Lesson 14: Unit 73 - Revision. Verb Forms

About this lesson

In this lesson you will revise and consolidate all the main verb forms in English. You will practise the Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous and the future through a real dialogue and an exciting story about a little boy and a puppy. You will learn how to choose the right verb form according to the context – something that is happening now, in the past or in the future. You will also work with interrogative sentences, tag questions and typical mistakes in order to consolidate your knowledge in a practical way.

40 minutes

What you'll learn

• Distinguish and correctly use the Present Simple, Past Simple and Present Continuous
• Form questions with the correct auxiliary verb
• Use 'going to' and 'will' to express the future
• Recognise and correct typical mistakes in verb forms
• Read and understand an A2-level text with a variety of verb tenses
• Ask questions about personal information using the correct verb tense

Lesson vocabulary

• to nail He started nailing on the post at the end of his yard.
• a tug He felt a tug on his trousers.
• a handful of change He pulled out a handful of change from his pocket.
• to whistle He whistled and called loudly.
• to stir There was something else stirring in the doghouse.
• to slip The little puppy was once or twice slipping and falling in the grass.
• to kneel down The farmer knelt down at the boy's side.
• to reveal He revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg.
• a steel brace He had a steel brace attaching itself to a specially made shoe.
• to persuade The farmer tried to persuade the boy not to take the little puppy.
• delight The boy smiled and his eyes danced with delight.
• fine These puppies come from fine parents and cost a lot of money.
• a fortnight They are going to New Zealand for a fortnight.
• retired The Hernandez are retired.
• to invite somebody to dinner I'd like to invite him and you to dinner.

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In other languages: Български