Many verbs add -ed: play becomes played. Some change: go becomes went.
After did or did not, use the base verb.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I played.
Moderate / Add a little
We went to the park yesterday.
Challenge / Try when ready
Did you go to the park after school?
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Use the past simple for a finished event. Regular verbs usually add ed, but frequent verbs have special forms such as went, saw and ate. Yesterday or last week makes the time clear. Questions and negatives use did or did not followed by the basic verb. Keep the same finished time throughout a short account.
A story needs a clear sequence, not only a list of objects. Establish the setting, describe the important action and explain what happened next. Use picture details as evidence. The learner can add a sensible link between pictures, but should not introduce a long unrelated story that ignores the sequence shown.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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First, then, after that and finally guide a listener through a sequence.
Use them where the order matters, rather than putting one at the start of every sentence.
A short story should make the cause of the final event understandable.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
First, we packed our bags. Then we caught the bus.
Moderate / Add a little
Finally, the lost puppy found its owner.
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First, then, after that and finally guide a listener through a sequence. Use them where the order matters, rather than putting one at the start of every sentence. A short story should make the cause of the final event understandable. Repeated nouns can sometimes become he, she or they when the person remains clear.
A story needs a clear sequence, not only a list of objects. Establish the setting, describe the important action and explain what happened next. Use picture details as evidence. The learner can add a sensible link between pictures, but should not introduce a long unrelated story that ignores the sequence shown.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Identify the main people and the change from one picture to the next.
Begin with a simple setting sentence, then describe the important actions.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
A boy was at the park. He lost his ball.
Moderate / Add a little
His friend found it under a bench, and he was happy.
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Look across all the pictures before speaking. Identify the main people and the change from one picture to the next. Begin with a simple setting sentence, then describe the important actions. Use a feeling or result to finish if the picture supports it. Clear connections matter more than naming every small object.
A story needs a clear sequence, not only a list of objects. Establish the setting, describe the important action and explain what happened next. Use picture details as evidence. The learner can add a sensible link between pictures, but should not introduce a long unrelated story that ignores the sequence shown.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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