WORKSHEET – UNIT 4
Task 1 – Complete the chart
below with the present simple tense, using the verb ‘go’:
|
PERSON
|
POSITIVE
|
QUESTION
|
NEGATIVE
|
|
I
you
he/she/it
|
I go
You go
He/She/It goes
|
Do I go
Do you go
Does he/she/it go
|
I don’t go
You don’t go
He/She/It doesn’t go
|
|
we
you
they
|
We go
You go
They go
|
Do we go
Do you go
Do they go
|
We don’t go
You don’t go
They don’t go
|
Task 2 – Identify the
following tenses, and give reasons for the identification:
a) I have never met anybody
famous.
Present perfect – The
sentence talks about something true at an indefinite time.
b) John is having a shower at
the moment.
Present continuous – The
sentence talks about an action that is on-going.
c) I go shopping at least
twice a week.
Present Simple – The sentence
is an example of a habitual action or routine.
d) I have been working here
for 10 years.
Present perfect continuous – It
talks about an action that has already started and still true at the moment. It
also made mention of how long the action has been going on.
Task 3 – State as many usages
as possible of the present tenses with an example sentence for each (not a
sentence from the unit!). One of the usages for the present simple, with an
example sentence, has been done for you. Bear in mind that there are more:
a) Present simple
- Facts – “The sun sets in the west.”
- Newspaper headlines – Japan invades China for the second time.
- Habitual actions – I drink coffee every day.
- Directions and instructions – Go straight then turn right at the first corner.
- Commentaries – Ronaldo fails to score again despite his bold pronouncements earlier.
- Present Stories – She steps out of her car and realizes too late that it’s a trap.
- Hobbies – She collects stamps.
- Scheduled Events in the Near Future – The yoga class starts at 5PM.
b) Present continuous
1. To talk about an action
that is happening at the time of speaking – My son is playing with his Lego
blocks right now.
2. To talk about a temporary
action which may not be happening at the time of speaking – I am learning
French.
3. To talk about definite
future or planned events – I’m starting a new fitness plan tomorrow.
4. To talk about a developing
or changing situation – The children are getting better at writing their names.
5. To talk about frequent
actions or annoying habits – The new teacher is always playing games on his
computer.
6. To talk about a regular
action at a point in time – She’s usually having lunch at this time.
c) Present perfect
1. To talk about finished
actions that happened at an indefinite time – She has written a book on
politics.
2. To talk about something
that started in the past and still true at the time of speaking – My parents
have been married since 1970.
3. To talk about past actions
with present results – I’m in trouble. I have deleted the files by mistake.
4. To talk about completed
past actions carried out in an unfinished time period at the time of speaking –
I have completed two worksheets this week.
d) Present perfect continuous
1. Incomplete and ongoing
activity – I have been working in China for the past 7 years.
2. Uninterrupted activity
with present result – She couldn’t make it to the party because she has been
working all day.
Task 4 – State how the tenses
below are formed grammatically. Explain
positive, negative and question forms:
a) Present simple
Form: We use the infinitive or the base form
of the verb. In the 3rd person singular, we add “s” or “es” to the
end of the infinitive. Other rules apply such as verbs ending in “y” – we change
‘y’ to ‘I’ and add ‘es’.
Positive: Subject + base form + s/es
I/You/We eat He/She/It
eats,
I/You/We cry He/She/It
cries
Negative: Subject + auxiliary verb ‘do’ + not + base
form
I don’t eat She
doesn’t eat
Question: Auxiliary verb ‘do’ + subject + base form
Do I eat? Does
she eat?
b) Present continuous
Form: We use a form of ‘to be’ (am, is, are) and the
infinitive of the verb plus +ing .
Positive: Subject + aux. verb ‘be’ + verb+ing
I am eating. You
are eating. She is eating.
Negative: Subject + aux. verb ‘be’ + not + verb+ing
I am not eating. You
are not eating.
Question: Aux. verb ‘be” + subject + verb+ing
Am I eating? Is
she eating? Are we eating?
c) Present perfect
Form: We form the present perfect with
have/has plus the past participle. For regular verbs, the past participle is
‘verb + ‘ed’ but for irregular verbs, there are many different rules to
observe. We use ‘has’ for 3rd person singular (he, she, it) and
‘have’ for all other forms (I, you, we, they).
Positive: Subject + aux. verb ‘have’ + past
participle
I have eaten. She
has eaten.
Negative: Subject + aux. verb ‘have’ + not + past
participle
I haven’t eaten. She
hasn’t eaten.
Question: Aux. verb ‘have’ + subject + past participle
Have I eaten? Has
she eaten?
d) Present perfect continuous
Form: We form the present perfect continuous
with have/has, been, and the verb ending in –ing.
Positive: Subject + aux. verb ‘have’ + been + verb
+ing
I have been eating. She has been eating.
Negative: Subject + aux. verb ‘have’ + not + been +
verb+ing
I haven’t been eating. She hasn’t been eating.
Question: Aux. verb ‘have’ + subject + been + verb+ing
Have I been eating? Has she been eating?
Task 5 – Consider the
following student errors. After each error, state:
i) What the mistake is.
ii) Why you think it has been made.
iii) How you would explain and correct the mistake with a
student.
a) I am a secretary for five years.
i)
am – should be “have been”
ii)
The student is probably confused with the use of
present simple and present perfect.
iii)
I would explain the differences between the two tenses
and give sufficient examples.
b) I have eat breakfast.
i)
eat – should be “eaten”
ii)
The student might not know the past participle of ‘eat’
or maybe the student is unaware of the rules of forming the present perfect
tense.
iii)
I would revise the rules of forming the present perfect
with the student and hand out a copy of irregular verbs with their past
participles.
c) She’s liked him since six months.
i)
since - should be “for”
ii)
Some students are confused with the use of “for” and
“since”.
iii)
I would explain to the student that “for” is used with
periods of time such as weeks and months and “since” is used with points of
time like a definite date and year.
d) When you start work?
i)
Absence of the auxiliary verb “do” between “when” and
“you”
ii)
Some students think that because “when” is used to
introduce the question form, there is no need for the auxiliary verb “do” to
start the same question.
iii)
The best way to deal with this is to go over the rules
of the present simple tense with the student.
e) I’ve been knowing her for three months.
i)
been knowing – should be “known”
ii)
Some students are not aware that there are some verbs
that don’t take the continuous or progressive form.
iii)
Give the students a list of verbs that don’t usually
take the continuous form then ask them to remember as many words as possible
from the list.
Task 6 – Give at least 2
teaching ideas (suitable for the Activate stage of a lesson) for the tenses
below and give examples of sentences that you would expect your students to
produce:
a) Present simple
1. Human Bingo or Find
someone who….
Ex: Lisa works in a travel
agency.
2. Talking about daily
routines
Ex: I go to school at 7AM.
b) Present continuous
1. Charades or Action Games
Ex: She is watering the
plants.
2. Describing a picture (Spot
the differences)
Ex: The boy on the left is
reading a book.
c) Present perfect
1. Class Mingle (Find someone
who…)
Ex: Mr. Li has been to
America.
2. Change the room or What’s
different?
Ex: Have you cleaned the
board?
d) Present perfect continuous
1. Class Survey (How long
have you been…..?)
Ex: Li Ning has been learning
English for 10 years.
2. Success Story/Fictitious
Life – Students assume a fictitious life in the future and interview each other
for a magazine write-up.
Ex: I have been traveling the
world for the past 3 years.
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