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Formula and e x s
.)Generic Structure SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1.verbal simple past a.Orientation:it gives the reader about
(+)Subject + Verb2 + Object the background information needed
(-)Subject + did + not + Verb1
Simple past tense is used to
to understand the text,such as who
(?)Did + Subject + Verb1?
was involved,where it happened,
express an activity or situation
Example:
and when it happened that was assessed
(+) I played football last week.
(-) Arini did not attend my birthday party. )
b.Events:A series of events,ordered and endeed in the past
(?) Did you go to the school yesterday? in a chronological sequence and
Example:
(+) We were late yesterday. action or activity in the past.
(-) He was not happy because of me.
(?) Were you at Dina’s house?
USING CONJUNCTION
LANGUAGE FEATURE PURPOSE
Using the conjunctions,such >Purpose of recount text
as:then,before,after,etc .Language Feature
The purpose is to informing
-Using the simple past tenses
or entertaining the reader