Present tense
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Present positive
Present negative
Present interrogative
There are some differences between the Japanese interrogative and the English interrogative. In Japanese, a sentence is made interrogative by tacking か (ka) onto the end, or by simply tilting your head to the side and raising the tone of your voice. In English, the interrogative requires a little bit of rearranging of the words. Keep this in mind and give your students time to adjust to it. This is especially true for "be" and "do" sentences. The question words (what, which, when, where, who, why, how) are easier to learn, probably because these words exist in Japanese, whereas the helping verbs "be" and "do" do not.
"Be" activities
- Pass the Ball.
- Who in the World Are You?.
- Collecting Signatures.
- Are You From....
- Are you Kitty-chan.
- Guess Who I Am!.
- Find your Group.
"Do" activities
Present progressive
This is sometimes called "present continuous".
- Three Part Relay
- Class Concentration
- Charades
- Picture Whisper
- Wacky Drawing Race
- Nine-Square Mind-Reading Trick
- Why! That's The Sound Of...
Can
This is sometimes called "present potential".
