By Conversations, Past simple

.Oh, I can always find something else (but I may have messed up your formatted columns):Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base form of verb ( Did...

Hello again,Here is a cleaned-up version of my lesson plan. I'm an insecure wreck, therefore I dare ask for another look at my work...Thanks again for the earlier help.MZL Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple...

. Overall, it should work fine, MZL. A few corrections and fewer comments:Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base (or 'dictionary') form of verb ( Did your mother call you? ) -- It is best to save the term...

Would anybody be kind enough to tell me what they think of this lesson plan I've made for my TEFL module ? Any suggestions ??Thanks so much .MZL Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past simple question forms and shot...

Hi Marvin, In answer to your question about the movie, I have to say "yes," but I'd like to hear from others. It seems to me the majority of people in that situation would use the past. I'm thinking of a question once posed to me by a language teacher, in a casual conversation...

I know these rules, Sarangadhar. Thanks for your reply. Some native speakers of English told me: You can use past simple if it is obvious that you're mentioning the past. In conversations, the past simple is commonly used, in my opinion. LiJ

Hi, I assume that you are talking about what to say when you are saying goodbye to someone, ie atthe end of a conversation. Can I say I'm pleased that I met you instead of I'm pleased to have met you? Both are OK. Which is more common? Much more common than either is 'It was nice to meet you',...

CalifJim wrote:<<what happens when one person says something that contains present perfect, and the other person answers using past simple.>> Here's what happens. The person who answers is punished by the grammar police. CJ Grammar police. It's frightening. W.A., you'd better be...

<<what happens when one person says something that contains present perfect, and the other person answers using past simple.>> Here's what happens. The person who answers is punished by the grammar police. CJ

WesternAmerican wrote: person x: Have you been imprisoned all these years?person y: Yes, I have/Yes, I was.What I want to ask is, what happens when one person says something that contains present perfect, and the other person answers using past simple.Is it okay? person x: Have you been in...