[America PAST & PRESENT] Pledge : from history to traditions

The Pledge of Allegiance:

from History to Traditions​

Multiple Choice

LISTEN & CHOOSE:

• SIMPLE PAST

• PRESENT SIMPLE

"Children RECITE the Pledge everyday at school."

Tradition ► ​Present Simple / affirmative

​Subject: Children (= they)

VERB: RECITE​

Multiple Choice

Allegiance ____ a promise to BE loyal to the USA.

• WAS

• WERE

• IS

• ARE

Today, the Pledge of Allegiance IS still a promise...

Tradition ► ​Present Simple / affirmative

​Subject: the Pledge (= it)

VERB: BE​

Multiple Choice

Last year, the football games ______ with the Pledge of Allegiance.

• did not BEGIN

• does not BEGIN

• do not BEGIN

• did not BEGAN

"Last year, the football games did not BEGIN with the Pledge."

History (finished) ► ​Simple Past / negative

​Subject: the football games (= they)

VERB: BEGIN​

Multiple Choice

LISTEN & CHOOSE:

• SIMPLE PAST

• PRESENT SIMPLE

Francis Bellamy WROTE the Pledge in 1892."

History (finished) ► ​Simple Past / affirmative

​Subject: Francis Bellamy (= he)

VERB: WRITE (irregular)​

Fill in the Blanks

"She PLACEs her right hand on her heart ..."

Tradition (repetitive) ► ​Present Simple/ affirmative

​Subject: she (3rd person singular)

VERB: PLACE

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson _______ the Pledge.

• does not WRITE

• did not WROTE

• did not WRITE

• do not WRITE

"Thomas Jefferson did not WRITE the Pledge."

History (finished) ► Simple Past / negative

​Subject: Thomas Jefferson (= he)

VERB: WRITE

Fill in the Blanks

"Francis Bellamy WAS the author of the Pledge."

History (finished) ► Simple Past / affirmative

​Subject: Francis Bellamy (= he)

VERB: BE (irregular)

"Other countries do not SAY the Pledge."

Tradition (repetitive) ► Present Simple / negative

​Subject: other countries (= they)

VERB: SAY

"Everybody LEARNs the Pledge in America."

Tradition (repetitive) ► Present Simple / affirmative

​Subject: everybody (= 3rd person singular !)

VERB: LEARN

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