We can use them to tell a story or to describe past. Read sonia by a car when she was cycling to school. Hooks are especially important in narrative essays because they help set the stage for the story. The topic is remembering where you were when big events happened. Strong intermediate and above could be adapted for lower or higher. Describes unfinished actions, especially around a certain time. This upperintermediate level english course will provide you with a narrative guide that you can use to create a compelling story. The day anne died, they had been married for 48 years.
While finally and although however as soon as but then before when theres one linking word you dont need to use. It is an interesting way to practise the narrative tenses. English esl narrative tenses worksheets most downloaded. Mixed past tenses in narrative iis giorgio asproni. Activities used to practise narrative tenses include gap fills, dictations, story writing and reading, ordering jumbled text, and rewriting events starting at the end. Tenses pdf worksheets english vocabulary and grammar. My upper intermediate students will do it and theyll write they own story.
I introduce my class to story cubes with a quick demonstration. All downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results. Dumb criminals a narrative tenses practice this worksheet consists of three very funny stories about world. Upperintermediate level english course narratives alison. Look at the short story and do the exercises to improve your writing skills. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order. The following esl efl resources are available for narrative tenses grammar. We thought that we were on the right path when suddenly we 1 run into a very familiar rock and 2 realise that we 3 walk in circles for quite a. The day i left, i had been in england for exactly 4 years. Home page grammar exercises pre intermediate the penguin story.
Preintermediate but adaptable to higher levels by increasing the demands imposed in the collaborative writing stage. Where no verb is given, put one of the following linking words into the gaps. The expedition narrative tenses esl worksheet by carinaluc. Example the following are examples of narrative tenses. Use the past continuous a to set the general scene of a story. Im steve, a motor mechanic and this is the story of something strange that. Read this funny story and fill in the verbs in the correct tense. English esl narrative tenses worksheets most downloaded 15. The separate events which occur in sequence in a narrative are expressed using this tense. Each card has one of the 16 sentences above, but the narrative tense is missing on the question side. Use the past simple for completed actions in the past which tell the main event in a story. It is a great teaching resource for upperintermediate or advanced students but would be quite adaptable for preintermediate and intermediate students. The next activity is done in pairs to test your understanding of narrative tenses.
Narrative tenses a story i saw an accident on the road when i was coming to work this morning. After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test. It can be a fictional story or a recollection of past events. This upper intermediate level english course will provide you with a narrative guide that you can use to create a compelling story. The british explorer james cook was born in the village of marton, yorkshire, on 27 october. Twentyfour cards with sentences for correction, mc, or verb transformation tasks. Narrative tenses teachingenglish british council bbc. This lesson plan is the same at each level whether your target language is the past simple, the past continuous and the past simple or the full range of narrative tenses. The four narrative tenses are the past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous and one or more of these can be used in a sentence.
She took a deep breath, tried to calm down and then spoke. It is a great teaching resource for upper intermediate or advanced students but would be quite adaptable for pre intermediate and intermediate students. Narrative tenses narrative tenses are used when telling or writing a story. They are often found in stories and descriptions of past events, such as personal anecdotes.
We use the past perfect simple with stative verbs to talk about states or situations that had started earlier in the past. Use the time expressions and the past perfect tense to. The worksheet is dedicated to students of preintermediate level. Narrative tenses are verb tenses that are used to talk about the past. Where no verb is given, put the following linking words into the gaps. Ive prepared this worksheet to practice narrative tenses. My upperintermediate students will do it and theyll write they own story. Ss read and fill in the gaps with correct tense forms narrative tenses, both active and passive. Speakout 9781408217023 upper intermediate students book. Jan 3, 2017 students fill in the gaps with the correct narrative tense. Where were you when student handout where were you when teachers notes leadin show image of mj. The lesson also includes a grammatical focus session that aims to develop understanding of the meaning and form of narrative tenses. Every monday, sally drive her kids to football practice.
Dumb criminals a narrative tenses practice interactive. Look at the exam question and letter and do the exercises to improve your writing skills. The narrative hook you learned in unit 1 that the hook in an essay is the part of the introductionusually the first few sentencesthat grabs readers attention. When narrating, you should never mix past and present tenses. Preintermediate grammar the penguin story esllounge student. Narrative tenses are used to talk about past events and to tell storiesnarrative tenses are four tenses that we often use for talking about past events. My upperintermediate students will do it and theyll write they own story by using narrative tenses. Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb past and past perfect. It was raining outside when sam got out of bed and looked out of the window. Narrative tenses use the past simple for completed actions in the past which tell the main event in a story.
Before that two cars had crashed past perfect after that i saw an accident at the same time i was coming past simple past continuous 2. James cook 17281779 fill the gaps with the correct tenses. Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate narrative tenses of the verbs in brackets. To develop the ability to understand and accurately use a range of narrative tenses. Past simple we left on a rainy day past continuous. You have to fill each space with either the past continuous, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous 1. Print one copy each of page two and three of the pdf template for this exercise.
Thank you for sharing this excellent teaching resource. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british. Before or after answering the comprehension questions, you can ask your students to underline past perfect, past continuous, past simple tense in the text to make them focus on the narrative tenses. Inside out students book upper intermediate book cover. Download the teachers notes and student handout below. Simon returned the money he a week earlier borrow while i was shopping my purse steal while he across central africa, john caught malaria.
Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british council. English course narratives upperintermediate level alison. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present. Telling a story teachingenglish british council bbc. It will also help you understand why using the past simple, past perfect, and past continuous form of verbs are useful in narratives. Past simple we left on a rainy day past continuous it was pouring down even at midday. Narrative tenses use the past simple for completed. Past simplepast continuouspast perfectpast perfect continuous. Nov 07, 2011 narrative tenses are the grammatical structures that you use when telling a story, or talking about situations and activities which happened at a defined past slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Activities used to practise narrative tenses include gap fills, dictations, story writing and reading, ordering jumbled. This time were going to be taking about narrative tenses, which are story tenses. We met on holiday, we talked about art and music, we fell in love, i asked her to marry me and when she said yes i kissed her passionately on the lips. And were going to try and do the whole thing in 90 seconds. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate the penguin story.
Strong intermediate and above could be adapted for lower or higher levels. They are often found in stories and descriptions of past events. Choose from the following tenses and dont use contractions. While finally and although however as soon as then before when. Narrative tenses, conditional i, ii, word building, passive voice, future with key level. Intermediate b1 writing learnenglish teens british council. He picked up his phone and sent a text to his friend james. Narrative tenses interactive quiz up narrative tenses grammar quiz.
It hurt a lot at the time but now he uses it to help him teach you about narrative tenses the grammar we use to tell stories. Simple past and past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous. Each card has an example of a sentence using narrative tenses. We thought that we were on the right path when suddenly we 1 run into a very familiar rock and 2 realise that we 3 walk in circles for quite a long time. Describes longer actions interrupted by shorter ones. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form in the gap after the verb. English test grammar tenses mix english grammar online. T074narrative tenses past and past perfect tense english grammar exercises.
Upper intermediate level grammar worksheets tricky choices face the students here with a choice of past perfect, past perfect continuous and past continuous past tense worksheet. Mixed tenses exercises intermediate exercises upper intermediate level home. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room he called me and told me to go, but when i arrived he wasnt there we also use the past simple to talk about past habits or past states we often went to the bar for a drink. In addition to their regular use, they can also be used. Narrative tenses intermediate 1 linkedin slideshare. When i saw the boy coming towards me, i said hello. Here are the most common narrative tenses and how they are used. Can be used alone or with a snakes and ladders board. Look at the email and do the exercises to improve your. The expedition narrative tenses tenses, narrator, collective nouns. Narrative tenses are the grammatical structures that you use when telling a story, or talking about situations and activities which happened at a defined past slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Narrative tenses cards correct order mike astbury 2017 story cards correct order 1. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. This is a lesson plan designed to help students practice past narrative tenses.
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