Time Travel with Verb Tenses

Time Travel with Verb Tenses

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify, analyze, and use verb tenses to communicate about time.

What do you already know about verb tenses and how they help us communicate about time?

Hook Activity

Watch a short video clip of a time travel adventure.

What are Verb Tenses?

Verb tenses show the time of an action or state of being. They help us express when something happened, is happening, or will happen.

Identifying Verb Tense

Verb tenses can be identified by looking at the verb in a sentence. They include present, past, and future tenses.

Analyzing Verb Tense in a Story

Read a short story and identify the verb tenses used. Discuss how the use of different tenses helps us understand the sequence of events.

Using Verb Tense

Practice using verb tenses by completing sentences with the correct tense. Share examples and encourage students to create their own sentences.

Collaborative Activity

In groups, create a skit or dialogue using different verb tenses to act out a time travel adventure.

Differentiated Activities

High Achiever: Write a paragraph using advanced verb tenses.
Mid Achiever: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense.
Low Achiever: Match verb tenses to their corresponding time markers.

Summary and Recap

Review the importance of verb tenses in communicating about time. Ask students to share their key takeaways and provide feedback.

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.