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.

6. TIME & Aspect
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect
Past Perfect
Continuous
Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous
Future Simple Future Continuous Future Perfect
Future Perfect
Continuous
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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

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
Always Whenever Everyday
Usually Often Frequently
Sometimes Rarely Occasionally
never
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
I am studying I'm studying
You are studying You're studying
S/he/it is studying S/he/it's studying
We are studying We're studying
They are studying They're studying
Present Progressive Tense

20. Indicators
Right now, at this
moment
Still
This year, week,
month, etc.
As we speak
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

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
I studied I waited
You studied You waited
S/he/it studied S/he/it waited
We studied We waited
They studied They waited
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 + verbing

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
Before Ever Never
So far Already Yet
Just Recently For
since
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 + verbing

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 + verbing

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
Tomorrow
Next Saturday, week, month, year, etc.

42. Future
Form 1
I will stay I'll stay
You will stay You'll stay
S/he/it will stay S/he/it'll stay
We will stay We'll stay
They will stay They'll stay

43. Future
Form 2
I am going to stay I'm going to stay
You are going to stay You're going to stay
S/he/it is going to stay S/he/it's going to stay
We are going to stay We're going to stay
They are going to
stay
They're going to stay

44. Future Tense
Form 3
Sometimes the simple present tense or the
present progressive tense are used to express a
future meaning. Usually these tenses are used
when scheduled events are being discussed.
I arrive I am arriving
You arrive You are arriving
S/he/it arrives S/he/it is arriving
We arrive We are arriving
They arrive They are arriving

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 + verbing

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 + verbing