Name: Fahemah Mohamed
Date: 21 June 2023
In your own words explain the 12 tenses of English
PRESENT TENSE
1.Simple
Explanation Example Sentence Game
1.Simple
It used to express I play I play netball Rhubarb
current acts or every Monday
situations, such as afternoon
everyday habitual
things. Or a
universal act.
Game: Rhubarb
Material: Ball
How to play:
1. This game is played by putting one student on one end and the rest of the
students on the other end.
2. One student will have the ball and roll the ball to a student on the other
end and call out give me a sentence with present tense.
3. Once the sentence is correct, he is allowed to kick the ball and run over to
the other side.
4. Once all the students have answered and kicked the ball the game will be
complete.
2. Present continuous
Explanation Example Sentence Game
, Describe an I am playing I am playing Snowball
action occurring netball now. darts
at the time of
speaking.
Express a
temporary action
which may not
be occurring at
the time of
speaking
Game: Snowball darts
Material: paper
How to play:
Students have to make a sentence using present continuous tense to get a
chance at throwing the snowball at the target and scoring points.
1. Start by drawing a circle on the whiteboard and drawing several concentric
layers of different score values.
2. Crush a blank piece of paper into a snowball shape.
3. On each turn give a student a verb and they have to transform it into the
present continuous tense.
4. Tally up the score and declare a winner.
3. Present perfect
Explanation Example Sentence Game
Express a past I have I have played Verb
action which is not played. netball. charades
defined by time of I have eaten.