DEP5202

Information Technology in
Education

Subject: English
Topic: Simple Past Tense
Title: What did they do?
Target: P.3 Students
Time: 60 minutes
Author list
Lai Wing Yan, Priscilla
(Information collection, technical support)
Li Kit Shan, Dorothy
(Information collection, visual design)
Sung Pui Yee, Susana
(Information collection, visual design)
Tang Kit Kan, Candy
(Information collection, animation effects)
Tang Lai Lin, Wendy
(Information collection, animation effects)
In this lecture, with the help of
workbooks and worksheets, our P.3
students will be able to...
distinguish between simple present tense
and simple past tense.
form the past tense by adding ed to the
verbs.
know how to pronounce the past tense of
some regular verbs.
describe past events using regular verbs.
recognise the time adverbials such as
yesterday, ago, last week, today and so on.
Our rationale in designing this
presentation:

We use a calendar to show the present and

the past since it is a text form that students
are familiar with.
We deliberately omit irregular verbs and
verbs that require the y-ied inflection
because it is only the first introducation to
the use of past tense.
We design a competition to motivate the
students and invite active participation.
Procedures in using this presentation:
Teacher presents slides (6-15) to revise the
use of present tense. Teacher may allow
students to answer them orally first before
showing the answers.
Teacher presents the calendar to
introuduce the concept of the past.
Students maybe invited to click on any
pictures that they want to discuss.
Teahcer shows the pronounciations of the
verbs.
Students invited to take part in the
competition as a practice.
What do they
do every day?
What does Ann do every day?

climb / the ladder

Ann climbs the ladder every day.
What does Tom do every day?

clean / the kitchen

Tom cleans the kitchen every day.
What does Susan do every day?

dust / the flat

Susan dusts the flat every day.
What does Mrs. Lee do every day?

wash / the clothes

Mrs. Lee washes the clothes
every day.
What does Mary do every day?

listen / to the radio

Mary listens to the radio every day.
What does Miss Au do every day?

watches / TV
Miss Au watches TV every day.
What does Ann do every day?

iron / the clothes

Ann irons the clothes every day.
What does Mary do every day?

play / computer games

Mary plays computer games
every day.
What does Linda do every day?

water / the plants

Linda waters the plants every day.
Today

Today is the
25th of March.

Mary plays
computer games.
Yesterday
Yesterday was
the 24th of
March.

Tom and Peter

played computer
games.
On the 1st of March

Ann ironed the

clothes.
On the 5th of March

Tom washed
the car.
Two weeks ago

Mary washed
the clothes.
Two weeks ago

Mary cleaned
the kitchen.
Two weeks ago

Ann and Betty

watched TV.
Last Tuesday

Betty listened
to the radio.
Last Thursday

Peter dusted
the flat.
Three days ago

Mary watered
the flowers.
How do you say these words?

play ed pushed danced

crossed washed close d
watered brushed move d
climbed watch ed live d
Now, try these words...

painted mend ed
dust ed add ed
visit ed ended
wait ed decided
count ed divided
Pay attention to these...

tick ed help ed
pick ed jump ed
talk ed grouped
walk ed hoped
looked wipe d
Competition

Try the following

questions, choose
Lets
the best answer
start!
for each of them.
Yesterday
Mrs Wong
( dusts / dusted )
the flat.
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 Last week
John
( combs / combed)
his hair.

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 Three days ago

Ann ( danced / dances ).

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 Last month

The children
( played / play )
football.

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 Two hours ago
Mr Chan
( visits / visited )
his friend.

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 Ten minutes ago

Betty
( brushed / brushes )
her teeth.

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 Last night
My mother
( closes / closed )
the windows.

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 One hour ago
Old Mrs Chan
( crossed / crosses )
the road.

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 Last Monday

May
( helped / helps )
John.

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 Last Sunday

Lily
( painted / paints )
a picture.

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 Yesterday afternoon
Tom
( picked / picks )
some flowers in the
park.

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 Last Friday
Miss Au
( waited / waits )
for the train.

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Leave now You have finished!
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 You have finished!
You are the winner!

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Thank you for playing
this game!
Goodbye!