1.

Warm-up (5 minutes):

• Greet the students and engage in a brief conversation about their day or any interesting
experiences they have had recently.

2. Presentation (15 minutes):

• Introduce the topic of describing past experiences and the importance of using appropriate
vocabulary and tenses.
• Present a few slides with relevant vocabulary related to past experiences, such as travel,
hobbies, and personal achievements.
• Discuss and elicit example sentences from students using the target vocabulary.
• Explain and provide examples of the past simple, past continuous, and past perfect tenses
for describing different aspects of past experiences.

3. Practice (25 minutes):

• Divide students into pairs or small groups and provide them with a list of questions related
to past experiences.
• Instruct students to take turns asking and answering the questions, using the target
vocabulary and tenses.
• Monitor the pairs/groups, offering assistance and correcting any mistakes.
• Bring the class together and encourage students to share interesting or amusing experiences
they discussed in their pairs/groups.

4. Production (10 minutes):

• Hand out an exercise worksheet with gapped sentences or a short paragraph that requires
students to use the past simple, past continuous, or past perfect tenses.
• Instruct students to complete the exercise individually.
• After a few minutes, review the answers as a class, providing explanations and clarifications
as necessary.
• Encourage students to ask questions and engage in a discussion about the exercise.

5. Wrap-up and Feedback (5 minutes):

• Recap the key points covered in the lesson, emphasizing the target vocabulary and grammar
structures.
• Ask students if they have any questions or need further clarification on any aspect of the
lesson.
• Provide feedback on students' performance, highlighting their strengths and areas for
improvement.
• Thank the students for their participation and conclude the lesson.
Past Simple: The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions or events that happened at
a specific time in the past.

Example:

• I traveled to Paris last summer.

• She studied English in college.

2. Past Continuous: The past continuous tense is used to describe actions or events that were
ongoing or in progress in the past. It emphasizes the duration or the interrupted nature of an
action.

Example:

• I was studying when the phone rang.

• They were watching a movie at 8 p.m. yesterday.

3. Past Perfect: The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that occurred before
another action in the past. It is used to show the sequence of events.

Example:

• She had already eaten dinner when I arrived.

• By the time I got home, my friends had already left.

In the context of describing past experiences, here's how these tenses can be used:
Past Simple:

• "Last summer, I traveled to Paris." (One-time action in the past)

• "I met some interesting people during my trip." (Past event)

Past Continuous:

• "While I was studying abroad, I was exploring different cultures and meeting new people."
(Ongoing actions during a specific period in the past)
• "I was having a great time when I visited my family in the countryside."

Past Perfect:

• "Before I moved to this city, I had lived in a small town." (Action that happened before
another action in the past)
• "By the time I reached the hotel, I had already visited most of the tourist attractions."

Past Simple:

• Form: Subject + past simple verb (+ object, if applicable)

• Regular verbs: Add "-ed" to the base form of the verb (e.g., talk → talked)
• Irregular verbs: Follow specific irregular conjugation patterns (e.g., go → went)
• Negative form: Use "did not" (didn't) + base form of the verb
• Interrogative form: Use "did" + subject + base form of the verb
• Examples:
• She danced at the party last night.
• We didn't watch the movie.
• Did you see him at the concert?

2. Past Continuous:
• Form: Subject + past continuous (be verb: was/were) + present participle (-ing form of the
verb) (+ object, if applicable)
• Positive form: Subject + was/were + verb + -ing
• Negative form: Subject + was/were + not + verb + -ing
• Interrogative form: Was/Were + subject + verb + -ing
• Examples:
• I was studying when the phone rang.
• They weren't listening to me.
• Were you sleeping when I called?

3. Past Perfect:
• Form: Subject + had + past participle (+ object, if applicable)
• Positive form: Subject + had + past participle
• Negative form: Subject + had + not + past participle
• Interrogative form: Had + subject + past participle
• Examples:
• She had already eaten dinner when I arrived.
• We hadn't seen each other for years.
• Had they finished their work before the deadline?