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Negatives across tenses

An AR classroom game for Grade 5. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

01
I ___ not go there yesterday.
- did
- was
- do
Read the explanation
A past negative uses "did not".
02
She ___ not at home now.
- do
- is
- are
Read the explanation
A present negative with "to be": a singular subject takes "is".
03
They ___ not playing now.
- do
- is
- are
Read the explanation
The present continuous negative uses "are not".

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Practise choosing the right helper in negatives and questions for the tense and subject: did not for the past, is not and are not for now, does not with he, and were not with we in the past.

What's in the worksheet

6 multiple-choice items - I ___ not go there yesterday. (did) - They ___ not playing now. (are) - ___ she go to school yesterday? (Did) - He ___ not like coffee. options do / does / did - We ___ not there last night. (were)

How to use it in class

Use once all the statement tenses are taught, 5 minutes in solo mode. - Draw a present / past chart and sort do, does, is, are, did, was and were into it - After We ___ not there, ask why not did; note there is no other verb in the sentence - Then have pupils turn one of their own sentences negative Play it linked to a class and the results go into the mark book.

Common sticking points

- We ___ not there last night.: choosing was because was not is familiar; we takes were - He ___ not like coffee.: choosing do and forgetting he takes does - She ___ not at home now.: choosing do because every negative seems to need do; there is no main verb, so is