Lesson Plan of Present / Past Continuous Tense

Lesson Plan of Present and Past Continuous Tense

Subject English

Grade IV

Students` Learning Outcomes

• Illustrate the use of tenses (Simple Present and Past Continuous and simple future Tense) previously learnt in their speech and writing.

Information for Teachers

• Present Continuous Tense is used for describing activities and for actions taking place at the time of speaking.

Subject    +    is/am/are   +    1^st Form of the verb    +    ing+Object

         Past Continuous Tense is used to describe the action which was in progress sometime in the past.  Past Continuous Tense is also called past progressive tense.

Subject    +    was/were    +    1^st Form of the verb    +    ing+ Object

Situation;

• You are washing clothes.
• You dry your hands.
• You dial a number.
• You talk on the phone.
• You write some information.
• You put the phone down.
• You wash your clothes again.

Material / Resources

Writing board, chalk / marker, duster, charts, textbook

Introduction

• Write the following sentences on the board.
  • I am going to school.
  • She plays in the park.
  • He was eating a chocolate.
  • You give her present.
• Now ask the students to identify the tense in each sentence. Briefly discuss present tense.

Activity 1

• Ask a volunteer who is a good actor to come forward.
• Tell the students that it is an activity in which he/she will be acting/expressing his/her thought without speaking.

• Students acts out the situation given below without speaking.
• The rest of the class has to tell what the actor is doing?
• After every action ask students what the boy/girl is doing.

Development

Activity 2

• Give them the following sentences and ask them to supply present continuous.

1. 1. We ________ not ________ a book at the moment (read)
   2. My father ________ to the Police officer yesterday. (Talk)
   3. Ahmad and Ayesha ________ not _______ on the bus. (Ride)
   4. The boys’ _____________ in the lack / pond. (Swim)
   5. We ____________ table tennis right now. (Play)
   6. Ahmed ____________ on the computer last week. (Work)

Conclusion

Elicit the difference between Present Continuous and Past Continuous Tense.

Assessment

         Write the following sentences on the board and ask the students to change them in present continuous tense.

1. 1. I watched a movie which was not interesting at all.
   2. Ali ran after the kitten to catch it.
   3. I get ready for school early in the morning.
   4. People laughed at the foolish behavior of Amir.
   5. Ahmed drives his father’s car without his permission.

Follow Up

• Any related activities must be done from the text book.