This document introduces the simple past and present tenses in English. It provides examples of using the present simple tense with the verb "to be" for the pronouns I, she, he, it, you, we, and they. Examples are also given of using the past simple tense with the verb "to be." Activities practice forming sentences in the present and past simple tenses and identifying mistakes. The document concludes with a short paragraph to read and answer comprehension questions about events in the past.
This document introduces the simple past and present tenses in English. It provides examples of using the present simple tense with the verb "to be" for the pronouns I, she, he, it, you, we, and they. Examples are also given of using the past simple tense with the verb "to be." Activities practice forming sentences in the present and past simple tenses and identifying mistakes. The document concludes with a short paragraph to read and answer comprehension questions about events in the past.
This document introduces the simple past and present tenses in English. It provides examples of using the present simple tense with the verb "to be" for the pronouns I, she, he, it, you, we, and they. Examples are also given of using the past simple tense with the verb "to be." Activities practice forming sentences in the present and past simple tenses and identifying mistakes. The document concludes with a short paragraph to read and answer comprehension questions about events in the past.
Objective: To introduce simple structures to talk about present and past actions. What is the difference?
Layla is here! Layla was here yesterday!
This is an action that’s This is an action that
happening right now, in the happened in the past, in this present. case ‘yesterday’. Present simple Verb ‘to be’
Pronoun Verb ‘to be’ form Examples:
I Am I am a doctor She – He – It Is He is a lawyer You – We – They Are We are in classes Activity 1: Choose the best answer for these sentences
a. I _______________ 12 years old. am / is / are
b. My brother _______________ at university. he’s / is / are c. He _______________ good at swimming. not / ’s not / note d. _______________ she in the school play? Ares / Is / Am e. I _______________ short. is / ’m / ’s f. They _______________ always late for school. arent / aren’t / ares Activity 2: What is the mistake? Circle it and then corrrect it
a. We not tired. ___________
b. I from Turkey. ____________________ c. They is at the park. ____________________ d. Are that your dog? ____________________ e. Im very tall. ____________________ f. My dad are an engineer. ____________________ g. He’s n't angry. ________________ Past simple Verb ‘to be’
Pronoun Verb ‘to be’ form Examples:
I – She – He – It Was I was in London last year You – We – They Were They were with you last night
Time expressions help us to identify the
time when actions happen Activity 3: Choose the correct sentence in past simple 1. a. It were my birthday yesterday. 4. b. It was my birthday yesterday. a. Was it sunny at the beach? c. It was being my birthday yesterday. b. Were it sunny at the beach? c. It were sunny at the beach? 2. a. We were at the cinema last night. 5. b. We’re be at the cinema last night. a. They wasn’t at the swimming pool at the c. We was at the cinema last night. weekend. b. They were’nt at the swimming pool at the 3. weekend. a. Were Picasso a famous artist? c. They weren’t at the swimming pool at the b. Was Picasso a famous artist? weekend. c. Picasso was a famous artist? Activity 4: Read and answer the questions
Yesterday I was on a trip with my family. We were at the beach all
day. My parents were happy because they weren’t at work. It was a hot day, so the water wasn’t very cold. My sister was in the sea all morning. It was a great day!
a. He was at the beach yesterday. True / false
b. His parents were sad. True / false c. It was a cold day. True / false d. His sister was in the sea all morning. True / false e. It was a bad day. True / false