Teaching-tenses

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Teaching Tenses
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…and a focus on typical learner errors for each tense
They all have went to the film festival.
If only my grammar book had prepared me for that error…
That ain’t right..
…and real world practice ideas
…with photocopiable activities
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Clear explanations
Lists of typical learner errors for each tense
Great activity ideas for real world practice
Photocopiable activities
Simple grammar explanations
Example:
Present perfect simple
Meaning and function:
The present perfect shows the present situation
in relation to past action; that is, how the past is relevant to now

For uncompleted actions where both actor and result remain
A single continuous action: I have lived in Toronto for 10 years.
A repeated or habitual action or truth: My mother has always played tennis.

B) For an action which took place in an identified period of time, which is not yet over
I’ve read a book this morning (this morning is not yet finished). This usage also suggests some present consequence

C) For an action which took place in the past; but whose results are still present
I’ve spilt the milk (it’s still on the floor).
I moved to Toronto
I have lived in Toronto for 10 years. (I still live there)
Typical learner errors
Example:
Present perfect simple
Learner Error: Form, Spelling and Pronunciation
Contracted forms create phonetic problems
Contracted ‘s’ understood as ‘is’
Contracted forms not heard at all


Learner Error: Meaning and Function
Where the action is not complete, students may use the present simple or present continuous, especially with the use of ‘since’. (French/Spanish/Indian languages)

“I am knowing him since I was small.”
/aI hæf/, /aI ha:f/, /aIf/ for “I have”
Real world activity ideas
Example:
Present perfect simple
For uncompleted actions where both actor and result remain
Geographical or currently relevant historical information from fact sheets (the building was a school, but has been a hotel for three years..)

B) For an action which took place in an identified period of time, which is not yet over

A list of the week’s necessary tasks. The students hare told that it is now Wednesday night, and asked to produce a timetable for Thursday, by finding out from each other which tasks are already complete and what remains to be done.

C) For an action which took place in the past; but whose results are still present
A picture story leads to a narrative. Begin in the present continuous then introduce new pictures showing a strong clues, which should lead them into present perfect (what’s happened?).
Photocopiable activities
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