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LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the short paragraph then answer the questions being asked.
QUESTIONS
1. What is she taking up in college?
2. What did she do last night for fun?
3. What is the topic of the group project they are working on?
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
Present Tense
- a tense expressing an action that is currently going on or habitually performed, or a state that currently or generally exists.
| PRESENT SIMPLE | PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
|---|---|
- used for things that are always or are generally true | - used to describe an activity in progress now or around now |
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Example: In the film Spiderman: No Way Home, Tom Holland takes the role of Peter Parker. | Example: A queer man wearing black is following her and it's sending shivers down her spine. |
| PRESENT SIMPLE | PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
|---|---|
- used for regular or repeated events and habits. | - used to talk about unfinished or temporary actions. |
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Example: She always takes a pocketful of tissues with her when she takes her daughter out. | Example: Mae is currently filling in for the manager who is away on a holiday. |
Past Tense
- a tense expressing an action that has happened or a state that previously existed.
| PAST SIMPLE | PAST CONTINUOUS |
|---|---|
- used for past actions, states, and facts | - used to talk about events which were in progress at a particular time in the past |
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Example: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started composing songs at the age of five. | Example: This time last year I was living in Osaka. |
| PAST SIMPLE | PAST CONTINUOUS |
|---|---|
- used for single actions, and repeated or usual actions or situations | - used for descriptions of simultaneous ongoing situations |
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Example: While I was at work, mom called twice which made me worried sick. | Example: I saw you at the park. I was taking a rest there and you were sitting on the grass with someone. |
Past Simple and Past Continuous
- The past continuous and the past simple help us show how two past actions or situations are connected.
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
A. Direction: Share five interesting facts about yourself and use the present simple tense.
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B. Direction: Imagine that you are in the situations below. Make an alibi for each situation in past continuous tense.
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You failed the exam.
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You didn't attend your friend's birthday party.
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You forgot to send the minutes of the meeting to your boss.
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You came in late for an important meeting.
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You weren't able to answer your mom's call.