LO: To gain an understanding of tenses.
To be able to write sentences using the correct tense.
• The tense of a verb tells us when the
action was done.
• The action can be done in the past,
present or future.
• When should we use the past tense?
• When talking about something that has
already happened.
• I was at work.
• I didn’t do my homework.
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LO: To gain an understanding of tenses.
To be able to write sentences using the correct tense.
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When should we use the present tense?
When something is happening now!
I am at work.
I can’t do my homework.
When should we use the future tense?
When talking about something that is
GOING to happen.
• I will be at work soon.
• I will not be doing homework tonight.
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LO: To gain an understanding of tenses.
To be able to write sentences using the correct tense.
• Look at the following words, what are
they?
• Walk
• Listen
• Go
• Have
• Make
• They are verbs! Put them into the
past tense.
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LO: To gain an understanding of tenses.
To be able to write sentences using the correct tense.
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walk - walked
listen - listened
go - went
have - had
make - made
There are three main ways you can
talk about the future:
• I will work late tomorrow
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LO: To gain an understanding of tenses.
To be able to write sentences using the correct tense.
• I am working late tomorrow.
• I am going to work late tomorrow.
• Write three sentences using the past
tense.
• Write three sentences using the
present tense.
• Write three sentences using the
future tense.
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LO: To gain an understanding of tenses.
To be able to write sentences using the correct tense.
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Learning outcomes.
Past tense?
Present tense?
Future tense?
Examples of each of the above.
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