BASIC TENSES

Grade 10 Period:
Date:
I. Objective: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to review the basic tense
II. Teaching aids: handout
Procedures:
Time Contents T’s activities Ss’ activities

15’ I. Presentation - T asks Ss to - Ss remind

1 Simple Present remind the the form, the
Form form, the use use of the
- Affirmative: S + V1/s/es…. of the basic basic tenses.
S + am/is/are…… tenses.
- Negative: S + do/does + not + V…..
S + am/is/are + not…..
- Interrogative: Do/Does + S + V….?
Am/Is/Are + S ….?
*Adv: often, always, usually, sometimes, every………..
2 Present Continuous
Form
- Affirmative: S + am/is/are + V-ing……
- Negative: S + am/is/are + not + V-ing…..
- Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing ….?
*Adv: at present, at the moment, now
3 The Present Perfect
Form
- Affirmative: S + has/have +V3/ed….
- Negative: S + has/have + not + V3/ed…..
- Interrogative: Has/Have + S + V3/ed….?
*Adv: just, recently, for, since
4. Simple Past
Form:
- Affirmative : S +V 2/ed
- Negative: S + did +not +v 1
- Interrogative: Did +S + v 1….?
*Adv: ago, yesterday, last……….., in 2010,
5 The Past Continuous:
Form:
Affirmative: S + was/were +v-ing
Negative: S+ was/were+ v-ing
Interrogative: Was/Were +S + v-ing….?
*Adv: at this/that+ time in the past,
at+ o’clock+ time in the past
6 The Past Perfect :
Form:
Affirmative: S + had + V 3/ed
Negative: S + had not+ V 3/ed
Interrogative: Had + S + V 3/ed ….?
*Adv: before, after, as soon as, when, by…
7 Simple Future
S + will/ shall + Vo
 S + will/ shall + not + Vo
Will/ Shall + S + Vo…….?
*Adv: tomorrow, next…..
II. Practice
28’ Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: - T gets Ss to - Ss listen to
1. He (practice)___________ the piano every day. do the the teacher
2. I (believe)____________ you. exercises. and do the
3. Bob (see)____________ this movie before. exercise.
4. Nick (have) breakfast when the phone rang.
5. Maria (have)___________ a cold now.
6. He (swim)__________ right now.
7. Mr. Johnson (work)__________ in the same place for
35 years.
8. While Ann (shop) for a new computer, she ran into an
old friend.
9. John (hate)____________ smoke.
10. Jill always (get up)___________ at 6.00 a.m.
11. Joan (travel)___________ around the world.
12. We (not see)___________this movie yet.
13. I know for sure that he (be) away from home last
month.
14. John and I (be)__________ pen pals for nearly 3
years.
15. Maryam (stay)_________ with us at the moment.
16. When I (arrive) at his house, I found that he (go) out.
17. When Mary stopped smoking, she (begin) to eat
candy all the time..
18. Listen to those people! What language they (speak)
_________?
19. It (not rain)__________much in our country in
winter.
20. I never (talk)_________ to such an interesting
person.

1. practices 11. has traveled

2. believe 12. have not seen
3. has seen 13. was
4. was having 14. have been
5. has. 15. is staying
6. is swimming 16. arrived/had gone
7. has worked 17. began
8. was shopping 18. are they speaking
9. hates 19. does not rain
10. gets up 20. have never talked - T gives task - Ss take
2’ III. Homework note.
Review the tenses
 EXERCISES ON TENSES

1.It ( be )……….often hot in summer.

2. She ( not write)………………him for near two weeks.
3. They (go)………home after they (finish)……………….their work.
4. He ( work)……………… in the field at the moment.
5. He ( sell)………….. the house before he (move)………………. to Dat Lat.
6. This will be the first time that I( visit)………………….Thai Land
7. There(never be)…………………………………..such excitement before
8. I ( see)………….. David James last year.
9. The baby( behave)……………………………….wonderfully up to now.
10. The earth ( revolve )…………………… around the sun.
11. I ( live) here…………………………….since 1990.
12. It (be)…………………..very hot now.
13.I (watch)…………………………….this movie three times.
14. Be quick! I ( wait)…………………….for you.
15. He ( leave)…………London 2 years ago and I ( not see)………………………him since then.
16. Where ( you, live)…………………………….?- in a flat, near the university.
17. After she (have)………………………a shower, she made herself some breakfast.
18. When she came out, her bike( disappear )………………………………….
19. I study while my brothers ( sleep)………………………………..
20. He ( go )……………………..to school every morning.
21. The sun ( set)………………..in the West.
22. The children were playing football when their mother ( come )…………………back home
23. Hurry ! the train ( come )…………………..I don’t want to miss it.
24. The World War II ( last )……………………. from 1939 to 1945.
25. She ( learn )……………………………..English for three years.
26 It ( take )………………..me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.
27 We were watching TV when the lights ( go )………………….out.
28. Before I ( go )………….to bed last night, I ( finish )………………………….my homework.
29. My son loves music. At the moment he ( learn )....................to play the piano.
30. Miss Lan always ( go )....................to work by bus.