Level: A2–B1
Unit Focus: Unit 3, Unit 5, Unit 12
Main Objectives:
- Identify and use different tenses correctly.
- Form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.
- Use common phrasal verbs like look for and get along with.
🧠 Part 1: Grammar Recap – Quick Summary Table
| Tense | Example | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present Continuous (now) | I am eating pizza | I’m not eating pizza | Am I eating pizza? |
| Past Continuous (in progress in the past) | We were looking for the keys | We weren’t looking for the keys | Were we looking for the keys? |
| Simple Present (habit/routine) | She speaks in public | She doesn’t speak in public | Does she speak in public? |
| Simple Past (completed past) | I went to the supermarket | I didn’t go | Did I go? |
| Present Perfect (past → present result) | Have you worked? | I haven’t worked | Have you worked? |
🔹 Phrasal Verbs to Remember:
- look for = buscar
- get along with = llevarse bien
✨ Part 2: Mini Conversation Practice
Instructions: Practice in pairs or aloud by changing the sentences.
- A: What are you doing?
B: I am studying English.
➕ Add: “I am not using my phone.” - A: What were you doing yesterday at 7 PM?
B: I was watching a movie.
➕ Add: “I wasn’t cooking.” - A: Do you eat vegetables?
B: Yes, I do. I eat broccoli and carrots.
➕ Add: “I don’t eat fast food.” - A: Did she take the bus yesterday?
B: Yes, she did.
➕ Add: “She didn’t walk.” - A: Have you worked today?
B: No, I haven’t. Have you?
🧩 Part 3: Practice Activity – “Timeline Shuffle”
Objective: Match the action to the correct tense and form.
📝 Instructions: Fill in the blanks using the correct tense and form (affirmative, negative, or question).
- Right now, I __________ (listen) to music.
- Yesterday, she __________ (not / take) the bus.
- __________ (you / look) for your keys last night?
- He __________ (not / work) on weekends.
- __________ (she / get along) with her new team?
- I __________ (not / work) yet.
- What __________ (you / do) right now?
✍️ Answers:
- am listening
- didn’t take
- Were you looking
- doesn’t work
- Does she get along
- haven’t worked
- are you doing
🎮 Optional Game – Tense Transformation
Give each student (or yourself) a sentence and ask them to say it in:
- Present continuous
- Simple past
- Present perfect
🧪 Example:
- Base: I eat pizza
- ➡ Present Continuous: I am eating pizza
- ➡ Past: I ate pizza
- ➡ Present Perfect: I have eaten pizza
