home     ES     JHS     HS     articles     donate     blogs     forum     links     non-textbook     submission forms     volunteers     warmups      

Simple Present Verbs

現在形動詞 (げんざいけいどうし)


FUN FACT: "Japan's 7-11s are open 24 hours a day, but most ATMs inside them close at 8pm."


DEFINITION: There are two types of verbs studied in this area: simple present tense and the 'Do' Helping Verb. The Simple Present Tense Verb is exactly what it says, 'simple'. Basically, it's a verb that only contains the core of the verb and - no ~ing, ~ed, ~s, etc. For example, "I like music."

The 'do' verb operates within Simple Present Tense sentences as a Helping Verb to:

  • Express the negative: I do not study at night.
  • Ask questions: Do you go to this school?
  • Short answers: Do you go to this school? No, I do not.

     

                     

Breakfast Bingo Balls: This is a bingo activity where the students themselves choose which words to read out and in pairs ask each other the questions.
 
Breakfast Bingo Janken: Students janken to ask each other "What do you have for...?" and finish their bingo sheet.
 
Breakfast Cootie-Catcher: Student make a Cootie-Catcher in order to practice engaging each other in simple conversation.
 
Character Guess: Students try to guess what character their partner is by using `Do you..?` questions.
 
Company Game: Students work together to interview one another (including the alt) and fill out the worksheet.

 

Country Names (various verbs): Students listen to hints and decide the correct country.

 

Do Personality Quiz ('do'): Students interview a partner to determine their personality.

 

Do You Like ゴキブリ? ('do' & various verbs, w/ a 'does' option): 'Gokiburi' means cockroachStudents play Janken to evolve from a cockroach to a human being. This cockroach game is a review for the 'do' helping verb and also practices the 'does' helping verb.

"Do You Like..." Bingo: A ice-breaking bingo game for 1st year JHS students that practices the 'do' helping verb.

 

Do You Survey? ('do' & various verbs): Using grammar the students have learned recently, they survey each other then play a fun guessing game.

 

Hugs & Kisses (various verbs): Students practice constructing sentences using two simple present tense verbs while playing a huge game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

 
Listening Challenge (various verbs): Students listen to the teacher read Present Tense verb sentences and circle the correct picture.
 
かんたん Interview ('do' & various simple verbs): かんたん (Kantan) means easy. Students interview two boys, girls and teachers to complete their questionaire worksheet.

 

Know Your Friend: Students show off their artistic skill and practice speaking.
Monsters on Mt. Fuji: Students work together to find out which monsters are going to blow up Mt. Fuji and try to capture them before anything bad happens.

 

Pictionary Race: Students draw pictures while their teammates try to guess what they are drawing.

 

Sequence (various verbs): Just like the Sequence board game, teams battle to line up four cards in a row to win. Lot's of fun strategies employed as players try to block the other team and remove a rival's card with the とりさる card.

 

Star Interview Skit ('do' & various simple verbs): The students write a skit. The premise is that one student is the 'interviewer' and the other student is the 'star'.

 

What Do You Do: Students prepare questions then do a speaking activity. It is quite heavy on the writing.

 

'What Do You' Interview: Students get into pairs, interview each other answering eight questions reviewing a few simple grammar points, the most complex and key grammar being "What do you...?" Then, they write their own answers in sentence form.

 

What Janken: Students rotate partners, play janken, interview each other and embrace their artistic skills.

 

 This page was last modified on Friday, June 24, 2011 10:13:24 AM