Session 32: Present Tense

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:

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.