REVISION OF TENSES

• English
• Primary Education

Welcome to English class

MORNING PRAYER

GOD, OUR FATHER, YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. GIVE ME AN ATTENTIVE MIND SO THAT I CAN GRASP MY LESSON. GIVE ME AN EAGER MIND TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY, GIVE ME THE WISDOM TO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT AND THE COURAGE TO STAND FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE AND THUS HELP ME TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN.

                                                                               -AMEN

RULES TO FOLLOW DURING VIRTUAL CLASS

• KINDLY KEEP YOURSELF ON MUTE AND SWITCH OFF THE CAMERA TO ENSURE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF THE CLASS.
  
• UNMUTE YOURSELF ONLY WHEN PERMITTED BY THE TEACHER.
  
• ALWAYS KEEP YOUR WRITING MATERIAL READY WITH YOU.
  
• PLACE YOUR QUERIES AND DOUBTS IN THE CHAT BOX.
  

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Create sentences and complete fill ups using present perfect tense
  
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  Identify and analyze the correct use of linking verbs  
•  Categorize past tense verbs into regular and irregular form  
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  Recapitulate simple present, present continuous tense, simple past tense, past continuous, present perfect 

WARM UP ACTIVITY 

Complete the sentence sharing your real-life experience. I have_______. 

( WORD CLOUD)

Complete the sentence sharing
your real-life experience. I have_______.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

• IT IS USED FOR AN ACTION WHICH HAS BEEN JUST COMPLETED.

EX- I HAVE DONE MY WORK.

• IT ALSO REFERS TO AN ACTION WHICH WAS COMPLETED SOMETIME IN THE PAST BUT IS STILL CONNECTED WITH THE PRESENT.

EX- I HAVE READ 'GULLIVER'S TRAVELS'.

HAS/HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF THE VERB

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A LINKING VERB.
1. MR. JOHN ______ THE TEACHER.
2. YOU ______ TALKING TOO MUCH IN THE CLASS.
3. THE BASES _____ ARE FULL.
4. SHE ______ THE ONE WHO ORGANIZED THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
5. THEY ______ GOING TO THE DANCE, BUT IT GOT CANCELLED.

CLASSIFY THE VERBS IN THE SMALL LETTERS AS REGULAR OR IRREGULAR.
1. I joined THIS SCHOOL LAST MONTH.
2. I spent MY CHILDHOOD AT DELHI.
3. SHE received THIS LETTER YESTERDAY.
4.I USUALLY went HOME ON SUNDAYS.
5. SHE gave A FRANK OPINION.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• IT IS USED FOR AN ACTION THAT WE DO EVERYDAY OR AS A HABIT. EX- I GO TO SCHOOL BY BUS
• IT ALSO EXPRESSES GENERAL TRUTH.

EX- THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST.

EX- WATER FREEZES AT  ZERO DEGREE  CELSIUS.

I , YOU, ALL PLURAL SUBJECTS + ROOT FORM OF THE VERB

ALL SINGULAR SUBJECTS + VERB + S/ES

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• IT IS USED FOR AN ACTION THAT IS GOING ON OR IS IN PROGRESS AT THIS MOMENT OR WHICH ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE VERY SOON.
• EXAMPLE - MY MOTHER IS COOKING FOOD NOW.
• IT ALSO EXPRESSES AN ACTION TAKING PLACE AT THE  PRESENT TIME. EXAMPLE-  SUSAN IS PREPARING A PROJECT ON ENDANGERED ANIMALS.

I + AM + VERB + ING
SINGULAR SUBJECTS + IS + VERB + ING

YOU, PLURAL SUBJECTS + ARE + VERB + ING

MARTHA ______ FOUR GLASSES OF WATER A DAY.

1. DRINK
2. DRINKS
3. MAKES
4. DRANK

LISA AND MIKE _____ TO THE SAME SCHOOL

1. GO
2. GOES
3. GONE
4. WENT

JANE AND HER FRIEND _______ ENGLISH EVERYDAY.

1. LEARN
2. IS LEARNING
3. LEARNS
4. ARE LEARNING

WE _______ HARD BECAUSE THE FINAL EXAMINATION IS NEAR.

1. STUDY
2. IS STUDYING
3. STUDIES
4. ARE STUDYING

MY PARENTS _______ TO PICK ME AFTER SCHOOL.

1. WERE COMING
2. ARE COMING
3. IS COMING
4. COMES

SIMPLE PAST 

IT IS USED TO EXPRESS ACTIONS THAT TOOK PLACE AT SOME POINT OF TIME IN THE PAST AND ARE OVER NOW.

E.G.- SHE RECEIVED THIS LETTER YESTERDAY.

SINGULAR/PLURAL SUBJECTS + PAST FORM OF THE VERB 

(* VERB+ED/D) -  HAPPEN+ED= HAPPENED

(*THE VERB CHANGES ITSELF) - SEND(SIMPLE PRESENT)

                                                           SENT(SIMPLE PAST)

PAST CONTINUOUS 

IT EXPRESSES AN ACTION THAT WAS GOING ON OR CONTINUING AT SOME POINT OF TIME IN THE PAST.

EXAMPLE- WE WERE WALKING IN THE PARK YESTERDAY.

SINGULAR SUBJECTS + WAS + VERB + ING

PLURAL SUBJECTS, YOU + WERE+ VERB + ING

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE OF THE VERBS GIVEN IN THE BRACKETS.
1. YESTERDAY I _____ UP. I HAD A SHOWER AND I ____ TO SCHOOL. (WAKE, GO)
2. THEY ________ 500 m YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. (SWIM)
3. WHEN I ____ HIM, HE WAS ______. ( SEE, CRY)
4. WHEN I ______ THE LIBRARY, SAM _______ THE BOOK. ( ENTER, READ )
5. WE ____ AT 7:00 AM. (LEAVE)

HOME FUN*LIST OF VERBS IN THE THREE FORMS*