Starter quiz
- What perspective is a diary entry written in?
- first person ✓
- second person
- third person
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- What tense is a diary entry mainly written in?
- past tense ✓
- present tense
- future tense
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- Where does the date come in a diary entry?
- first/at the top ✓
- after the greeting
- on the left hand side of the page ✓
- in the middle of the page
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- What follows the date?
- your name
- 'Dear Diary,' ✓
- the recount
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- Which of the following does your plan for your diary opening include?
- full sentences with capital letters and full stops
- exaggeration ✓
- precise and ambitious vocabulary ✓
- unnecessary information
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- Which of the following are examples of appropriate language for the opening of your diary entry?
- was a tad concerned
- utterly shaken by the sound ✓
- felt absolutely crushed that Dad was gone ✓
- casual stroll through the forest
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Exit quiz
- What tense is the recount of a diary entry written in?
- past tense ✓
- present tense
- future tense
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- When do we use the perfect present tense?
- to describe something that is happening right now
- to describe something that started in the past, but has an effect on the present ✓
- to describe something that happened in the past
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- How do you form the perfect present tense?
- by pairing an auxiliary verb to the past tense form of the main verb ✓
- by pairing an auxiliary verb to the present tense form of the main verb
- by pairing an auxiliary verb to the future tense form of the main verb
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- True or false? In the perfect present tense, the past tense form of the main verb always stays the same as the simple past form.
- True
- False ✓
- Match each simple past tense sentence to the perfect present tense version of it.
- I had the craziest day ever.⇔I have had the craziest day ever. ✓
- I felt overwhelmed all day.⇔I have felt overwhelmed all day. ✓
- Today was a challenging day.⇔Today has been a challenging day. ✓
- Which piece of punctuation is used in a contraction?
- a comma
- an apostrophe ✓
- an exclamation mark
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The recount in a diary entry is written mainly in the past tense.
- The present perfect tense shows unfinished past actions or past actions that are still relevant now.
- The auxiliary verb ‘has’ or ‘have’ is joined to the main verb to change simple past tense into perfect present tense.
- Contractions are one element of informal language in a diary entry.
- A range of sentence types, including adverbial complex sentences, should be used in a diary entry.
Common misconception
Children may struggle to turn a simple past tense sentence into a perfect present tense sentence, especially when this involves changing the main verb.
Explore simple past tense examples where the main verb needs changing as well. E.g. 'It was' becomes 'It has been'.
Keywords
Exaggeration - overstating for dramatic effect
Perfect present tense - the tense used to describe something that started in the past, but has not yet ended
Auxiliary verb - the helping verb that is always paired with a main verb
Contraction - a shortened way of writing two words where some letters are left out and an apostrophe is used in their place
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
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