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ESLgo.com's Raiders class 1, part E: Past tense active and passive


As you saw in part D, passive verbs describe what happens to someone or something. In the present tense we construct a passive verb with is or are + past participle. In the past, we use was or were + past participle. Change these present tense sentences into past tense sentences, and you'll be ready to tell your friends about the action in the first part of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The donkey is tied to a tree.
The donkey to a tree.

Indiana whips the man with a gun.
Indiana the man with a gun.

They enter the cave.
They the cave.

They clean tarantulas off each others backs.
They tarantulas off each others backs.

They find the gold statue.
They the gold statue.

Indiana is double-crossed by the man who entered the cave with him.
Indiana by the man who entered the cave with him.

Indiana outruns the boulder.
Indiana the boulder.

Indiana is captured.
Indiana .

Indiana escapes.
Indiana .



The Raiders class consists of:

Class partActivityTime
Intro General information about the class. 5 minutes plus however long it takes you to get the video.
Part A Introduction to some vocabulary (5 nouns). 5 minutes
Part B Introduction to some more vocabulary (5 verbs). 5 minutes
Part C Watch the first part of the movie and order sentences based on the vocabulary from parts A and B. 15 minutes
Part D Examine the active and passive verbs found in the sentences from part C. 5-10 minutes
Part E Convert present tense sentences from parts C and D to past tense sentences. 5-10 minutes
Part F Review the rules for active and passive verbs in the present and past tense. Use your knowledge on one of the message boards. 5 minutes for the review, then spend as much (or as little) time on the message board as you like.


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