Lesson Plan: Greetings and Introductions by Ketti Giorgadze

Objective

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 09:00:49 UTC

Greetings everyone! Today, we're diving into the wonderful world of the simple present tense. This is a fundamental building block in English grammar, used to describe actions that happen regularly, are habits, or are generally true. It's like a magic lens that lets us focus on things happening right now, or things that happen all the time.

what is present simple tense?

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 14:58:34 UTC

present simp;etense is used to describe actions or situations that happen regularly, habitually, or are generally true.

What it Does:

Talks about things that happen regularly (every day, often, sometimes, etc.).
Describes habits and routines.
Expresses general truths that are always true.

formation

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 15:01:25 UTC

Grammar explanation

We can use the present simple to talk about things we do regularly.

I go to the gym three times a week.
We drink coffee at work.

We can also use it for things which are generally true.

She loves her job.
A lot of people work at home now.

Remember that we add s or es for he, she and it. Sometimes we also change y to i.

My favourite TV show starts at 8 o'clock.
She finishes work early on Fridays.
My brother studies at university.

The he, she and it forms for have, do and go are irregular.

He has a flat in the city centre.
She does yoga on Tuesdays.
My dog goes for a walk every morning.

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 15:06:38 UTC

Think of it like this: Imagine you have a special camera that can only take pictures of things happening at this very moment. That's kind of like the simple present tense! It helps us paint a picture of what's going on in our daily lives, our routines, and the world around us.

negative

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 15:09:53 UTC

For the negative, we use don't or doesn't.

We don't eat meat.
She doesn't have a lot of free time.

For questions

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 15:10:44 UTC

For questions, we use do or does.

Do you watch a lot of films?
Does he speak English?

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 15:12:17 UTC

Short answers

We can answer questions with Yes, I/you/we/they do, Yes, he/she/it does, or No, I/you/we/they don't or No, he/she/it doesn't.

Do you like cheese?
Yes, I do.
Does she play football on Saturdays?
No, she doesn't.

Questions with question words

We can also put question words like what, where, who or what time before do or does.

Where do you work?
What time does he have lunch?

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 15:16:13 UTC

giorgadzeketti — 2024-06-26 15:17:46 UTC

write 10 sentences , use present simple tense.