Unit 4: Grammar Past Tenses: + New species clip

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Have a good look. What is it? 

It's a contact lens on a finger! Well done to those of you who guessed correctly. 

past simple/present perfect

I went to school yesterday.

I have worked on my grammar homework and I'm not finished yet.

I saw someone shoplifting in the supermarket.

I have just witnessed a crime on my street.

short summary

The  Past Simple is used when the event is finished and the Present Perfect is used when the event is still continuing or has relevance now.

past continuous 

is used to talk about things that were in progress in the past. They may or may not be finished. 

past perfect continuous

use the past perfect continuous to emphasise a longer action. This action continues up to the time of the main action( expressed by the verb in the past simple.

present perfect continuous

Use for events that began in the past and continue into the present. Like the present perfect simple, it is often used with since(+ starting point), for (+ period of time) and how long

past perfect simple

Use the past perfect simple to talk about what happened before a certain time in the past.

The robber had run away by the time the police arrived

 Mr. Bean at the hospital.

 While you watch the film clip: 

Combine two sentences into one to accurately describe the events that occur. You must include a linking word (e.g. so, because, while, etc.). You must also change the verb form when necessary (e.g. 'He went...' to 'He was going...'). There are more detailed instructions on the worksheet

Try exercises on page 48

Exercise 1,2 and 3

finish exercises on page 48 and 49

exercises 3-8

HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 9

Recently, a new species of fish has been discovered, it is the....

Macropinna Microstoma

or better known as the barrel eye fish

Enjoy the film clip!

Homework

HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 9 page 49