I Did, Too! - April 02, 2024
Lesson Collection #5 - Lesson 14e
Students practice rejoinders using past tense did and didn't.
One student reads a statement from the worksheet, for example: Around 11:00 last night, I saw a ghost.
Groupmates reply with any of these four main rejoinders:
I did, too!
So did I,
Me, too! -or-
I didn't!
Another student reads a different statement from the worksheet, for example:
Most of last month, I didn't brush my teeth.
Groupmates reply with any of these four main rejoinders:
I didn't, either.
Neither did I.
Me neither. -or-
I did!
As in the above two examples, many of the sentences are quite silly (thus fun) and students need to respond honestly and quickly. To make this activity more enjoyable (and difficult) - students may not use the same rejoinder once it's been said for any given statement. If all students simply say: Me, too! Me, Too!, Me, Too, it's pretty boring.
For similar style lessons, see:
I Am, Too! (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson #26a)
I Can, Too! (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson #26b)
I Do, Too! (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson #26c)
I Will, Too! (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson #26d) -and-
I Have, Too! (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson #26f).
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