Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A Theory of Input Processing: How Learners Work with Input
- Chapter 2 Processing Instruction: Research and Practice in Assessing Primary Effects
- Chapter 3 From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of Italian Noun–Adjective Agreement to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on Italian Future Tense Verb Morphology
- Chapter 4 From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of English Past Tense to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on English Third Person Singular Present Tense
- Chapter 5 From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of French Imparfait to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on French Subjunctive and to Cumulative Transfer-of-Training Effects with French Causative Constructions
- Chapter 6 Final Comments
- Appendix A Sample Materials for Processing Instruction: English Past Tense
- Appendix B Sample Materials for Traditional Instruction: English Past Tense
- Appendix C Sample Materials for Processing Instruction: French Imparfait
- Appendix D Sample Materials for Traditional Instruction: French Imparfait
- Appendix E Sample Materials for Processing Instruction: Italian Adjective Gender Agreement
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Appendix B - Sample Materials for Traditional Instruction: English Past Tense
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 October 2026
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A Theory of Input Processing: How Learners Work with Input
- Chapter 2 Processing Instruction: Research and Practice in Assessing Primary Effects
- Chapter 3 From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of Italian Noun–Adjective Agreement to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on Italian Future Tense Verb Morphology
- Chapter 4 From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of English Past Tense to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on English Third Person Singular Present Tense
- Chapter 5 From Processing Instruction on the Acquisition of French Imparfait to Secondary Transfer-of-Training Effects on French Subjunctive and to Cumulative Transfer-of-Training Effects with French Causative Constructions
- Chapter 6 Final Comments
- Appendix A Sample Materials for Processing Instruction: English Past Tense
- Appendix B Sample Materials for Traditional Instruction: English Past Tense
- Appendix C Sample Materials for Processing Instruction: French Imparfait
- Appendix D Sample Materials for Traditional Instruction: French Imparfait
- Appendix E Sample Materials for Processing Instruction: Italian Adjective Gender Agreement
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Activity B1
• I will give you a verb in the present simple tense. I want you to then give me a correct sentence in the past simple. [Teacher goes round class. Each participant must give a sentence for every verb.]
• For example if I say 'play' to you, you could say 'John played football'.
Verbs given to students:
(1) cook, (2) talk, (3) phone, (4) work, (5) watch, (6) exercise, (7) shop, (8) finish, (9) listen, (10) walk.
Activity B2
• Listen to the following sentences, which are in the present tense. To change the sentence into the past tense, write down the verb in the past tense.
• Example: when you hear 'I listen to the radio', you write down 'listened'.
[Sentences heard]
• Put the following verbs provided in the simple past simple tense.
[Sentences heard]
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- Grammar Acquisition and Processing InstructionSecondary and Cumulative Effects, pp. 183 - 187Publisher: Multilingual MattersFirst published in: 2026
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