Actions present continuous page 3 of 8 copyright esl kidstuff. Abdul kader this is a lesson plan on how a teacher can teach past simple tense in the classroom effectively and interestingly. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. In this video, we take a look at the past continuous tense and suitable teaching ideas for this tense. Register for free and gain access to additional teacher handouts. Jun 22, 2015 past simple lesson plan preintermediate, ppp this lesson, and all other lessons in the series, will cover the core of lesson, namely the ppp section. With this lesson plan, your esl students will be exposed to the future continuous tense and will learn when and how to use it correctly. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl past simple and past continuous the past simple and the past continuous the past simple and the past continuous id. This is not only a classic activity for the past continuous, but also an all time classic tefl game. This lesson is based on the premier league skills english podcast. Past simple vs past continuous language on schools.
Lesson plan for introducing the present continuous tense. A single life past simple vs past continuous practice english. Past simple lesson plan preintermediate, ppp this lesson, and all other lessons in the series, will cover the core of lesson, namely the ppp section. Easy english grammar lessons using the past simple tense.
They will put this into practice with a brief conversation. Sample lesson plan on past simple tense slideshare. This lesson introduces the past continuous tense through a grammar formula along with a brief description of its uses. When and while signal the use of the past simple and past continuous. How to teach the past continuous tense busyteacher. Go over differences in usage between the past simple and past continuous. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect youtube. After you have interviewed a classmate or the teacher with the questions above, write a short paragraph reporting what you learned from them. The past continuous is used for an action in progress in the past and that was interrupted. Complete the following sentences with the correct verb forms. Elicit the learners knowledge of the past simple by asking them to suggest words to fill the gaps.
By the end of the lesson, the student will have discussed social etiquette and appropriate inappropriate behaviors in society. In this unit we will learn how to compare the past simple to the present perfect simple and when and how to differentiate between them. Read about regular and irregular past tense verb forms, and then try some quizzes to test how much you have understood. How to teach the past continuous tense busy teacher. Efl esl activities and games for past simple and past continuous. This esl lesson helps students integrate the past continuous into their. Before getting into the details of the ppp style lesson plan, i will first cover the context of the lesson, target language that will be used, model sentencing and function. From simple past past continuous worksheets to simple past ast continuous videos. In this lesson, ss will learn past simple and past continues through guided. Past simple vs past continuous lesson plan lesson plan.
Give each group a set of picture cards and a set of time cards. Point out that the past continuous focuses on a specific moment in the past. This lesson explains how to use the simple past to talk about things that are no longer happening. For example, this worksheet provides exercises based on the trailer for the second film in the twilight saga, new moon. Past continuous games esl activities worksheets teach this. A free online english grammar lesson for esl students about using the past simple tense. Lesson plan for past simple past continuous worksheet. Look around the classroom while you are doing your action and try to remember what other people are doing. They have encountered the present simple verb tense before but may lack confidence using it. Past simple v present perfect simple b1 intermediate lesson.
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades k8, students use listening and picture prompts to describe events in the past progressive, use the past progressive with an interrupted action, and find the correct sequence. In general, we use the past simple directly after when and the past continuous after while. The lesson focuses on using the past simple and present perfect. Past continuous past progressive english lesson plan studying and exams. Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 answers.
Convert the evaluation activity from a competition to a wholeclass collaboration. Watch out presentation and find out how this works. Past continuous and past simple english lesson planner. Understanding grammar the past continuous lesson plan. Lesson plan c a m b r i a n c o l l e g e g u l s h a n, d h a k a m o b i l e. My clothes were all messy because complete the sentence using the past perfect continuous for example, my clothes were all messy because id been tidying up the garage. Choose one of the actions below and do it or pretend to do it until your teacher says stop. Learners will be able to use the simple and progressive past tense to describe an event that was happening in the past, but was interrupted by another event. What are you assuming in terms of student background knowledge.
Past simple or past continuous worksheet 1 grammarbank. Here is a way to adapt this song into a full lesson. Jul 11, 2019 this lesson focuses on the switch by first narrowing the choices down to either the present perfect or the past simple. Lesson plan for reinforcing past simple and past continuous. Tenses in english past continuous english lesson plan a2. Get students to show their plan by drawing a box for each paragraph and putting key words in. By the end of the lesson, the student will be able to order events as seen in a comedy routine in a complex sentence using the past perfect tense. This lesson is all about creativity and innovation. The teacher presents a powerpoint with rules and uses of the present continuous form. Explain that the first sentence uses a regular verb and the second sentence uses an irregular verb. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice.
A single life past simple vs past continuous practice. Students will be able to use the past tense to tell about states that happened in the past, and form questions using the past tense. These two tenses are often used together in a sentence. As i was walking in the streets of holland, i met an old friend of mine. The teacher asks the students to recall some rules shown in the video, namely the form and the use of the verb tense, and registers the information on the board. We were playing volleyball with mary when you called me.
Use thepast simple and past continuous verb tenses as much as possible. Lesson plan past simple and past continuous 14309x65924j. Students start with a discussion which leads into a vocabulary task and reading activities. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and selfstudy. Past simple and past continuous efl esl activities and. This lesson assumes students have a basic understanding of tenses, particularly past simple and. Procedure divide the class into groups of three or four. For example what were you doing last tuesday night at. Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. The grammar focus is on the past continuous and past simple.
B1 intermediate grammar esl lesson plan from the team tefl b1 coursebook about past simple v present perfect simple. This is a song about the past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses. Esl past continuous game writing and speaking activity elementary a1a2 30 minutes. Write various examples on the board of sentences combining the past simple and past continuous to illustrate the idea of an. Nov 19, 2012 this lesson is about past simple and past continuous and when they should be used. Past simple vs past continuous lesson plan free download as word doc. It includes a suggested leadin activity, several classroom activities, a game and a collection of specially selected esl resources from around the web. Learners will be able to use past simple and past progressive tenses with optimal precision to describe what they were doing at a specific point in time in the past. Past perfect continuous by jill hadfield before the lesson cut up the cards. In this lesson, students study and practise the differences between the past simple and past continuous. Past simple lesson plan preintermediate, ppp the celta faq. Tenses in english past continuous english lesson plan. Although it has its nuances, we usually use it talk about actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. In this lesson plan, students use listening and picture prompts to describe events in the past progressive, use the past progressive with an interrupted action, and find the correct sequence of a storyboard.
The past tenses past continuous teaching ideas youtube. To contrast present continuous verb forms with present simple verb forms to provide controlled written practice of present continuous and present simple verb forms subsidiary aims. Some students do not like competition, due to either personality or culture. This activity also helps students to practice asking for and giving explanations with because, in order to and so that. The following english lesson plan targets past continuous tense in english language and is suitable for esl efl teachers working with students of a2 level. The following english lesson plan targets past continuous tense in english language and is suitable for esl efl. Past continuous tense past progressive tense tense the form of a verb that shows the time at which an action happened. Find past continuous lesson plans and teaching resources. This video is part of our series on the past tenses in english. Creativity is great teachingenglish british council bbc.
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 38, students identify, and practice using, the past simple and past perfect. Aug 31, 2017 esl video lesson with an interactive quiz. Aug 05, 2014 sample lesson plan on past simple tense 1. The past continuous is another tense that is commonly taught to beginners, usually after theyve learned the past simple. Past simple grammar topic, page 1 esl lesson plans. Lesson plans for esl kids teachers esl kidstuff lesson plan.
One moment its warm and sunny, and the next theres a blizzard. Rewarding past continuous pdf games, esl activities, and interactive and. The activities and exercises to practice this tense cover the different uses. Find past simple past continuous lesson plans and teaching resources. With this activity students ask each other questions that they may or may not remember the answer to. Here are three great activities to practice past continuous tense to get your wheels turning. To understand and use the past tense, to know the form of the regular and irregular past. The action that caused the interruption is in the past simple.
The past simple and the past continuous interactive worksheet. In the brainpop ell movie, suddenly it started l2u4l1, something very strange is going on with the weather. Students are given a list of strange actions and ask their partners to come up with innocent reasons why they were doing those things, e. An a2 level esl lesson plan for teaching the past simple and past continuous. These esl lesson plans and worksheets are in pdf format, which you will need to download adobe reader if you dont already have it installed. Speaking activity 45 minutes to build sentences with past simple, past continuous. When the teacher came in, they were studying english. The lesson focuses on grammar in context, with an emphasis on narrative frameworks and some skimming and speaking practice for your students. Ask students to write their texts and tell them that they should focus on communicating their story clearly and on using the past simple and past continuous correctly. It asks students to first ask questions about general experience with ever and then drill down to the specifics with question words such as where, when, why etc. Past continuous lesson plan for esl learners thoughtco.