PAST – PRESENT – FUTURE A discussion
VERB SELF-QUIZ
VERBS IN PRESENT Wake up and Get up Take a shower and Get dressed Have breakfast and Brush my
teeth Come to college and Take
classes Study Eat a snack and Drink water Go home and Do homework Watch TV or Read Work on projects Sleep
VERBS IN PAST
Write the past tense of these verbs here.
If the verb is regular, include in parenthesis its ED pronunciation.
GRAMMAR
In pairs, mention the grammar for past.
Include:Use of verbs in pastUse of auxiliaryTime expressions
What did you do last night? I wake up early I get up late I go to the bathroom I take a shower I get dressed I make breakfast I have breakfast I wash the dishes I brush my teeth I get ready I take the bus I come to class
I woke up early I got up late I went to the bathroom I took a shower I got dressed I made breakfast I had breakfast I washed (t) the dishes I brushed (t) my teeth I got ready I took the bus I came to class
Anecdotes.
What did you do on your last birthday?
What did you and your friends do last time you hanged out?
What is the funniest thing that happened to you in High School?
GRAMMAR
In pairs, discuss the grammar for simple present. Include
The difference with 3rd person singularThe two auxiliariesTime expressions
Do you always…? Wake up early Get up late Go to the bathroom Take a shower Get dressed Make breakfast Have breakfast Wash the dishes Brush my teeth Get ready Take the bus Come to class
Yeah / No
HOW OFTEN DO YOU…?I always…I frequently…Sometimes I…Occasionally I…I hardly ever…I never…
In the morningBefore classIn classAfter class
DO YOU EVER…
Shut up people who are speaking loud in the movies?
Smoke in non-smoking places? Check Google before asking a silly
question? Park in places you shouldn’t park? Buy things you don’t really need? Forget things?Does your best friend?
Or your brother or sister?
GRAMMAR
Discuss the different forms of future.
Include,Will vs. Going toPlansPredictions or promisesMore common use
Upcoming Events
New movies (Thor II, The Conjuring) New TV series/seasons (Game of
Thrones, Friends) Concerts (Sta. Lucia Serenade) Parties CAA courses and activity groups Turixes cycling Bici-Ruta Merida en Domingo
A LONG WEEKEND
What are you going to do?
Talk about your plans and mention different options to have fun at home and out.
HOMEWORK
1) Continue studying your verbs. Concentrate on differences between present, past, and future
2) Write a two paragraph story using present, past, and future OR make a comic strip including present, past, and future.
3) You will read your story to the class. So work on your pronunciation too.