EDUCATION PTRP044 ASSIGNMENT 3
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 - DUE 23 April
2024
ASSIGNMENT 3: TEACHING GRAMMAR CAN BE FUN
1. INTRODUCTION
Tenses play an important part in English grammar. This concept is one of the most
difficult topics as it can be confusing to the students. They find it difficult to familiarise
themselves with the system of tenses. The purpose of this assignment is to explain
the 12 English tenses and to include games to be administered when teaching
English to non-native speaking students.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE 12 TENSES IN ENGLISH
TENSE EXPLANATION EXAMPLE SENTENCE
PRESENT TENSE
1. SIMPLE It is mainly used to I do The earth rotates
PRESENT voice facts, habitual around the sun.
action, things that do Amanda visits her
not change and grandfather daily.
thoughts or feelings.
Form= verb (infinite She likes cake.
without ‘to’ and (Singular)
agreeable with the We like cake.
subject. Use verb (Plural)
and add ‘s’ for
singular and do not
add ‘s’ for plural)
, GAME: MUSICAL BEAN BAGS
The aim of this game is to introduce students to verbs used in the present tense.
The material that will be used is the bean bag, speaker, and song.
All the learners will sit in a circle. The main objective is to pass the bean bag
around the circle as fast as possible while a song is being played. The student who
is holding the bag must give a correct sentence, for example: ‘I eat’, ‘We eat’. Then
the bag will be passed to the next student. Should the wrong sentence be given,
the student will be eliminated. The last person standing will be the winner and will
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 - DUE 23 April
2024
ASSIGNMENT 3: TEACHING GRAMMAR CAN BE FUN
1. INTRODUCTION
Tenses play an important part in English grammar. This concept is one of the most
difficult topics as it can be confusing to the students. They find it difficult to familiarise
themselves with the system of tenses. The purpose of this assignment is to explain
the 12 English tenses and to include games to be administered when teaching
English to non-native speaking students.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE 12 TENSES IN ENGLISH
TENSE EXPLANATION EXAMPLE SENTENCE
PRESENT TENSE
1. SIMPLE It is mainly used to I do The earth rotates
PRESENT voice facts, habitual around the sun.
action, things that do Amanda visits her
not change and grandfather daily.
thoughts or feelings.
Form= verb (infinite She likes cake.
without ‘to’ and (Singular)
agreeable with the We like cake.
subject. Use verb (Plural)
and add ‘s’ for
singular and do not
add ‘s’ for plural)
, GAME: MUSICAL BEAN BAGS
The aim of this game is to introduce students to verbs used in the present tense.
The material that will be used is the bean bag, speaker, and song.
All the learners will sit in a circle. The main objective is to pass the bean bag
around the circle as fast as possible while a song is being played. The student who
is holding the bag must give a correct sentence, for example: ‘I eat’, ‘We eat’. Then
the bag will be passed to the next student. Should the wrong sentence be given,
the student will be eliminated. The last person standing will be the winner and will
