ICT Role in 21st Century Education & its Challenges.pptx
Em sat grammar 1 - present tenses
1.
2. The verb is in the past tense
form. (-ed)
The time phrase shows
the action is in the past
What are tenses?
Tenses are one of the ways that we show when something happened. We show different tenses
in English by changing the form of the verb.
Example: She visited her doctor last week about her weight.
Grammar Skills: Tenses 1 GRAMMAR
3. When is each of the actions happening?
a. I’m playing football with my friends tonight.
b. They always try to maintain a healthy diet.
c. I’ve been to the gym twice this week.
d. Diabetes will be a serious health concern in the UAE in the future.
Highlight the verbs and time phrases in these sentences. ACTIVITY
4. How many tenses are there? How do I learn them?
English has a total of 15 tenses (!) Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Don’t worry; there are some
patterns we can learn that help us to understand any of the tenses easily. You will only need to
understand the following ideas: present, past, future (these words show when the action
happened) as well as simple, continuous, perfect (these words show how long the action
continues for) .
6. Examples:
What do usually do at the weekend? This action happens repeatedly (every weekend)
What are you doing after class today? This action is happening now (after class today)
At weekends, I usually go/am going to my grandparents house for lunch.
After class today, I go/am going to the gym to do exercise.
7. Try to explain the differences between the pairs of sentences. ACTIVITY
*Use the time phrases to help you.
a. My students are not lazy. They always work very hard.
b. I’m working very hard today because I have a lot of tasks to finish.
a. I eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day.
b. I’m eating healthily right now because I want to lose some weight.
a. Most people learn to swim when they are children.
b. I’m learning German because I want to travel there next summer.
8. 1.1 Present Simple
Drive (s), work(s), do(oes) etc. is the
present simple
I/ we/ you/ they drive, work, do etc.
he/ she/ it drives, works, does etc.
Do
Does
I/ we/ you/ they
he/ she/ it
drive?
work?
do?
We use do/ does to make questions and negative sentences.
I/ we/ you/ they
He/ she/ it
don’t
doesn’t
drive
work
do
9. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. ACTIVITY
a. Ali speak/speaks English very well.
b. I don’t/doesn’t often drink coffee in the afternoons.
c. Bad driving cause/causes many accidents in the UAE every year.
d. What time do/does the library close?
e. He’s got a bicycle, but he doesn’t use/uses it very much.
10. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets. ACTIVITY
a. David isn’t very fit. He _________ patients in hospital. (look after)
b. Nurses __________________patients in hospital. (look after)
c. What ___________ this word? (mean)
d. How often _____________you to the doctor for a check –up? (go)
e. Sara _________ a lot of green tea because of its health benefits. (drink)
11. Find mistakes in 3 of these sentences using the vocabulary from this week’s list.
ACTIVITY
Example My brother is very unhealthy because he always eat fast food. *he always eats
a. I think I have quite a good diet. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
b. How much exercise does you do every week?
c. I not have a lot of energy in the mornings. I need to get more sleep.
e. Diabetes is a big problem in my country because people drinks too many sugary drinks like
coca cola.
12. The verb is in the past tense
form. (-ed)
The time phrase shows
the action is in the past
What are tenses?
Tenses are one of the ways that we show when something happened. We show different tenses
in English by changing the form of the verb.
Example: She visited her doctor last week about her weight.
Grammar Skills: Tenses 1 GRAMMAR
13. When is each of the actions happening?
a. I’m playing football with my friends tonight.
b. They always try to maintain a healthy diet.
c. I’ve been to the gym twice this week.
d. Diabetes will be a serious health concern in the UAE in the future.
Highlight the verbs and time phrases in these sentences. ACTIVITY
14. How many tenses are there? How do I learn them?
English has a total of 15 tenses (!) Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Don’t worry; there are some
patterns we can learn that help us to understand any of the tenses easily. You will only need to
understand the following ideas: present, past, future (these words show when the action
happened) as well as simple, continuous, perfect (these words show how long the action
continues for) .
16. Examples:
What do usually do at the weekend? This action happens repeatedly (every weekend)
What are you doing after class today? This action is happening now (after class today)
At weekends, I usually go/am going to my grandparents house for lunch.
After class today, I go/am going to the gym to do exercise.
17. Try to explain the differences between the pairs of sentences. ACTIVITY
*Use the time phrases to help you.
a. My students are not lazy. They always work very hard.
b. I’m working very hard today because I have a lot of tasks to finish.
a. I eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day.
b. I’m eating healthily right now because I want to lose some weight.
a. Most people learn to swim when they are children.
b. I’m learning German because I want to travel there next summer.
18. 1.1 Present Simple
Drive (s), work(s), do(oes) etc. is the
present simple
I/ we/ you/ they drive, work, do etc.
he/ she/ it drives, works, does etc.
Do
Does
I/ we/ you/ they
he/ she/ it
drive?
work?
do?
We use do/ does to make questions and negative sentences.
I/ we/ you/ they
He/ she/ it
don’t
doesn’t
drive
work
do
19. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. ACTIVITY
a. Ali speak/speaks English very well.
b. I don’t/doesn’t often drink coffee in the afternoons.
c. Bad driving cause/causes many accidents in the UAE every year.
d. What time do/does the library close?
e. He’s got a bicycle, but he doesn’t use/uses it very much.
20. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets. ACTIVITY
a. David isn’t very fit. He _________ patients in hospital. (look after)
b. Nurses __________________patients in hospital. (look after)
c. What ___________ this word? (mean)
d. How often _____________you to the doctor for a check –up? (go)
e. Sara _________ a lot of green tea because of its health benefits. (drink)
21. Find mistakes in 3 of these sentences using the vocabulary from this week’s list.
ACTIVITY
Example My brother is very unhealthy because he always eat fast food. *he always eats
a. I think I have quite a good diet. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
b. How much exercise does you do every week?
c. I not have a lot of energy in the mornings. I need to get more sleep.
e. Diabetes is a big problem in my country because people drinks too many sugary drinks like
coca cola.
22. 1.3 State verbs
There are some verbs in English that are used only in the simple tense. These are called state verbs.
like want need prefer
Know realise suppose mean understand believe remember
Belong fit contain consist seem
Examples:
I’m hungry. I want something to eat.
I’m hungry. I am wanting something to eat.
23. 1.3 State verbs
There are some verbs in English that are used only in the simple tense. These are called state verbs.
like want need prefer
Know realise suppose mean understand believe remember
Belong fit contain consist seem
Examples:
I’m hungry. I want something to eat.
I’m hungry. I am wanting something to eat.
24. Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence. ACTIVITY
a. Do you understand/are you understanding this question?
b. Don’t put the dictionary away I want / I am wanting to use it.
c. She told me her name but I don’t remember/I’m not remembering it.
d. You seem / are seeming very tired today – are you getting enough
sleep?
e. The problem with junk food is that it tastes/ is tasting so delicious!
25. EmSAT Strategies
The EmSAT exam will mainly test tenses in grammar sections 1 and 2. You should look for
time phrases in the sentence which tell you when the action is happening. You should also
focus on the subject of the sentence and check the verb is in the correct form.
e.g.
I always ____ to do exercise 3-4 times a week.
a. try present simple, verb for subject “I”
b. tries present simple, verb for subject “he/she/it”
c. am trying present continuous
d. trying grammatically incorrect!
26. 1. My brother is a doctor, but he _____ working this week because he’s on holiday.
a. works
b. isn’t working
c. doesn’t work
d. not working?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. Fruits and vegetables are good for your health because they _____ lots of vitamins and
minerals
a. are containing
b. contains
c. is containing
d. contain
