The magic washing machine

TASK - Narrative tenses




In pairs, watch the video up to 1:25.

1. How many times does Hans Rosling use:
  • the past simple (list examples)
  • the past perfect simple (list examples)
  • the past perfect continuous/progressive (list examples)
  • the past continuous/progressive (list examples)
2. How many times does he use the past continuous/progressive to refer to an action in the future?

3. Discuss with your teacher.

4. Watch it on YouTube to use the TRANSCRIPT feature.

For more information about narrative tenses refer to the infographic Narrative Tenses.