4. Verb Tenses for PSU
Observation Presentation
• Simple present + simple future
(Introduction)
• Simple past (describing the class you
attended)
• Past continuous (describing action that
happened during the class you observed)
5. Past Progressive/Continuous
Brainstorming
• What does this tense look like (form)?
• How is this tense similar to the present
continuous?
• How is this tense different from the
present continuous?
• Why do we use this tense?
8. • When + while can be use to show a long
action that is interrupted by a short action.
– When I was eating my dinner, Ruth called me.
– While I was eating my dinner, Ruth called me.
– Ruth called my when/while I was eating my
dinner.
When and While
9. • When (not while) can be used for one
action that happens immediately after
another. (boom boom)
– When I got home from class, I took a nap.
– I took a nap when I got home from class.
– When I called my friend, she told me she
couldn’t talk.
– My friend told be she couldn’t talk when I
called her.
When Only
10. • When (not while) can be used for a short
action that happened during a longer
action.
– I was sleeping when the phone rang.
– I was eating when you texted me.
– When you called me, I was driving.
When Only
11. Imagine you are giving your presentations and complete the following sentences…
• 1. My name is ______. Today I
___________ talk about _____________.
• 2. First, I ________speak about________.
Next, I ____________talk
about________. Third, I
_____________describe_______.
Finally, I ___________provide details about
______________.
12. White Boards
• 3. On Monday the 21st
, I _____________
Sociology 100. The class ______
generally about____________. On the
day I___________, the class ________
about ______________.
• 4. One interesting aspect of the interaction
between students
_______________________.
13. • 5. While I ________________ the class, I
_________ that there were at least 20
students who_____________ Facebook.
• 6. After the group work portion of the
class, the teacher ___________the
students a handout to read.
14. • 7. In conclusion, today I ___________
about ______________. I hope that you
______________my prentation.
