Learning Intention: Simple Past Tense - Regular Verbs (Positive - Negative - Questions)

Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use the simple past tense correctly with regular verbs in positive, negative, and question forms.

Materials: - Whiteboard or blackboard - Markers or chalk - Handouts with regular verbs in the simple past tense - Flashcards with regular verbs in the simple past tense - Worksheet with exercises on positive, negative, and question forms of regular verbs in the simple past tense

Procedure:

1. Warm-up (5 minutes):
   • Begin the lesson by asking students to share something interesting or memorable that happened to them recently. Encourage them to use the simple past tense to describe their experiences.
   • Write a few of their sentences on the board, highlighting the use of the simple past tense.
2. Introduction (10 minutes):
   • Explain to students that the simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
   • Write a regular verb on the board (e.g., “walk”) and ask students to identify the base form of the verb.
   • Write the simple past tense form of the verb (“walked”) next to the base form.
   • Explain that regular verbs in the simple past tense are formed by adding “-ed” to the base form of the verb.
   • Provide more examples of regular verbs in the simple past tense, both orally and written on the board.
3. Practice - Positive Sentences (15 minutes):
   • Distribute handouts with regular verbs in the simple past tense to each student.
   • Instruct students to work individually or in pairs to create positive sentences using the verbs on the handout.
   • Monitor their progress and provide assistance as needed.
   • After a few minutes, ask students to share their sentences with the class, encouraging them to use correct pronunciation and intonation.
4. Practice - Negative Sentences (15 minutes):
   • Introduce the concept of negative sentences in the simple past tense by writing a positive sentence on the board (e.g., “I walked to school yesterday”).
   • Ask students to suggest how to make the sentence negative.
   • Write the negative form of the sentence (“I did not walk to school yesterday” or “I didn’t walk to school yesterday”) on the board.
   • Explain that in negative sentences, we use the auxiliary verb “did not” or the contraction “didn’t” before the base form of the verb.
   • Distribute the worksheet with exercises on negative sentences in the simple past tense.
   • Instruct students to complete the exercises individually or in pairs.
   • Review the answers as a class, providing explanations and clarifications as needed.
5. Practice - Questions (15 minutes):
   • Introduce the concept of questions in the simple past tense by writing a positive sentence on the board (e.g., “She played soccer yesterday”).
   • Ask students to suggest how to turn the sentence into a question.
   • Write the question form of the sentence (“Did she play soccer yesterday?”) on the board.
   • Explain that in questions, we use the auxiliary verb “did” before the base form of the verb.
   • Distribute flashcards with regular verbs in the simple past tense to each student.
   • Instruct students to work in pairs or small groups to create questions using the verbs on their flashcards.
   • Monitor their progress and provide assistance as needed.
   • Ask some pairs or groups to share their questions with the class, encouraging correct pronunciation and intonation.
6. Consolidation (5 minutes):
   • Summarize the main points covered in the lesson, emphasizing the use of regular verbs in the simple past tense in positive, negative, and question forms.
   • Encourage students to practice using the simple past tense in their daily conversations and written work.
7. Homework:
   • Assign a written task for homework, such as writing a short paragraph using regular verbs in the simple past tense in positive, negative, and question forms.