Step 8 · الخطوة 8
Mixed Tenses in a Paragraph
الأزمنة المختلطة في فقرة
Learning objective · هدف الدرس
I can identify and choose the correct tense in a real paragraph.
أستطيع تحديد الزمن الصحيح واختياره داخل فقرة حقيقية.
WHAT? · What is the grammar point?
ما هي القاعدة؟Real texts mix tenses. Read the whole sentence and look for time clues: every day (present simple), now (present continuous), yesterday (past simple), since (present perfect), tomorrow (future). The meaning decides the tense.
RULE
القاعدة- Paragraph: My name is Hamed. I live in Ibri, and I have lived here since 2015. Every morning I walk to school. Yesterday I visited Bat tombs with my class. Right now I am writing about the trip. Next week we are going to present it.
EXAMPLES · How do we use it?
أمثلةCommon mistake
خطأ شائع✗ Last year we are going to Salalah.
✓ Last year we went to Salalah.
last year تدل على الماضي.
PRACTICE · Guided practice
تدريب موجّه1. In the paragraph, which tense is 'are going to present'?
Fill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
2. Every summer, my family ___ (travel) to Salalah.
Fill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
3. Look! The fishermen ___ (bring) the boats in.
Fill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
4. I ___ (not / see) my cousin since Eid.
Independent practice
تدريب مستقلShort answer · إجابة قصيرة
1. Correct the tense: 'Two days ago, I have finished the book.'
Short answer · إجابة قصيرة
2. Complete with the right tense: 'Tomorrow, we ___ (visit) the museum.' (plan)
CHECK · Self-check test
اختبر نفسك1. Identify the SUBJECT: 'Every morning I walk to school.'
2. Identify the CONNECTOR: 'I live in Ibri, and I have lived here since 2015.'
3. Identify the PREPOSITION: 'I walk to school.'
Practice freely — nothing is saved.تدرّب بحرية، لا يتم حفظ أي إجابة أو نتيجة.
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