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How to explain present simple tense
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mahaenglish
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How to explain present simple tense
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Hello , hope you are fine. Please someone tell me about a way of explaining the present simple tense in a funny and creative way for students in grade 3.
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8 Jan 2011
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olalalas
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as for my students they enjoyed and remembered Pr S in such a way: 1. It is Simple tense, that �s why verbs wear simple clothes - without anything - 1st form 2. but those verbs which are in singular - he/she/it (except I - as I am special) are afraid walking in the streets alone, as there are many bad people in the streets, and they take a friend with them "-s" and now when I show one finger and say that somebody is alone they know that a friend "-s" is needed. They always smile when hear this word "a friend" and they make no mistakes in the Present Simple Tense :)
I hope that will help you
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8 Jan 2011
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mahaenglish
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Thank you .It is a nice idea really thank you |
8 Jan 2011
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mary-butterfly
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Olalalas.I loved your idea..please if you more send us thanks |
8 Jan 2011
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uatike
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hey olalalas
it is a great idea. I liked it. If you have some tips like this, please share with us.
bye |
8 Jan 2011
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etibenben
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I tell them that they are "snobs" so they need the "s" |
8 Jan 2011
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olalalas
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I �m really glad that you liked it and found it useful. In such a way I try to find out smth interesting to attract student �s attention. Can �t remember everything on the spot.
but here are some my ideas, although they may be familiar to you:
1. regular verbs are "Conservatives" they do everything according to the rules, their clothes -ed
irregular hate rules they design new clothes and form groups
(here it is better group irregular verbs into such groups: begin-began-begun, come-came-come; bring-brought-brought, teach-taught-taught)
2. Question mark is a star, e.g. movie star. And it needs servants - auxiliary verbs which come before the subject and lay down red path for the star...
3. In negative sentences verb is a boss, it can �t do everything itself, that �s why it hires servants - auxiliary verbs, and when servant works with "not" boss is free...
4. modal verbs are like gods that fell from the Olympus, they are too proud and that �s why make questions and negations themselves...
so I use stories of that kind) hope you like it:) |
8 Jan 2011
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