Subject: English {English as second language} Topic: past simple tense and past continuous Date:

tense
Level: Beginners Resource: Video conferencing platform (zoom, Time: 60 minutes.
google meet), Presentation software (PowerPoint,
google slides), Digital Resources (PDFs or shared
Document)
Objectives: At the end of the lesson learners will be able: Skills: Grammar, Speaking and listening. Assumption: Students may struggle to differentiate
• Able to differentiate between past simple tense and past between these two tenses, when both are used to
continuous. describe past.
• Make sentences and ask questions in past simple tense and Students might get confused with irregular verbs
past continuous. and their forms.
• Complete all the exercises (with at least 80% accuracy in Students may overuse the past continuous when
every exercise it’s not necessary.

Content Time Teaching Procedure Rationale Student Assessment Problems Solution

Stage Activity Anticipated
Teacher will share the screen to To assess students’ Students will be Observation Initially there would Teacher will drill to make
Introduction/ display the lesson material. Teacher knowledge of the actively and critical eye. be some difficulty in the concept clear.
warm up begins the online session by tense and to involved. becoming familiar
welcoming students. Teacher asks provide students with the topic.
10 mins Warm up Question: an overview of
1. What were you doing at this what they will
time yesterday? learn. Learners will Some students will Teacher will ensure
2. Did you read or watch be engaged in not response. effective participation.
anything interesting last night? making Q&
3. What did you eat in responses. A
breakfast?
4. What were you doing when it
started raining yesterday?

Teacher introduces the topic. Briefly

explains that the past simple and
past continuous tenses are used to
describe actions in the past.
Presentation 20 mins Teacher explains that Past simple Starting with past
tense is used for completed simple allows
actions in the past. students to grasp
the concept of Some students may Drilling will be done.
Teacher presents the grammatical completed Students will be Observation, make mistakes.
structure for Affirmative and actions in the engaged in
Negative sentences past before question-and-
Affirmative - Subject + Past tense moving on to answer session.
verb – actions in
• She played football. progress.
• They watched movie last
night.
Negative – Subject + did not +
Infinitive Verb –
• She did not play football
• They did not watch movie.

Teacher presents examples of

regular and irregular verbs in the
past tense using slides
1. He bought a car (Buy,
Bought, Bought)
2. I went to market yesterday
(Go, Went, Gone)
3. It rained (Rain, Rained,
Rained)
4. She liked the movie (Like,
Liked, Liked)

Teacher engages students with Learners will Q&A Some students may Students will be engaged
questions like, “Can you give me be engaged in not response. in question and answer
an example of past simple tense” making session.
and encourages participation questions and
answers.
Teacher explains that Past The introduction
continuous tense is used for of past
actions in progress at a specific continuous
point in the past. follows past
simple because it
Teacher presents the grammatical builds on the idea
structure for Affirmative and of actions in the
Negative sentences past but
Affirmative - Subject + was/were + emphasizes
Ving form – actions in
• She was playing football. progress. It
• They were watching movie provides a natural
last night. progression in
Negative – Subject + was/were + understanding
not + Ving form – different past
• She was not playing tenses.
football
• They were not watching
movie.

Teacher uses slides to show

examples of past continuous
sentences.

Teacher engages students with

questions like, “Can you give me
an example of past continuous
tense” and encourages
participation
Interactive 10 minutes 1. Teacher asks questions in Students will Observation. Some students may be Teacher clearly announces
Discussions, serve
Activities past simple and past continuous do their tasks. lazy. the time to make them
to reinforce the
tense finish their task
concepts taught
2. Where did you go on your
and engage
last vacation? What activities did
students actively.
you do there?
3. Describe a memorable
birthday celebration from your
childhood?

Students will Observation and some students may Peer correction.

Allows students to
Practice 10 minutes Teacher conducts an online discuss with each peer correction. make mistakes and
interactive quiz or poll test students’ apply what they
Exercises other. peer will correct
understanding of past simple and have learned and
past continuous tenses. Provide helps them
immediate feedback. become more
comfortable with
constructing
sentences in both
past simple and
past continuous
tenses.
 Worksheet-1
1. I _____ to the mall after school.
a) goed
b) gone
c) went
2. My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.
a) seen
b) saw
c) sees
3. _____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?
a) Did
b) Are
c) Does
4. Alex did not _____ last weekend.
a) working
b) worked
c) work
5. _____ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?
a) Was
b) Were
c) Are
6. We _____ not happy after the sad ending.
a) were
b) was
c) did
7. _____ you see Jody's new dog yesterday?
a) Are
b) Did
 c) Do
8. Sorry, I ________ hear you at the door.
a) wasn't
b) didn't
c) am not
worksheet-2
1. My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.
a) are
b) was
c) were
2. _____ you still working at 7pm last night?
a) Were
b) Are
c) Was
3. At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.
a) was
b) am
c) were
4. We _____ sleeping when the police came.
a) was
b) weren't
c) won't
5. Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?
a) was
b) does
c) were
6. Was he not _____ his homework?
a) doing
b) do
c) done
7. Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.
a) fell
b) was falling
c) is falling
8. Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.
a) after
b) when
c) while
9. They ________ TV when I arrived.
a) were watching
b) were watched
c) watched
10. I _____ reading a detective story while I heard a noise.
a) was
b) were
c) is
 Homework and 5 mins Teacher assigns homework exercise, It extends learning
Application Time such as asking students to watch the beyond the
story and rewrite it in their own classroom and
words. ensures that
students can use
Video link: these tenses
effectively in their
Teacher encourages students to
daily lives.
practice applying the tenses
discussed, in real life conversations
and come prepared to share their
stories in the next class.

Conclusion and 5 Mins Teacher summarizes the key points Helps reinforce
Feedback Time of the lesson regarding past simple learning and
and past continuous tenses. address any
Teacher opens the floor for lingering doubts. A
questions, encouraging students to closure to the
ask their doubts and give feedback lesson and
for the session conducted. encourages active
participation.