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Time Signifiers - Past or Present Perfect? Lesson PlanTime Signifiers - Past or Present Perfect? Lesson Plan
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Time Signifiers - Past or Present Perfect?

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Students refine their usage of past simple or present perfect. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs and utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them gain practice with time signifiers.

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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