2.2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Narrative tenses

I can use

the past simple,

past continuous,

and past perfect

to tell a story that happened

in the past.

We use these to make sure we don't bore someone to death when describing a story & to make the sequence of events clear :)

Example - boring.

Last night, I walked home. I saw a car running very fast towards a red light. I looked at the driver. I saw him talking on the phone.

He didn't stop at the traffic light, and another car crashed into him.

The police arrived. The police asked what happened.

I told them that the driver didn't see the light bc he was on his phone.

• Example - clear and rich!
  Last night, I was walking home when I saw a car running very fast towards a red light. I looked at the driver and I could see that he was talking on the phone. He didn't stop at the light and another car crashed into him. When the police arrived, they asked me what had happened and I told them that the driver hadn't seen the traffic light bc he was using his phone.

Narrative tense

PAST SIMPLE = describe the main events in chronological order

PAST CONTINUOUS = to set the scene & to describe actions/situations in progress

PAST PERFECT = describe events that happened earlier in the past

Example - clear and rich!

Last night, I was walking home when I saw a car running very fast towards a red light. I looked at the driver and I could see that he was talking on the phone. He didn't stop at the light and another car crashed into him. When the police arrived, they asked me what had happened and I told them that the driver hadn't seen the traffic light bc he was using his phone.

More examples of the past perfect

= completed action which took place BEFORE another action in the past:

By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.

SB, p 20

Complete the grammar focus and then do

ex 5 & 6 - in pairs

Tom couldn't play because...

1. he had forgotten his trainers
2. he forgot his trainers

The referee blew his whistle and...

1. the game started.
2. the game was starting.

Sue and Jenny were excited because...

1. they didn't go to a football match before
2. they hadn't been to a football match before

It was snowing when ...

1. the marathon began
2. the marathon had begun

I can use the narrative tenses

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Need more practice?

Do at least 3 MEL assignments (2.2)

Revisit these slides - extra explanations & activities at the end

Past Perfect

Mindmap

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Quick video explanation

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Dutch video

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Extra worksheet practice

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Extra practice

Matching

Maze chase

Drag and drop