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Session 32: Present Tense

Session Title

Present Tense

Objective

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


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  • Understand the structure and use of the simple present tense.


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  • Form affirmative and negative sentences using simple present tense.


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  •  Speak and write about daily routines, habits, and general truths using the correct tense.


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  • Engage in fun and meaningful activities that reinforce the use of present tense.

Topics/Concept

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  • Understanding simple present tense


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  •  Verb recognition in context


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  •  Applying subject verb Agreement

Material Required

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  1.  Bingo cards (homemade or drawn on paper)


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  2.  Marker board and markers


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  3.  Sentence strips

Methodology

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  •   Kinesthetic learning


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  • Collaborative learning 


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  •  Visual aids (charts and sentence frames)


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  • Reinforcement through repetition and fun

Session Duration

 12090 Minutes

Intro 

Introduction Activity (10 minutes)

 

                   

                                  “Act it out”

out



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  • Ask for 5–6 volunteers to come forward.


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  •  Give each a flashcard with a simple daily action: brush, read, jump, sleep, etc.


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  • They silently act out the action.


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  •  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)

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     Explain the simple present tense


    is

    - Usedused to talk about habits, routines, and general truths

  
Examples:  

    Examples:
  •  

      -  I brush my teeth.  

  •  - The sun rises in the east.  

  •  - She drinks milk every day.


Structure

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)

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  •  Divide the class into groups (4 students in each)


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  •  Distribute one Bingo card to each group.Each Bingo card has 9 verbs (e.g., eat, play, sleep) in random order."  


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  •  Give each group a pencil to mark


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  •  The teacher calls out a sentence in the simple present tense using a subject and a verb.  


Example

    ➤ Example:
  1. “She eats.” ,"They play," "We dance," "You study."  

  2.  ➤ Students must identify the verb ("eat") on their card.


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  • If the verb matches one on their card, they mark it.


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  •  The first group to mark a complete row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) shouts “Bingo!”


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  • The group who wins reads out their marked verbs in full present tense sentences to confirm accuracy.


Expected Learning

  Outcome:

Follow

Knowledgeup 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 actionsTasks ("She5 readsminutes)

a
    book").  


       -  By bingo card activity

  • Ask students listento for"Write verbs and construct5 sentences aloud.about

    your

    daily routine. Use at least:  

  •  - Sentence3 Relaysingular activity include teamwork to identify verbs and form sentences. 


    Knowledge building


    1. Understanding Present Tense:  

       - Recognize its use for habitssubjects (IHe/She).  brush

    • my
  •  teeth), routines(She2 drinksplural milk), and general truthssubjects (TheI/We/They)."  sun
    • rises).


 2.  Sentence Structure:  

   - Master subject-verb agreement (I walk vs. She walks).  

   - Form negatives (don’t/doesn’t + base verb).  


Review Questions/Assessment/Tasks

(15 minutes)


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  •  Ask questions like “What do we use present tense for?”


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  • Get a few students to share a sentence using “I” and “He/She”.



    Correct or incorrect

4

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  • Teacher says a sentence like 


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  1.  “He eat mangoes.” (Incorrect)


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  2.  “They play football.” (Correct)


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  • Students show thumbs up or down.

Expected Learning  Outcome:



Knowledge building-

    Follow
  • Students upunderstand Tasksthe (5usage minutes)

    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-

Ask

  •  "Act It Out": Verbalize actions ("She reads a book").  
  • By bingo card activity students tolisten "Writefor 5verbs and construct sentences aboutaloud.  your
    • daily
  • Sentence routine.Relay Useactivity atinclude least:teamwork

    to

    identify -verbs 3and singularform subjectssentences. (He/She).

    •   - 2 plural subjects (I/We/They)."  

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