If it is a past simple question, it should have a past simple response, etc. I recommend that you be strict with your students with the tense they use in their responses.
In turns, the other students make some guesses or propose some ideas to respond orally to the question posed by the first student. “What do you think I was doing on my summer holidays, five years ago?” You can leave the choice of response completely open or limit them to past simple or past continuous responses depending on their level or what you are studying. Then, they ask a question to the other students based on the content of the card. They draw the first card and read it out loud.įor example: “on your summer holidays, five years ago” Shuffle the “MOMENT” cards and place them in the center of the table face down so everyone can reach. Here are two ways to use these cards: Simple version:įor this variant, do not use the “TENSE” cards. There are two types of cards: “MOMENT” cards which indicate a moment in the past and “TENSE” cards which indicate which tense(s) to use. Print and cut out the cards from the PDF below: The downloadable resource comes with an online and offline version.
