
🔹 CONVERSATION
Anna: You look so happy today!
Sara: Yes! I found my lost wallet!
Anna: Really? That’s amazing! Where was it?
Sara: It was in the library. Someone gave it to the front desk.
Anna: You were so lucky! Did you have your money inside?
Sara: Yes! Everything was still there.
Anna: Wow, that’s great. Next time, be more careful!
Sara: I will! I was really worried, but now I feel so happy.
Anna: I’m glad it all worked out.
🔹 READING
A Lucky Morning
On Monday morning, Laura was getting ready for school. She looked for her wallet, but it wasn’t in her bag. She felt very worried. The wallet had her bus card and lunch money.
Laura remembered that she went to the park the day before. She quickly went there and asked the park worker. He said, “Yes, someone found a wallet yesterday!”
Laura looked inside. It was hers! Everything was still in place. She smiled and said, “Thank you so much!” It was a lucky morning for her.
Questions:
What did Laura lose?
Where did she go the next day?
Who helped her?
Was everything inside the wallet?
How did she feel?
Answers:
Her wallet.
The park.
The park worker.
Yes.
Happy and lucky.
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