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Objectives: At the end of lesson, students should be able to differentiate the sentences in present
tense from the sentences in past simple tense and solve basic exercises related to the topic
Teacher: _______________________________________
1. Use
SimplePresent SimplePast
repeatedactions action finished in the past (single or
fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. repeated)
SimplePresent SimplePast
timetable)
sequence of actions in the present (first - then, after
that)
series of completed actions in the pas
instructions
thingsin general
afterspecialverbs
3. Form
SimplePresent SimplePast
regularverbs: infinitive + -ed
infinitive → 3rd person singular (he, she, it): irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular
infinitive + -s verbs
4. Examples
4.1. Affirmativesentences
SimplePresent SimplePast
I play volleyball. I playedvolleyball.
You play volleyball. Youplayedvolleyball.
Heplaysvolleyball. Heplayedvolleyball.
4.3. Questions
SimplePresent SimplePast
Do I play volleyball? Did I play volleyball?
Do you play volleyball? Didyou play volleyball?
Does he play volleyball? Didhe play volleyball?
5. Spelling
SimplePresent SimplePast
watches (-esaftersibilant) stopped (Double the consonant after a short vowel.)
goes (-esafter-o) loved (one -e at the end of the word → Add only -d.)
hurries (Change -y to -ie after consonant) worried (consonant before -y → Change to -i.)
EXERCISES
1. She ______________went (go) to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.
2. My father usually ______________likes (like) his steak well-done.
3. The dog ______________ ate (eat) its toy last night.
4. The policeman ______________talked (talk) to the burglar yesterday.
5. ______________ Did you have (you /have) a test last week?
6. I often see her mother but she never ______________speaks (speak) to me.
7. The gentleman ______________spoke (speak) to his servant 2 hours ago.
8. The kangaroo always ______________carries (carry) its baby.
9. My friend ______________talks (talk) a lot every day.
10. The man ______________drove (drive) to the supermarket last weekend.
11. My brothers ______________left (leave) for England last week.
12. My sisters ______________leave (leave) for England every year in June.
13. I don't like that man because he often ______________laughs (laugh) at me.
14. Her sister never______________ smokes (smoke).
15. The cat usually ______________ leaves (leave) its basket when it is hungry.