Teaching tenses

english

1. Lets eat the same porridge with a new taste

2. I have threads with me but, do not know how to knit the fabric !!!

3. Why grammar!!! before what is grammar?

4. Why tenses are important?

5. let us guess, the time line of these actions 1. Every day, he leaves the house at 7 a.m. (routine) 2 . We are studying 3 languages at school this year. 3. We’ve been doing these exercises for the last 2 hours. 4. I’m meeting John outside the cinema at 6 p.m. 5. Have you ever visited the Prado Museum? 6. I live in Pakistan in South Asia. (fact) 7. By the time the film had finished, I was asleep. 8. He was writing a letter when his mother came in the room. 9. By 8 o’clock, he’ll have written the last chapter of the book. 10. I’m going to visit China this summer. (plans) 11. This time next week, she’ll be flying to Australia. 12. Well, They think the situation will get worse. 13. Last year, they started a new company. 14. What are you doing? I’m looking for my camera.

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7. Present simple: I live in Pakistan in South Asia. (fact) Every day, he leaves the house at 7 a.m. (routine) Present continuous: We are studying 3 languages at school this year. What are you doing? I’m looking for my camera. (now) I’m meeting John outside the cinema at 6 p.m. (arrangements) Present perfect simple: Have you ever visited the Prado Museum? (experiences) Present perfect continuous: We’ve been doing these exercises for the last 2 hours. Will: They think the situation will get worse. (predictions) Past simple: Last year, they started a new company. Past continuous: He was writing a letter when his mum came in the room. Past perfect: By the time the film had finished, I was asleep. Present continuous: Be going to: I’m going to visit China this summer. (plans) Future continuous: This time next week, she’ll be flying to Australia. Future perfect: By 8 o’clock, he’ll have written the last chapter of the book.

8. Present tense

9. Diagram--time on a line simple present tense Past Future X X X X X X X X X X NOW

10. write 5 things about your daily routine life. Write 5 facts about earth Write 5 things you like about your favorite TV drama serial. Write in 5 lines how to boil an egg. Write in 5 lines what are you doing and feeling Now. Words suggestions: often , always, sometimes, never, usually, every day , then, afterwads .

11. Reading (a movie review)

12. Simple Present Tense is used: When you are referring to habitual actions, or actions that you always or never do When you are referring to unchanging truths or making general statements of fact To report what appears in print. (this use is common in academic writings) To describe past events as they are happening now (historical present)

13. Form Singular Plural 1st person I sing we sing 2nd person you sing you sing 3rd person he/she/it sings they sing

14. Indicators simple present tense

15. What this baby is doing at the moment?

16. What this little boy is trying to do?

17. The Present Progressive Tense is Used: When an activity is in progress now at the moment and not yet completed. When an activity began before now and continues into the future without stopping. When something is definitely planned for future. This should be clear from the context or from the use of phrases of future time, like this afternoon, on Sunday, next week, etc.

18. examples I am explaining something to the class right now. He is taking 16 credits this semester. We are having a barbecue party this Sunday.

19. Form Present Progressive Tense

20. Indicators Present Progressive Tense

21. WORKSHEET AS DOING, IS THE BEST WAY OF LEARNING Worksheets ______________________________

22. Past tense

23. Past tense Diagram--time on a line Simple Past Tense Past Future NOW X

24. The Simple Past Tense is Used: When an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past--in other words, when an activity or situation is completed in the past To refer to past habits Used in reports about past events and in stories.

25. Examples He was late to class yesterday. (Completed action in the past) We arrived three weeks ago. (Completed action in the past) She always wrote a letter to her mother on Sunday night. (Past habit) A van crashed into a bus. The bus stopped abruptly and the driver came out hastily. (reporting past event) Simple Past Tense

26. Read few facts about Osama bin laden taken from past

27. Form Simple Past Tense

28. WORKSHEET AS DOING, IS THE BEST WAY OF LEARNING Worksheets ______________________________

29. Past Progressive This tense is used to refer to activities continuously in progress around a time in the past. Example: They were eating when the taxi arrived. Form: was or were + verb ing

30. The Present Perfect A tense very commonly used in English to refer to the past!

31. The Present Perfect is Used: When an activity happened at an unspecified time in the past (before the present) When an activity has been repeated several times before now When an activity was very recently completed before now When an activity is not completed in the past

32. Examples (unspecified time before now) They have already seen that movie. (repeated activity before now) We have visited New York City many times. (an action has recently been completed before now) I have just eaten. (action not completed in the past) I have studied Spanish for many years. Present Perfect Tense

33. Indicators Present Perfect Tense

34. Past Perfect This tense is not used a lot. It can often be used interchangeably with the simple past because these tenses do not differ much in meaning. The past perfect tense refers to activities that happened before a specific time in the past. Example, He had visited her many times before she died. Form: had + past participle

35. Present Perfect Progressive This tense is used to describe actions that have been continuously in progress before now. These actions are not completed. Example: I have been waiting here for the last two hours. Form: have or has + been + verb ing

36. Past Perfect Progressive This tense is used when an activity was continuously in progress before a specific time in the past. Example: I had been thinking about her before she called. Form: had + been + verb ing

37. Writing task (detailed response) Write about a historical event that had major effects, either positive or negative, on your country. First explain the event then analyze its effects.

38. Write in 5 sentences, what you see yourself doing next year. Where do you think you will be? What do you think you will be doing

39. The Future Tense is Used: To indicate that an activity or event will take place at a time in the future

40. Future Examples Next week, we will work on punctuation. He is going to get his car fixed tomorrow. Our plane departs at noon next Friday. I am going to start my new business as soon as possible

41. Future Indicators

42. Future Form 1

43. Future Form 2

44. Future Tense Form 3

45. Future Progressive Tense This tense is used to refer to activities that will be continuously in progress around some future time. Example: We will be flying over New York at noon tomorrow. Form: will + be + verb ing

46. Future Perfect The future perfect expresses the idea that an activity will occur before some future time. Example: She will have finished dinner before the game starts. Form: will + have + past participle

47. Future Perfect Progressive This tense is used to refer to activities that will be continuously in progress before a future time. Example: He will have been working for 3 hours before you arrive. Form: will + have + been + verb ing