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Lesson Present Tenses

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on teaching different present tenses in English, including Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, and Present Perfect Continuous. It includes warm-up activities, presentations, practice exercises, and production tasks to reinforce understanding and application of the tenses. The lesson concludes with a wrap-up session to review key points and address any questions.

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Lesson Present Tenses

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on teaching different present tenses in English, including Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, and Present Perfect Continuous. It includes warm-up activities, presentations, practice exercises, and production tasks to reinforce understanding and application of the tenses. The lesson concludes with a wrap-up session to review key points and address any questions.

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1.

Warm-up Activity (10 minutes)

Objective: Activate students’ prior knowledge of daily routines and current actions.

​ •​ Activity:

​ •​ Ask students to work in pairs and discuss their daily routines and what they are
doing right now.

​ •​ Have a few pairs share with the class, encouraging the use of various present
tenses.

​ •​ Pose simple questions such as:

​ •​ What do you usually do in the morning?

​ •​ What are you doing right now?

2. Presentation (15 minutes)

Objective: Explain and clarify the use of different present tenses.

A. Present Simple

​ •​ Usage: For habitual actions, general truths, and facts.

​ •​ Examples:

​ •​ I eat breakfast at 7 AM every day.

​ •​ Water boils at 100°C.

B. Present Continuous

​ •​ Usage: For actions happening at the moment of speaking or temporary


situations.

​ •​ Examples:

​ •​ I am reading a book right now.

​ •​ They are staying at a hotel this week.

C. Present Perfect
​ •​ Usage: For actions that started in the past and have relevance to the present, or
experiences without specifying a time.

​ •​ Examples:

​ •​ I have visited New York three times.

​ •​ She has finished her homework.

D. Present Perfect Continuous

​ •​ Usage: For actions that began in the past and continue up to now, often with
emphasis on duration.

​ •​ Examples:

​ •​ I have been studying English for five years.

​ •​ It has been raining all morning.

​ •​ Quick Comparison:

​ •​ I live in London. (present simple for a fact)

​ •​ I am living in London for a few months. (present continuous for a temporary


situation)

3. Practice (20 minutes)

Objective: Reinforce understanding through guided practice activities.

A. Fill-in-the-Blanks Exercise (10 minutes)

Provide sentences with blanks for students to fill in with the correct present tense form:

​ 1.​ Every day, she ______ (go) to work by bus.

​ 2.​ Right now, they ______ (watch) a movie.

​ 3.​ I ______ (never/see) such a beautiful sunset.

​ 4.​ We ______ (work) on this project for two months.

B. Sentence Transformation Exercise (10 minutes)

Ask students to transform sentences to change the tense or perspective:


​ 1.​ I eat lunch at noon. → Change to show an ongoing temporary change:

​ •​ I am eating lunch at noon this week because my schedule is different.

​ 2.​ He reads many books. → Change to emphasize his current activity:

​ •​ He is reading an interesting book these days.

4. Production (10 minutes)

Objective: Apply the learned tenses in a communicative context.

​ •​ Pair Work:

Students interview each other using questions that require responses in various present tenses.
For example:

​ •​ What do you usually do after school?

​ •​ What are you working on this semester?

​ •​ Have you ever traveled abroad?

​ •​ How long have you been learning English?

​ •​ Writing Task:

Ask students to write a short paragraph (5–6 sentences) about their daily routine and current
projects or hobbies, ensuring they use at least three different present tenses.

5. Wrap-up (5 minutes)

Objective: Review key points and answer any remaining questions.

​ •​ Quick Quiz:

​ •​ True or False: The present perfect is used with specific time expressions like
“yesterday.” (False)

​ •​ What tense is used to describe an action that is happening right now?

​ •​ How do you express an action that started in the past and is still continuing?
​ •​ Ask students for any questions or clarifications, and review the main differences
between the tenses.

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