Verbs Simple Present

The Four Present Tenses

Four fully-adaptable PowerPoints on the simple present, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses. Suitable for high-ability KS3, mid-to high ability KS4, and intermediate ESOL. Suitable for home-learning. The PowerPoints introduce the student to different ways of using each of the four present tenses. Includes: *a brief recap of pronoun/verb agreement, plus the use of past participles, the verb 'been' , and the forming of gerunds *an explanation of how the tenses are used with examples *challenge exercise one which all students should complete to show they understand how to form the tenses * extra challenge exercises which students can work through, or choose from, to show different uses and understanding of the tenses *sample answers after each exercise Teachers can choose to teach all or some of the functions of the tenses , dipping in or out, or selecting as necessary. Could be used as a series of starter activities or as longer grammar lessons. Could also be set remotely for home-learning as independent study exercises. The PowerPoints are not definitive, but offer a clear approach to understanding the different uses of the four present tenses. Best wishes, Englbee x