Starter quiz
- Which of these sentences is written in the present tense?
- The bug tickled my hand.
- The bug tickles my hand. ✓
- The bug will tickle my hand.
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- Identify the verb in this sentence: The boy waves.
- The
- boy
- waves ✓
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- Match the verb to the correct tense:
- cooks⇔present tense ✓
- cooked⇔past tense ✓
- Match the following:
- phrase⇔cuddly teddy ✓
- sentence⇔I love my cuddly teddy. ✓
- noun⇔teddy ✓
- Which sentence is written correctly?
- jun cooked noodles.
- Jun cooked noodles
- Jun cooked noodles. ✓
- jun cooked noodles
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- A simple sentence ...
- always contains a verb. ✓
- is always written in the past tense.
- always contains an adjective.
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Exit quiz
- Complete this sentence: The past tense ...
- is happening now.
- happened before now. ✓
- never happens.
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- Where does a fronted adverbial of time appear in a sentence?
- at the beginning of a sentence ✓
- in the middle of a sentence
- at the end of a sentence
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- Tick the past tense form of the verb 'clean'.
- cleans
- cleaned ✓
- cleand
- cleaning
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- Tick the sentence that shows a fronted adverbial of time used correctly:
- Yesterday, we played football. ✓
- Yesterday we played football.
- Yesterday we, played football.
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- Which word in a sentence helps you know which tense the sentence is written in?
- noun
- verb ✓
- adjective
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- Choose the sentence where the comma is in the correct place:
- A, long time ago people lived in caves.
- A long, time ago people lived in caves.
- A long time, ago people lived in caves.
- A long time ago, people lived in caves. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The tense of a simple sentence changes the time frame of the action.
- Fronted adverbials of time tell the reader the time frame of the action.
- A simple sentence is about one idea.
- A simple sentence makes complete sense.
Common misconception
Pupils may be unsure about the past tense form of some verbs, particularly irregular verbs.
Use a range of past tense irregular verbs in modelled sentences. Give pupils a sentence scaffold including past tense verbs for Task B.
Keywords
Simple sentence - a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
Past tense - tells the reader the action happened before now
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens
Comma - a punctuation mark used after a fronted adverbial of time
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