Ah Hah Moment

  Our second example sentence 'I am playing football at the moment.' is the present continuous tense. This has a different structure as the subject 'I', the verb 'to be' in the present tense 'am', 'is' or 'are' plus the verb with an '?ing' on the end. So here: 'I am playing football at the moment.' Whereas the present simple tense is used to talk about habits routines and facts, the present continuous tense is used to talk about actions in progress at the time of speaking or around the time of speaking. Our third example sentence is the present perfect: 'I have played football twice this week.' Here, the structure is the subject 'I', auxiliary verb 'have' or 'has' plus the past participle. The past participle is usually formed just by adding '-ed'- on to the end of the base form of...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kashan Iran and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit focused on future tenses, a truly complicated area of the English language. In contrast, form in the Chinese language doesn?t change for future tense. As I will be teaching (hah; Future Continuous) English to Chinese students in a few months from now, this particular area will be one of the most crucial ones to master and teach. I?ll make sure to look back on this chapter frequently.These two videos showed a striking contrast between what an effective ESL lesson is versus an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Shizuishan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Like the previous lesson (and perhaps the other lessons to come), because the english language comes so naturally, you fail to look at (well, I fail to look) the foundational structure of the sentences. Sure, we have a variety of present tenses (present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous), BUT, branching off of these tenses are the forms (affirmative, negative, and question forms). It's easy to carelessly make a mistake and call one thing another....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Sumner County Tennessee and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Past Tenses include four forms. Past Simple is usuallly used when we know the time when the action completed, when we ask about the time. We use Past Continuous when talking about past actions used without time expression, interrupted actions, in descriptions. Past Perfect can be confused with Present Perfect. But it's used to describe the actions occured before other actions. Past Perfect Continuous isn't use so often, we use it when talking about longer activities that had been going on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Fort Lauderdale and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 4 helps us understand four major issues of the present tense (and its 4 aspects): its form, usage, typical student errors, and some teaching ideas for the active stage. Understanding the grammar forms as a whole is essential for language teachers. All the tenses are important; however, the present tense has a major relevance due to the fact that it is usually the first tense to be taught. Thus, grasping its complexity is of paramount importance at the moment of teaching....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Richland Wisconsin and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 3, concerning various teaching methods and techniques, appears to be the most valuable unit for me so far. I found out that I unconsciously used most of the techniques and methods. I can reflect all my lessons and change not very successful moments since now I clearly see how the lesson should look like in order to be more effective and useful for my students. Moreover, the information about evaluation is of great use, too. Previously I have had many questions upon how and when I should...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Tongzhou and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: V.M. - Costa Rica said: This 6 pages unit is welcome because it gives an idea of what could be the teacher's first lesson ah how his class could probably configurated. New teacher may be faced with a number of new classes for the first time. Such class can fall into two categories: new group, where the students don't know each other; and existing group where the students are already likely to know each other. When faced with a first lesson the experienced teacher will try to use activities that will: achiev rapport...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Woods Heights Missouri and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: SIMPLE PRESENT Meaning 1: Habitual, regular action in the present. Meaning 2: Stating a fact, general truth, profession, state or condition. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Meaning 1: The action is going on at the present moment, at the moment of speaking. Meaning 2: The action is going on at the present time but not necessarily at the moment of speaking. PRESENT PERFECT Meaning 1: The action has just ended. Meaning 2: Reporting how often something has happened by now. Meaning 3: The result of past actions...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mount Joy Delaware and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit focuses on past tenses and their usage. As for the present tense, the past has four aspects: past simple (referring to past actions that took place at a definite time), past continuous (an action in progress at a past time), past perfect (an action completed before another past action), and past perfect continuous (rarely used, referring to an action that began before a past moment and continued up until that moment and we don't know whether or not the action continued beyond that moment)....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Peru iquitos and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In the unit I've learned about the Future tenses. It the most complicated grammar point among tenses and causes lots of confusions for students. There are several ways to talk about the future: 1) Future simple (facts, predictions without an evidence, spontaneous decisions, promises/threats. 2) Future Continous ( action in progress in a particular moment in the future, polite form when asking about the plans, prediction about the present) 3) Future Perfect (the action that will be completed at a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Starkville Colorado and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I learned so much on the present tense. the present tense in general has to to do with things happening at the present. that is things you are doing at the moment that is why its referred to as the present tense. It mostly deals with issues that come up in our lives for example things we do all the time. so the present tense could be in many forms. It does not limit itself to the things you do at that moment but it could go further to what you are doing continuously. so this will take us to the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Winter Park Colorado and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The Future Tense is quite a difficult part of the English language. There are seven aspects of the future tenses. The most frequently used are \"be going\" form and the present continuous form The future simple defines future actions, predictions, assumptions, threats. Future continuous is used when we are talking about action progressing in future at a particular moment of time. Future perfect is for actions that will be completed by a definite moment in the future. Future perfect continuous...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Haikou and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Present Simple Usage: The usage of Simple Present Tense Everyday activities: What do you do every day? Habits: I eat salad everyday- General truths: It's hot in the tropics. The Usage of Present Perfect Continuous: Expresses an action has is in progress or it has suddenly stopped. Emphasized the duration of the action. He has been studying very hard for his test. It has been raining for two hours. The Usage of the Present Continuous: Present continuous: Actions that are happening at or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Changyi and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.L. - Netherlands said: SIMPLE PRESENT Form: Base form of the verb: I/we/you/they do. Base form of the verb + s/es: he/she/it does. The verb BE: I am; he/she/it is; we/you/they are. Habitual, regular action in the present. Adverbs of frequency: usually; regularly; every day; every week; every year; often; frequently; sometimes; occasionally; seldom; rarely; never (i.e., zero regularity); always (i.e., regularly, usually); on Fridays; on weekends PRESENT CONTINUOUS Form: BE + present participle (I am doing;...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Hanoi Vietnam and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Wow! I've done it! Amazing! That is so exciting moment for me right now. The first thing, that I want to share with you at the moment is this: I'm so happy and glad! I don't wanna cover the material that I've got from this lesson and discuss it here, in the final unit reflection. Just want to thank you for the course and say that I'm absolutely sure, that my teaching career is about to begin, and this unbelivable course was a starting point!I think this unit was less of a learning unit and more of a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Courses Monterrey and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.R. - Canada said: There are four different kinds of tenses of the past tense: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. The Past Perfect Continuous is used to talk about actions or situations that were in progress before some other actions or situations. There are also other uses. We use the Past Perfect tense to emphasize that an action in the past finished before another action in the past started. This tense is also used in reported speech, third conditional sentences, or...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Ruijin and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S. A. - Italy said: This unit has been very valuable in that it has confirmed for me many things about English that i had learned whenever i was a child. I find it a blessing to be reminded of such about present tenses in particular because it gives me the opportunity to see how I shall be able to teach verb tenses to language learners. I did not realize until now that there are actually 12 different verb forms - four forms for each tense: present, past, and future. Furthermore, being able to learn of the four...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chon Buri and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: B.F. - Korea said: This was a really interesting unit. From watching both class recordings, the impact of the teacher's actions and attitude were very clear and obvious. In the first class, the teacher was abrupt, harsh and unwilling to explain points clearly. He also had his back to students regularly and made little effort to recall the student's names. In comparison, the second class was almost totally opposite. The teacher was friendly, informative and much more engaging. I also noticed how much more organised...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Haicheng and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.R. - India said: The past tense presents similarities with the present tense. In fact, like the present, It's composed of continuous forms, perfect and perfect continuous ones. When the student has to talk about past actions or events, happened and finished in a specific moment of the past, he/her must use the past simple which main form is to add ED or D at the base form of the verb. Anyway, there are verbs that change completely their form, so the students have to learn them by heart. If the teacher wants to...  [Read more]