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Session 32: Present Tense

Session Title

Present Tense

Objective

By the end of the session, students will be able to:

  • Understand the structure and use of the simple present tense.
  • Form affirmative and negative sentences using simple present tense.
  •  Speak and write about daily routines, habits, and general truths using the correct tense.
  • Engage in fun and meaningful activities that reinforce the use of present tense.

Topics/Concept
  • Understanding simple present tense
  •  Verb recognition in context
  •  Applying subject verb Agreement

Material Required
  1.  Bingo cards (homemade or drawn on paper)
  2.  Marker board and markers
  3.  Sentence strips

Methodology
  •   Kinesthetic learning
  • Collaborative learning 
  •  Visual aids (charts and sentence frames)
  • Reinforcement through repetition and fun

Session Duration

 90 Minutes

Introduction Activity (10 minutes)

                      Act it out
  • Ask for 5–6 volunteers to come forward.
  •  Give each a flashcard with a simple daily action: brush, read, jump, sleep, etc.
  • They silently act out the action.
  •  The rest of the class guesses the action like

        “She reads a book.” / “He sleeps in the bed.

Main Topic/ Activity (60 minutes)

      Concept introduction (30 minutes)
  •    Explain the simple present tense is used to talk about habits, routines, and general truths

  Examples:  

  •    I brush my teeth.  
  •   The sun rises in the east.  
  •   She drinks milk every day.

Structure:

Subject

Verb Form

Example

I/You/We/They

Base verb

I walk to school.

He/She/It

Verb + s/es

She walks to school.

Negative Form:

I/You/We/They = Do not + base form

Eg = I do not (don’t) eat fish.

 He/She/It = Does not + base verb

Eg = She does not (doesn’t) like carrots.

- Base verb always follows don’t/doesn’t." 

         Sentence Relay (30 minutes)
  •  Divide the class into groups (4 students in each)
  •  Distribute one Bingo card to each group.Each Bingo card has 9 verbs (e.g., eat, play, sleep) in random order."  
  •  Give each group a pencil to mark
  •  The teacher calls out a sentence in the simple present tense using a subject and a verb.  

Example

  1. “She eats.” ,"They play," "We dance," "You study."  
  2.   Students must identify the verb ("eat") on their card.
  • If the verb matches one on their card, they mark it.
  •  The first group to mark a complete row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) shouts “Bingo!”
  • The group who wins reads out their marked verbs in full present tense sentences to confirm accuracy.

  Follow up Tasks (5 minutes)

  • Ask students to "Write 5 sentences about your daily routine. Use at least:  
  •   3 singular subjects (He/She).  
  •   2 plural subjects (I/We/They)."  

Review Questions/Assessment/Tasks (15 minutes)

  •  Ask questions like “What do we use present tense for?”
  • Get a few students to share a sentence using “I” and “He/She”.

    Correct or incorrect

  • Teacher says a sentence like 
  1.  “He eat mangoes.” (Incorrect)
  2.  “They play football.” (Correct)
  • Students show thumbs up or down.

Expected Learning  Outcome:

Knowledge building-

  • Students understand the usage and structure of the present tense.
  • They can identify and correctly use simple present verbs.
  • They show improved participation and understanding through physical and interactive activities.

Skill building-

  •  "Act It Out": Verbalize actions ("She reads a book").  
  • By bingo card activity students listen for verbs and construct sentences aloud.  
  • Sentence Relay activity include teamwork to identify verbs and form sentences. 
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