Mastering the Present Simple: Questions and Negations

Mastering the Present Simple: Questions and Negations

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to confidently use the present simple tense to form questions and negations.

Introduce the learning objective to the students and explain what they will be able to do by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about using the present simple tense ?

What do you already know about using the present simple tense for questions and negations?

Slide 1: Present Simple

The present simple is used to talk about 

1. General truths, 

2. Habits

3. Routines. 

It is formed by adding 's' or 'es' to the base form of the verb.

SHIT +S/ES  

Explain the basic concept of the present simple tense and provide examples.

Slide 2: Forming Questions & Negations

To form questions in the present simple, we use the auxiliary verb 'do' or 'does' followed by the subject and the base form of the main verb. (hele werkwoord)

Explain how to form questions in the present simple and provide examples. Encourage students to practice forming questions.

Slide 3: Examples of Questions & Negations

Do you like ice cream? 

Does she play the guitar? 

Do they live in New York?

I don't like ice cream.

She doesn't play the guitar.

I don't live in New York.

Provide additional examples of questions in the present simple tense for students to analyze and understand the structure.

Slide 4: Assessment

Take a short quiz to test your understanding of using the present simple tense for questions and negations.

1. just click on the link
2. make the exercises
3. make a screenshot
4. hand in in It's Learning

Provide a short quiz or assessment to gauge the students' understanding of the lesson's content.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.

I understand how and when to use Present Simple and how to make questions & negations

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