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Teaching English Verb Tenses

This document provides instruction on teaching three English grammar concepts: 1) The present simple tense. It identifies the subjects "I, you, he, she, it, we, they" that take the verb with an added "s" in the third person singular. Examples are given to practice applying the rule. 2) The present continuous tense. It asks questions to explain how the structure is formed, what moment it refers to (present), and what it means. More examples are provided for practice. 3) The "there is/there are" structure. Pictures are used to find the rule, which is not stated. Students are instructed to apply the rule with additional examples.

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Teaching English Verb Tenses

This document provides instruction on teaching three English grammar concepts: 1) The present simple tense. It identifies the subjects "I, you, he, she, it, we, they" that take the verb with an added "s" in the third person singular. Examples are given to practice applying the rule. 2) The present continuous tense. It asks questions to explain how the structure is formed, what moment it refers to (present), and what it means. More examples are provided for practice. 3) The "there is/there are" structure. Pictures are used to find the rule, which is not stated. Students are instructed to apply the rule with additional examples.

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REVISION

1. Teaching present simple

1. Find the rule


Look at these sentences:
You know Jim and Emma, dont you?
They sing every day.
Jim talks to the teacher, and Emma reads poems.
We always go to that school in town.
My dog eats vegetables.
I like animals, too.
He writes letters every week.
There is a final s on the verb only with certain subjects. What are
they?

you

he

she

it

we

they

Now apply the rule!


Circle the right verb.
I see/sees Emma almost every year.
She call/calls me every morning.
Jim and Emma sometimes come/comes to my house on weekends.
Jim usually tell/tells us some funny stories.

2. Teaching present continuous

a)
b)
c)
d)

These children are running.


They are having fun.
The first boy is running very fast.
I am participating to the race and I am laughing .

How is this structure formed?


What moment does this structure refer to? ( present continuous)
What does this structure mean?
Now apply the rule!

3.Teaching there is/there are


Look at the pictures and find the rule

Now apply the rule!

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