Present, Past and Future Primary 2 (Basic 2) – English Grammar

ENGLISH STUDIES

THIRD TERM  

WEEK 5

PRIMARY 2

THEME –  LISTENING AND SPEAKING 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Spelling and Pronunciation of Words Primary 2 (Basic 2) – English Studies

 

TOPIC – PRESENT PAST AND FUTURE TENSE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Present, Past and Future Tense

3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to identify and use simple present, past and present tense of common verbs.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can differentiate between yesterday, today and tomorrow.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1.

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

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES

Teacher’s Activities – Ask the pupils to differentiate between yesterday, today and tomorrow and guide them with appropriate examples.

Pupil’s Activities – Yesterday is the past, today is the present while tomorrow is the future.

Teacher’s Remark – For active participation, give them and great cheer. Introduce the lesson – tenses.

TENSE

There are only three basic tenses in the English language: the past, the present and the future:

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

PAST TENSE

Past tense is anything that happened yesterday, last week, last month and last year.

PRESENT TENSE

Present tense is anything that happens today or right now.

FUTURE TENSE

Future tense is anything that will happen tomorrow.

PAST TENSE               PRESENT TENSE              FUTURE TENSE

Yesterday                     Today                                  Tomorrow

Last week                     This week                           Next week

Last month                   This month                         Next month

Last year                       This year                             Next year

Added                            Add                                      Will add

Asked                             Ask                                      Will ask

Agreed                           Agree                                   Will agree

Answered                      Answer                                Will answer

Smiled                            Smile                                   Will smile

Talked                            Talk                                      Will talk

PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Presents and demonstrates use of simple past, present and past tense of common verbs in tabular form.

Pupil’s Activities – Reproduce in writing teacher’s examples of simple past, present and past tense of common verbs in tabular form.

3. Guides pupils to use past, present and future tense of common verbs in sentences.

Pupil’s Activities – Produce their own sentences using the past, present and future tense of common verbs in sentences.

CONCLUSION

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

 

NEXT LESSON

Making Sentences and Telling Present, Past and Future Sentences Primary 2 (Basic 2) – English Grammar

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to correctly identify and produce a list of simple past, present and past tense.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

PAST TENSE               PRESENT TENSE              FUTURE TENSE

Yesterday                     ______________                   Tomorrow

 

______________              This week                           Next week

Last month                   This month                        ______________

 

______________              This year                             Next year

 

Added                            ______________                   Will add

 

Asked                             Ask                                    ______________

 

______________              Agree                                  Will agree

 

Answered                      Answer                              ______________

 

Smiled                            ______________                   Will smile

 

Talked                            Talk                                    ______________