Transcript What`s Cool About Austin?

Practice with Verb Tense
Using Verb Tense
Correctly:
Been There, Done That!
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Review of Past Tense
Use the past tense to describe events started and
finished in the past.
Most past tense verbs end in -ed.
The irregular verbs have special past tense forms
which must be memorized.
Remember to use past tense for describing:
What you did yesterday or last weekend or last year.
(Last year I visited Italy.)
What happened on the news or to your friend or before now.
(The robber escaped with the money.)
What used to be true but is no longer the case.
(I liked eating cotton candy when I was a child.)
Review your Lessons on Past Tense
Remember to use your verb charts and pay close attention to
irregular verbs.
ex. drive drove
do did
catch caught
eat ate
have had
think thought
Remember to use “did not” for negatives.
ex. He did not come to the party.
We did not leave until 4:00am.
Use “did” for questions also, and remember to invert the subject and
first auxiliary.
ex. Did you stay at the party late?
Were you still at the party when I left?
Let’s Practice a Few
Click the correct form of the verb (either present or past)
that best fits the context of the sentence.
ex. My friends (drive) all the way to California last summer.
Answer: ?
Use drove (simple past tense) to indicate a past event.
1. Last night I (see) a great film at the theatre.
see
No, that’s the
base form of
the verb.
saw
YES!
seen
No, that’s the
past participle
was seen
No, that’s
passive voice!
Practice with Past/Present (cont’d)
2. The building (catch) fire during the thunder storm.
catch
No, that’s the
base form
catched
catch is
irregular
cought
caught
Check your
spelling!
YES! That’s it!
3. Sandra usually (get) A’s on her tests because she studies hard.
gets
Yes! Correct!
got
gotten
No, check the
tense carefully
No, that’s the
past participle
get
No, that’s the
base form
4. The artist (draw) a sketch of the joggers on Town Lake yesterday.
draw
No, that’s the
base form
draws
drawn
No, check the No, that’s the
tense carefully past participle
drew
YES! Right!
Practice with Past/Present (cont’d)
5. I can usually solve the math problem if I (think) about them long enough.
think
YES! Good!
thought
taught
No, check the No, that’s a
tense carefully different verb
thinking
No, that’s the
present participle.
6. I (teach) my sister how to ride a bike when she was six years old.
teach
taught
thought
tought
Yes! Correct.
No, that’s a
No, check your
No, that’s the
different verb
spelling
base form
7. During my first week in Austin, I (meet) several of my neighbors.
meet
No, that’s the
base form
meeting
meets
No, that’s the
No, that’s
present participle present tense
met
YES! Right!
Are you ready to try some sentences?
Practice using the past tense with “Been there, done
that.”
Whatever you friend suggests that you do, tell him/her
that you did it yesterday.
ex.
Q: Would you like to go bowling with me?
A: No, thank you. I went bowling yesterday.
Q: Let’s eat at Bennigans tonight.
A: I don’t think so. I ate at Bennigans last night.
Practice Writing Your Answers
Q: Hey, there. Let’s swim at the lake this afternoon.
Your answer? Write an answer and then click “Check Answer”
to see a sample correct answer.
Check Answer
Sample Answer: No, thank you. I swam at the lake
yesterday.
Practice Writing (cont’d)
Q: I’m hungry. Let’s eat some Chinese food for lunch.
Your answer? Write an answer and then click “Check Answer” to see
a sample correct answer.
Check Answer
Sample Answer: That’s okay. I ate Chinese food
yesterday.
Practice Writing (cont’d)
Q: I have a great idea! Let’s take tennis lessons together!
Your answer? Write an answer and then click “Check Answer” to see
a sample correct answer.
Check Answer
Sample Answer: I don’t need to. I took tennis lessons last
year.
This Has Been a Sample
More interactive practice
will be provided with the
WebQuest
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