Choose a Tense from the Timeline
Connect tense choice to the time and status of an event.
Teaching sequence
- Place each event on the timeline.
- Mark whether it is completed, repeated or still relevant.
- Choose and compare possible tense forms.
- Explain what the chosen form tells the reader.
Materials and purpose
a short timeline and three subject statements
Use a precise language move to make subject understanding visible, then check it on fresh content.
Check and transfer
Give a new event sequence and collect an explanation of tense choices.
Adjust the support
Offer a brief model, useful vocabulary and partner rehearsal where needed. Keep the subject goal; reduce one prompt on fresh content and record what was independent.
Across subjects
Worked example
“The team measured the samples yesterday” reports a completed event; “The results show…” presents a current interpretation.
Teacher language
When did it happen, and does it still matter now?