Further Practice in the Use of Tenses: Present, Past Present, Perfect and Past Continuous Tenses Primary 4 (Basic 4) First Term Week 8 English Structure

FURTHER PRACTICE IN THE USE OF TENSES: PRESENT, PAST PRESENT, PERFECT AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) FIRST TERM WEEK 8 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 8

PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) 

THEME – STRUCTURE

TOPIC – FURTHER PRACTICE IN THE USE OF TENSES: PRESENT, PAST PRESENT, PERFECT AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Types of Tenses

3. Summary and Lesson Evaluation

4. Practice Exercise/Test Questions and Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. identify present, past, present perfect and past continuous tenses.

2. use the four tenses correctly in sentences.

3. differentiate between the tenses.

4. change sentences from one tense to another.

5. construct simple sentences using each tense.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils have already practised basic tenses. In this lesson, they will extend their knowledge to include present perfect tense and past continuous tense.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Flashcards with verbs

2. Charts showing tenses

3. Sentence strips

4. Pupils’ notebooks

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION

Tenses show the time an action takes place.

TYPES OF TENSES

1. Present Tense – Shows action happening now or regularly.

Examples:

• I play football.

• She reads a book.

• I eat rice every morning.

• She reads her book daily.

• They play football after school.

• He goes to school early.

• We write in our exercise books.

• The boy drinks water.

• My mother cooks food.

• The children sing songs.

• I brush my teeth every morning.

• The teacher teaches English.

2. Past Tense – Shows action that happened before now.

Examples:

• I played football.

• She read a book.

• I ate rice yesterday.

• She read her book last night.

• They played football after school.

• He went to school early.

• We wrote in our exercise books.

• The boy drank water.

• My mother cooked food.

• The children sang songs.

• I brushed my teeth this morning.

• The teacher taught English.

3. Present Perfect Tense – Shows an action that happened in the past but is still connected to the present.

Examples:

• I have eaten rice.

• She has gone to school.

• I have eaten rice.

• She has read her book.

• They have played football.

• He has gone to school.

• We have written our exercise.

• The boy has drunk water.

• My mother has cooked food.

• The children have sung songs.

• I have brushed my teeth.

• The teacher has taught English.

4. Past Continuous Tense – Shows an action that was happening in the past for some time.

Examples:

• I was playing football.

• They were reading books.

• I was eating rice.

• She was reading her book.

• They were playing football.

• He was going to school.

• We were writing in our exercise books.

• The boy was drinking water.

• My mother was cooking food.

• The children were singing songs.

• I was brushing my teeth.

• The teacher was teaching English.

SUMMARY

Tenses show when an action happens. The four tenses studied are present tense, past tense, present perfect tense, and past continuous tense. Correct use of tenses helps us communicate clearly.

PRACTICE EXERCISE/TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A. Identify the tense used in each sentence

1. I eat rice every morning.

2. She has finished her homework.

3. They were playing football.

4. He went to school yesterday.

5. We are writing in class now.

B. Change to Present Perfect Tense

6. I eat rice.

7. She reads her book.

8. They play football.

9. He goes to school.

10. We write in class.

C. Change to Past Continuous Tense

11. I played football.

12. She read a book.

13. They went to school.

14. He cooked food.

15. We wrote in our books.

D. Fill in the blanks

16. I ______ (have) eaten rice.

17. She ______ (was) reading a book.

18. They ______ (play) football yesterday.

19. He ______ (go) to school last week.

20. We ______ (are) writing now.

ANSWERS

1. Present Tense

2. Present Perfect Tense

3. Past Continuous Tense

4. Past Tense

5. Present Continuous Tense

6. I have eaten rice.

7. She has read her book.

8. They have played football.

9. He has gone to school.

10. We have written in class.

11. I was playing football.

12. She was reading a book.

13. They were going to school.

14. He was cooking food.

15. We were writing in our books.

16. have

17. was

18. played

19. went

20. are

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. The teacher revises previous knowledge by asking pupils to give examples of present and past tense sentences.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond by giving correct examples.

2. The teacher introduces the lesson by explaining that there are other tenses such as present perfect and past continuous.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen attentively.

3. The teacher writes examples of the four tenses on the board and reads them aloud.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read after the teacher.

4. The teacher explains each tense with simple examples:

• Present: I play football.

• Past: I played football.

• Present Perfect: I have played football.

• Past Continuous: I was playing football.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils repeat and ask questions.

5. The teacher gives sentences and asks pupils to identify the tense used.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond orally.

6. The teacher guides pupils to change sentences from one tense to another.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils practise in groups and individually.

7. The teacher provides written exercises for pupils to complete.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils write answers in their notebooks.

8. The teacher corrects errors, reinforces correct usage, and summarizes the lesson.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate in the review.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. identify present tense, past tense, present perfect tense, and past continuous tense correctly.

2. use the four tenses correctly in sentences.

3. differentiate between the four tenses.

4. change sentences from one tense to another correctly.

5. construct simple sentences using each of the four tenses.