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3 X 3 Verb Tense Table Explanation Classroom Posters CLT Communicative Language Teach 86838
3 X 3 Verb Tense Table Explanation Classroom Posters CLT Communicative Language Teach 86838
Was Mary late for work yesterday? She was late for work two days ago. She wasn’t late for work yesterday.
Were we in France that year? We were in France last year in July We weren’t in France that year.
Were they happy to see you? They were very happy to see you. They weren’t happy to see you.
Do you always have dinner at 8.00? We usually have dinner at 8.00. They don’t often have dinner at 8.00.
Are you from Italy? You are Italian. You aren’t Italian.
Is he from France or from Belgium? He’s from France. He isn’t from Belgium.
Are they the new students? They are the new students. They aren’t the new students.
Has he got a new car? He’s got two brothers. He hasn’t got a sister.
SIMPLE PRESENT FOR FUTURE TIMETABLES 7 SIMPLE PRESENT FUTURE TIMETABLES 8 SIMPLE PRESENT FUTURE TIMETABLES 9
Does the train leave in 10 minutes? The train leaves in 10 minutes. The train doesn’t leave in 10 minutes.
Does the meeting start at 4.00? School starts on 15th September. The film doesn’t begin at 7.30, it begins at 7.45 p.m.
PRESENT CONT. FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMES PRESENT CONT. FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMES PRESENT CONT. FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMES
Are John and Mary leaving for Paris tomorrow? They are leaving for Paris tomorrow. They aren’t leaving for Paris the day after tomorrow.
FUTURE TENSE
Is he going to the meeting on 22nd March? He is going to the meeting next week. He isn’t going to the meeting this afternoon.
Are you having a party on Saturday? We are having a party at the weekend. You aren’t having a party on Sunday.
“GOING TO” FOR FUTURE INTENTIONS / “GOING TO” FOR FUTURE INTENTIONS / “GOING TO” FOR FUTURE INTENTIONS /
PREVISIONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE PREVISIONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE PREVISIONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
Are you going to watch TV? I’m going to do my homework this afternoon). I’m not going to watch TV.
Is he going to play tennis with you or with John? He’s going to play tennis with me. He isn’t going to play tennis with John.
Is it going to rain? It’s going to rain. It isn’t going to rain.
When all verb constructions have been clarified , moving from an explanation of the ‘whole’ – MACRO – to the explanation of single verb
constructions – MICRO, students should have understood that by making slight adjustments to verb forms takes them from one ‘box’ to another,
and allows them to move their conversation/written material backwards and forwards in time.
In my experience, children with learning difficulties benefit from an explanation which gives a global vision of the subject they are about to be
taught. It allows them to collocate the explanation of single parts into a given framework. It goes without saying that this method is suitable for
all students.