Past Perfect and Past Continuous
Task 1- Mr Bean in Hospital (At the Hospital | Funny Episodes | Classic Mr Bean – YouTube)
Try to combine the pairs or groups of sentences below into one true sentence about the short film you are going to see. To do so you will need to guess which thing happened first or if they happened at the same time, and so maybe change some tenses, change the punctuation and add words such as adverbs. You cannot change the order of the sentences (so that you have to use more complex grammar to make the sentences correct). The sentences are in the same order as the film.
They couldn’t open the ambulance doors. Mr Bean parked behind it.
The girl queued. Mr Bean threw her doll.
The men started fighting. Mr Bean pinched one of the men’s bottoms.
Mr Bean took a number ticket. He sat down.
The old man walked towards the chair. Mr Bean ran around the table and sat down.
Everyone saw Mr Bean’s hand in the teapot. They laughed.
Mr Bean tried to steal his ticket. The old man woke up.
Mr Bean turned the number display over. The receptionist talked on the phone.
The number 25 came up. He took the ticket with number 52 on it.
Mr Bean slept. His number was called. He dropped his ticket on the floor.
Mr Bean threw his ticket away. He got his hand stuck in the bin. He took a ticket with his teeth.
Watch the video and check. As you watch, using those sentences and your own ideas, try to explain everything that happened while one student wasn’t watching/ was out of the room.
Other useful vocabulary to explain what happens in the film
to follow padlock wheelchair
ticket dispenser receptionist walking stick
plaster (cast) sling neck brace
bandage impatient giggle
compare suspicious saucepan
clipboard cheer felt tip (= colouring) pen
search black eye angry
Mr Bean Narrative tenses (Past Perfect and Past Continuous)
Task 2- Goodnight Mr Bean (Goodnight Mr. Bean | Episode 13 | Mr. Bean Official – YouTube)
When your teacher stops the video, take turns making one sentence about what happened in that section until there is nothing more that any of you can add. Make sure you use the right tense if you fill in details about things that happened before or things that happened at the same time.
Useful vocabulary for describing what happens
Check you know the meaning and pronunciation of the words below before the video starts.
duvet
pillow
pant
calculator
TV commercial (= TV advertisement)
lose count
drawer
sigh
meow
bark (= woof)
eyebrow
teddy (bear)
yawn
lump/ lumpy
lie on your back— lie on your stomach
snap your fingers (= click your fingers)
cardboard box
tick (tock)
electric toothbrush
vibrate/ vibration
cheeks
water pistol
growl
sink/ washbasin
squirt
spit
broom handle
suffocate
Are there any words you couldn’t use when you were describing what happened? Check with the rest of the class when those things happened in the film
Mr Bean Narrative tenses (Past Perfect and Past Continuous)
Task 3- Mr Bean Goes to the Swimming Pool (Bean SWIMMING | Mr Bean Full Episodes | Mr Bean Official – YouTube)
When your teacher stops the video, take turns making one sentence about what happened in that section until there is nothing more that any of you can add. Make sure you use the right tense if you fill in details about things that happened before or things that happened at the same time. Then predict what happens next, discussing how things were actually different next time the video is stopped.
Useful vocabulary for describing what happens
Check you know the meaning and pronunciation of the words below before the video starts.
Queue
Shout
Stamp
Finger tips
Stare
Point
Splash
Slide
Lifeguard
Whistle
Ladder
Scared
Task 4- Do It Yourself Mr Bean
(Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean | Episode 9 | Mr. Bean Official – YouTube)
Do the same, but with no help!
Task 5
Choose a film, book or fairytale that you and your partner(s) know well, and work together to tell the story (using the right tenses when filling in details your partner forgot to mention)
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More Mr Bean video worksheets here.
More narrative tenses worksheets here.
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Do you have a memo? Love the exercise :) Thanks for sharing
Thanks for noticing! Spread the word!
Not quite sure what you mean by “memo”. If you mean an answer key and teacher’s notes, I’m afraid not.
thanks for sharing! Spreading out!
Such a great idea. I´m definitely doing this class. Thanks SO much for sharing it!!!
Thanks for these ideas. My 12 year old French students are enjoying them.
Thanks for this. I’m going to do it in class!
nice movie and practice
Hello, I would like to know how to get the answer key of the exercises. They are great, but it would take a while to check in advance! Thanks!!!
Sorry, don’t have one. If anyone else does a full or partial one, please feel free to post it in comments here.