Prepared by : Dana AlOsaimi
Subject: English Grammar
Topic: Simple Past tense
Date: January 2015
Course/Programme: TEFL
Resources: worksheets, white board,
Markers, Flash cards
Time: 45 mins
Level:
Beginners
Section:----
Venue: -----
Assumptions
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to form and use
past simple tense, be familiar with the formation and word order in
negative sentences and questions.
Time
Tutor Input
Students may get confused between the simple past and the simple simple tense
Learner Activities
Assessment
Resources
Warm up / Engage (T-Ss)
10 mins
play " past tense slap". T will Put Ss into
teams. T will Hold up a verb flashcard
everyone have to slap the table if they know
the verb. The student who slaps the table first
to give his/her answer with the correct "ed"
ending wins a point for their team.
-
Giving the
students the
chance to interact
and work together.
- controlled
observation.
flashcards.
Main lesson focus (engage) (T-Ss)
25 mins
- Use the Simple Past to express the idea that
an action started and finished at a specific time
in the past.
- in making a positive
simple past statement the pattern is:
( subject + V in past form )
you saw me yesterday.
- negative sentences the pattern is:
(subject + did not / didn't + V in the base form)
you did not see me yesterday
- with questions:
(did + subject + V in the base form)
did you see me yesterday?

3 mins

Assessment (Activation) (S-S)
T will distribute a worksheet (1) to
choose the right answer
S will swap their papers with their
partners to correct the papers
Assessment 2 (Activation) (S-S)
T will distribute a worksheet (2) to fill in
the blanks

S will swap their papers with their
partners to correct the papers
-
Students will be
giving examples.
t/s
talking
time.
White board,
markers.
- Students will choose the
correct answer.
Controlled
observation.
Worksheet.
- Students will fill in the
gaps.
Controlled
observation.
Worksheet.

3mins
Assessment 3 (Activation) (S-S)
T will distribute a worksheet (3) to
transform the sentences into the past
simple tense

S will swap their papers with their
partners to correct the papers

4 mins
- students will transform
the sentence into the past
simple tense
References:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5879
Controlled
observation.
worksheet