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Past Progressive and Simple Past PPTPast Progressive and Simple Past PPT
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Pearson
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5th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Past Progressive and Simple Past

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How do you describe something that was happening in the past? Use a presentation on past progressive tense to assist your class in finding the correct way to tell a story or write a description.

93 Views 82 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the past progressive tense, the simple past tense, verb tenses, Grammar, conversation skills

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign the presentation for homework or during a computer lab day for a flipped classroom activity
  • Have learners write their own scripts like the one modeled in the beginning of the presentation, using different examples of past progressive

Classroom Considerations

  • Provides examples of irregular verbs; be sure to clarify the different uses of have as it might be confusing for some learners
  • The lesson is applicable for mainstream classes, as well as intermediate to advanced English learners

Pros

  • Provides two different practice slides for small groups to discuss

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.4.1 RL.5.1 RL.6.1 RL.7.1 RL.8.1

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