Mastering the Past Tense: 'To be' and 'Can'

Mastering the Past Tense: 'To be' and 'Can'

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to confidently use 'to be' and 'can' in the past tense.

Highlight the importance and usefulness of mastering the past tense of 'to be' and 'can'.

What do you already know about the past tense of 'to be' and 'can'?

Past Tense of 'To Be'

The past tense of 'to be' is 'was' for singular subjects and 'were' for plural subjects.

Explain the usage of 'was' and 'were' in different contexts. Provide examples for the students to practice.

Interactive Exercise: 'To Be'

Join the sentences using the correct past tense of 'to be'.

Create an interactive exercise where students can practice using 'was' and 'were'. Provide feedback for incorrect answers.

Past Tense of 'Can'

The past tense of 'can' is 'could'.

Explain the usage of 'could' in different contexts. Provide examples for the students to practice.

Interactive Exercise: 'Can'

Complete the sentences using the correct past tense of 'can'.

Create an interactive exercise where students can practice using 'could'. Provide feedback for incorrect answers.

Negative Form

To make the negative form, add 'not' after 'was', 'were', or 'could'.

Explain how to make the negative form of the past tense of 'to be' and 'can'. Provide examples for the students to practice.

Questions

To form a question, invert the subject and 'was', 'were', or 'could'.

Explain how to form questions in the past tense of 'to be' and 'can'. Provide examples for the students to practice.

Interactive Exercise: Negative and Questions

Create a sentence in the negative form or as a question using the prompts provided.

Create an interactive exercise where students can practice making sentences in the negative form or as a question.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.