invalles atheneum 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Substitute class with Akkus

Mrs. Akkus

• Beyza Akkus
• Teacher of English
• Mostly teach havo 4 &5 en vwo 4
•  Coach of havo 5
• I’m on a mission to become the most fun teacher at the Willem

Lesson goals/topic

Today, we’ll practice some key tenses: Present Perfect, Past Simple, and Past Continuous!

But first, reading time

Quick fresh-up

What do you remember about the past simple?

What do you remember about the present perfect?

What do you remember about the past continuous?

I have been to Paris 

I went to Paris last year

I was walking in Paris when it started to rain

Past continuous

Present Perfect

Past Simple

Activity one: Error Detection

In this activity, you will work in pairs to find and correct the errors in the following sentences. Pay attention to which tense should be used. Write them down on your whiteboard and hold them up so I can see them!

Sentence 1

I have went to the cinema last night

Sentence 2

They was studying when the teacher has entered the room.

Sentence 3

She didn’t ate lunch yet today.

Sentence 4

He have lived in Paris since two years.

Sentence 5

We was playing football when it starts to rain.

Sentence 6

I am knowing her for a long time.

Activity two: fill in the blanks

In this activity, you will fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms. Think carefully about the tense being used.

She ___ (go) to the party last weekend.

1. goes
2. went
3. has gone
4. is going

We ___ (study) for three hours when the power went out.

1. study
2. have studied
3. studied
4. were studying

I ___ (finish) my homework already.

1. have finished
2. finished
3. am finishing
4. finish

They ___ (live) in this house since 2015.

1. live
2. lived
3. have lived
4. are living

While I ___ (walk) to school, it started raining.

1. walked
2. am walking
3. have walked
4. was walking

He ___ (see) that movie three times.

1. sees
2. has seen
3. saw
4. is seeing

Activity three: sentence making

Write three sentences using the verbs below. One sentence should be in past simple, one in present perfect, and one in past continuous.

Verbs:

to visit

to watch

to play

Example Sentences:

Past Simple: Sarah visited her grandparents last weekend.

Present Perfect: Tom has watched that TV show twice already.

Past Continuous: Emily was playing football when it started raining.

The verbs

• to write
• to break
• to speak 

Which tense did you feel most confident using today, and which one do you think you still need to practice more?