Mastering Past Tenses: Engaging Revision Activities for Students
In this engaging revision activity, students explore the past tenses through various prompts and scenarios. Starting with a historical family scene from 1850, learners identify mistakes and describe household chores completed by Frank. They analyze a hotel reception, detailing what guests have done and what they were doing at a particular moment. The activity concludes with various latecomers to events and reflections on their actions prior. This comprehensive exercise enhances understanding of the past simple, present perfect, and past perfect tenses, making grammar fun and interactive.
Mastering Past Tenses: Engaging Revision Activities for Students
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Pasttenses (RevisionWork) DCLE – Teacher Cristina Lorga
A. Look atthis 19th centuryfamilysceneandfindthesixmistakes. Startlikethis: “In 1850…” … peopledidn’twatchTV. … peopledidn’t use vacuumcleaners. … peopledidn’t drink coke. … peopledidn’teatcrisps. … peopledidn’tlistento rock androll. … peopledidn’ttypeletters.
B. Frank does thehouseworkeverySaturdaymorning. Picture B shows himonehour later. Whathashealreadydoneandwhathasn’thedoneyet? Hehasvacuumedthefloor. Hehashunguphisjacket. Hehasdonetheironing. Hehasputawaythedishes. Hehasn’tcleanedthestoveyet. Hehasn’temptiedtherubbish bin yet. Hehasn’tsweptthestairsyet. Hehasn’tclearedthetableyet.
C. Thisisthereceptionof a holiday hotel. Saywhat some ofthesepeoplehavebeendoingthismorning. 1 2 3 4 6 5 9 8 7 1 The lady has been shopping. 9 The bearded man has been painting. 2 They have been diving. 8 He has been walking. 6 The young lady has been getting sun-tanned. 7 The children have been swimming. 3 The receptionist has been sleeping. 4 The young man has been playing tennis. 5 They have been doing some sightseeing.
D. Everyone in theofficethoughttheir boss was out for thedaywhensuddenlyheopenedthedoor…Youhavetwo minutes to memorize whateveryoneisdoing.
Whatwerethey all doingat the moment their boss opened the door? 5 She was doing a crossword puzzle. 2 She was reading Vogue magazine. 3 She was cutting her nails. 4 He was sleeping. 6 They were playing cards. 7 They were looking at some holiday photos. 1 He was listening to music.
E. In eachpicturethereissomeonewhois late for something. Saywhathadhappenedwhentheyarrived. When Mary arrived at the bus stop, the bus had left. When Sophie arrived, the bookshop had closed.
When Ann and William arrived at the cinema, the film had started. When Paul arrived home, his wife had had dinner. When Eliot arrived at the gym, the coach had left.
F. Can youguesswhat Mary, Sophie, Ann, William, Paul andEliothadbeendoingbeforetheyarrived? Whatmadethemarrive late? Mary had been __ing ... Sophie had been __ing ... Ann and William had been __ing ... Paul had been __ing ... Eliot had been __ing ...
SUMMARY E.g. In 1850 people listened to classical music. Past Simple (Simple Past) - Regular Verbs : verb + ed - Irregular Verbs : second column of the list E.g. Paul has donethe ironing. Present Perfect has / have + verb in the PastParticiple* * • Regular Verbs : verb + ed • Irregular Verbs : third column of the list
E.g. He has been walking. Present Perfect Continuous has / havebeen + verb in the -ingform. E.g. She was cutting her nails. Past Continuous was / were + verb in the -ingform. E.g. When Mary arrived, the bus had left. Past Perfect had + verb in the PastParticiple* E.g. Mary had been talking to a friend. Past Perfect Continuous hadbeen+ verb in the -ing form
