Describe a Character

Danny

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1. Think of a name for a character

Tense: present simple

verbs: call

2. Give more details about your character...

  • where they live
  • job
  • free time

Tense: present simple

verbs: live, work, do, have, like
nouns: home, city, job, office, gym, café
articles: a, the
prepositions: in, at, on
other: adverbs of frequency (always, often, sometimes)

3. Describe what this person’s did yesterday

Tense: past simple

verbs: woke up, went, ate, worked, came, watched
nouns: morning, work, lunch, evening, home
articles: a, the
prepositions: at, in, to, from
other: time markers (yesterday, in the morning, then, last night)

4. Describe what this person is doing right now

Tense: present continuous

verbs: is working, is sitting, is talking, is using
nouns: phone, computer, office, room
articles: a, the
prepositions: in, on, at
other: now, at the moment, she's probably,

5. Describe what this person did last weekend

Tense: past simple

verbs: went, saw, met, bought, took
nouns: restaurant, shop, park, friends, car
articles: a, the
prepositions: to, with, in, at
other: time markers (last weekend, on Saturday, after that)

6. Describe this person’s home and where things are inside

Tense: there is / there are (present simple)

verbs: is, are, have
nouns: room, table, sofa, door, kitchen, bed
articles: a, the
prepositions: in, on, next to, behind, under
other: there is / there are

7. What does this person think about where they live?

Tense: present simple

verbs: think, like, love, hate, prefer
nouns: city, place, area, people, environment
articles: a, the
prepositions: in, about
other: conjunctions (because, but)

8. Describe something important that has happened in this person’s life

Tense: present perfect

verbs: has gone, has met, has made, has changed, has found
nouns: life, job, opportunity, problem, decision
articles: a, the
prepositions: in, to, for
other: already, just

9. Describe experiences this person has had in different places

Tense: present perfect

verbs: has been, has seen, has travelled, has stayed
nouns: countries, cities, hotel, restaurant, place
articles: a, the
prepositions: to, in, at, from
other: ever, never

10. What is this person going to do in the near future?

Tense: going to

verbs: is going to go, is going to start, is going to move
nouns: plan, job, project, trip, house
articles: a, the
prepositions: to, into, in
other: soon, next week

11. What will this person do in the future? (predictions)

Tense: will

verbs: will be, will have, will become, will find
nouns: future, career, life, success, problem
articles: a, the
prepositions: in, in the future
other: probably, maybe, definitely

12. Describe a difficult situation and how they handled it

Tense: past simple + past continuous

verbs: was working, was trying, happened, decided, solved
nouns: problem, situation, moment, decision
articles: a, the
prepositions: in, at, during
other: conjunctions (when, while, because, so)