Simple Past Tense Lesson Plan
Intermediate; Ages 12-14
Time: 45 min
Objectives:
-After
this lesson, students will have a basic understanding of the simple past,
including proper conjugation, spelling, and pronunciation.
-Worksheets, prepared overhead sheet
Set-Up:
-The classroom will be set up in rows of partners, facing
the front board, leaving plenty of room for the teacher to walk around the
classroom and provide help when needed.
Engage:
-(5 min) Quickly review the rules of the simple present as a
class on the chalkboard.
-(10 min)
As a class, on the chalkboard, present the students with the grammar rules of
the simple past. Project a worksheet of simple past sentences with verbs
missing. Ask the students to fill in
the blanks aloud until the class seems to have a good grasp of the concept.
-(10 min)
With their partner, have students discuss what they did during the last summer
vacation. The teacher walks around the class making sure students are using the
past tense correctly.
Study:
-(15 min) Students work on an assigned worksheet independently,
filling in the blanks with verbs in the correct tense. The worksheet should include verbs in both
the simple past and the simple present.
Activate:
-(5 min) With their partner, compare worksheets to make sure
they have the right answers. Go over any troubling sentences as a class.
Evaluation:
-For homework have each student write one paragraph about an
event that took place in the past (birthday, holiday, weekend, etc.)
-The next day, students peer edit each other’s
paragraphs. Students then rewrite their
paragraphs, read them to the class, and hand them in for grading.
Sample Worksheet
1. Alexa
(go) ________________ to the pet shop to buy a dog.
2. Freesha
(stop) _____________the ball from falling on to the floor.
3. Lesa (is)
________ at school, until she (notice) ______________ it (is) _______ 7pm.
4. Teddy
(be) ________ driving home when I saw him.
5. Mack,
Jenny, and Javier (be)________ walking their dog when I talked to them last
Saturday.
6. Who (be) ________ sleeping in my
bed? It (be, not) _________ James. It (be, not) _________ Julio. Oh, I know! It
(be) ________ Roger!
7. When he was a kid, Ivan (do, not)
_________ talk very much. He (do, not) _____________ spend time with his
friends. He (spend) _______________ a lot of time alone. He (be) ________
always reading books or listening to music in his room.
8. The party
(be) ________ fun last weekend.
9. Ernesto (call)
______________ everyday. He (love) _____________ to hear my voice.
10. The movie (be) ________ really boring.
It (be, not) ____ ____ entertaining. We
(stop)_____________ watching it before it was over
11. Peter
(swim)_____________ every Tuesday before school.
12. The zebra (run) ___________ away from
the lion, but it could not (run) _________forever.
Simple past
tense grammar rules can be found at: http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/grammar/verbs/9/simple-past-tense/
Grammar worksheets can be found at: http://stickyball.net/esl-grammar-worksheets.html
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