• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Past tense (regular and irregular verbs)). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Write the past tense of "speak". (Today I speak. Yesterday I ___.) → spokePrompt: This is an irregular verb: it does not add -ed.
2. Choose the past tense verb. Last week Amira ___ (leave) with her cousins. (leaves / left / lefted / leaveed) → leftPrompt: The sentence is about the past. Which word shows that?
3. Write the past tense of "dig". (Today I dig. Yesterday I ___.) → dugPrompt: This is an irregular verb: it does not add -ed.

• Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
• Share the objective: Present perfect (has/have + past participle). Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Choose the correct present perfect form. She ___ to France three times.
• Step 1: The present perfect (has/have + past participle) links the past to now.
• Step 2: The subject is he/she/it or one person or thing, so we use 'has'.
• Step 3: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "She has been to France three times."
• Step 4: So the answer is: has been
• Answer: has been
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. Choose the correct present perfect form. Tom ___ his arm, so he can't write. (has break / has broken / have broken / has broke) → has brokenPrompt: Use has with he, she, it; use have with I, you, we, they.
2. Choose the correct present perfect form. My parents ___ me a new bike! (have buyed / have bought / has bought / have buy) → have boughtPrompt: Use has with he, she, it; use have with I, you, we, they.

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Choose the correct present perfect form. Ellie ___ all the biscuits! (has eaten / has eat / has ate / have eaten) → has eatenPrompt: Use has with he, she, it; use have with I, you, we, they.
2. Choose the correct present perfect form. She ___ to France three times. (is been / has been / have been / has be) → has beenPrompt: Use has with he, she, it; use have with I, you, we, they.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-3.