Week 6 IT 18Choosing between two forms

of the present tense

(To be viewed as slide show)

Week 6 IT 18Choosing between two forms of the present tense

• This teacher led activity asks the children to choose between the two forms of the present tense.

• The child’s task is to write their choice of present tense in the given sentence.

• The difficulty for the children is that there are two forms of present in English. The present continuous is used when people are doing something “now” (e.g. ‘He is skating well now’). The simple present is used when people do something regularly, often, usually, every day (e.g. ‘He usually skates every day’).

• The next slide is the answer sheet for each child to complete as they watch the IT presentation. These should be printed and distributed to the children before you start.

• A pencil appears on the initial slides. This is the cue for the children to write their answers.

• A prompt of ‘Why?’ appears. This is the cue for discussion about the correct and incorrect answers. They then receive feedback on the screen.

Answer sheet for IT 18Page 1

Name……………………Date ………………………

Week 6 IT 18 Two forms of the present tense

1. He usually ………………..….. every day. skates / is skating2. Grace .............…….. Monty now. rides / is riding3. He …………..….. to work every day. cycles / is cycling4. She …………..….. beautifully every Saturday evening. dances / is dancing5. He ……………..………. superbly now. dives / is diving6. He usually …………..…. the classroom in the evening. cleans / is cleaning7. He ……………..…… a portrait now. paints / is painting8. She ……………..………. Maths now. teaches / is teaching9. He ……………..…. every morning. swims / is swimming10. He …………..…………… the taxi to school now. drives / is driving

Week 6 IT 18Choosing between two forms

of the present tense

(To be viewed as slide show)

He usually …………….. every day.He is skating well now.

Why?

skates

skatesis skating

Grace rides Monty every Monday afternoon.

Grace ……………….. Monty now..

Why?

is ridingrides

is riding

He …………… to work every day.He is cycling to work now.

Why?

is cyclingcycles

cycles

She is dancing beautifully now.

She ….……………. beautifully every Saturday evening.

Why?

is dancing

dances

dances

He …………………. superbly now.He dives every Thursday.

Why?

is diving

is divingdives

cleans

He usually ………….. the classroom in the evening.

cleans

He is cleaning the classroom now.

Why?

is cleaning

is painting

He ………………… a portrait now.is painting

Why?

He paints portraits every day.

paints

teaches

She ………………… Maths now.is teachingShe teaches Maths every day.

Why?

is teaching

is swimming

He ………………… every morning.swimsHe is swimming superbly now.

Why? swims

drives

He ………………… the taxi to school now.is drivingHe drives the taxi to school every day.

Why? is driving