Tag

Simple Present

I study English.

Japanese name: 一般動詞 (ippan doushi)

I play tennis every week.
I don’t have a pen.
Do you like giraffes?

This is the most simple and basic kind of English sentence. It establishes that English primarily uses Subject-Verb-Object word order. In the context of this site, it applies to sentences that don’t have any of the grammar that students learn later like the plural form of the verb (plays, doesn’t like) or auxiliary verbs like “can.”

The verb “be” has its own tag since it’s often one of the first sentence patterns taught in English classes.

  • What Do You Like - Guess Who

    Students practice asking and answering "What ___ do you like?" while testing how well they know their classmates in this "guess who" acitivity.

  • Do you like baseball?

    Students ask questions to each other; they don't want 'Yes' answers.

  • Guess Who

    Use prints of the fun board game "Guess Who" to practice the expressions, "Do you have ~?" and "Are you ~?"

  • Who am I? Quiz

    A three-hint-quiz type of game where students have to guess the character being described. Perfect activity for We Can! 2 Unit 3 "He is Famous. She is great."

  • Zombies

    Students become zombies to practice "I like ___.", "I like ___ too" and/or "I don't like ___.

  • Simple Present Self-Introduction

    Students write their own self-introduction after learning "I (verb)".

  • Odd One Out 'Is' and 'Are' basic practice

    Practice for 1st year junior high studying 'He is' and 'They are'

  • Be Race

    Fill in the blanks with the correct 'Be' form and race to the finish.

  • Doraemon Is My Brother

    Students take a character card and roll a dice and say a sentence based on the outcome, e.g. "This is Godzilla, he is my dad."

  • You Have

    Get students predicting and practicing "you have" in this rhythmical one-on-one game.

  • Baba Vader

    This is your basic Baba Nuki or Old Maid game with a Darth Vader twist.

  • Are you SIGN Game

    Simple mingler activity

  • Daily Activities and Time Materials

    A collection of material to practice daily activities and time

  • Hugs And Kisses

    Students practice constructing sentences using two simple present tense verbs while playing a huge game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

  • Prefecture Quiz

    Students listen to the ALT describing a Japanese prefecture and try to guess which one it is to get points. It's a review of English comprehension and general Japanese culture.

  • 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.

  • Sports and Their Verbs

    A handy guide to show students why some sports use "play" and others don't. (No more "I play run"!)

  • Ready For Speech

    Make public speaking and introductions fun.

  • Memory Round

    Students listen to the subjects their classmates like to study and memorise.

  • Days and Subjects Information Gathering

    A mingler activity to practice days of the week and school subjects

  • Totally Awesome Subjects and Days Game

    This uses a 5 x 5 game to practice days and subjects

  • Animal Jeopardy

    Students practice saying various animals by choosing can't-be-seen cards from a Jeopardy-formatted chalkboard.

  • SLIDES and LADDERS

    This is a modified Snakes and Ladders game to review grammar points for JHS first grade (in this version, VERB TENSES). Can be played with individual players or in groups.

  • 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.

  • My Sign Book

    Students introduce themselves and collect signs from other members of the class

  • Paper Airplane Introductions

    Students read a self-introduction from one of their classmates, then the class guesses which student it's from.

  • Bananaman

    Students go round asking their friends "Do you like bananas?" in order to find 8 hidden bananamen.

  • Fruity Collection

    Students walk around and exchange their picture cards with other students, with the goal of collecting many fruits that they like and giving away fruits that they don't like.

  • GO FISH

    Great flexible card game

  • Got It

    Students aim to collect as many points as they can by asking questions to discover the object the teacher secretly chose.

  • Uso

    Uso means lie. Students choose objects they don't like and try to make their partner believe they do like it.

  • Find The Wrong - Is/Are

    This is a game in which the students race to be the first to find all the grammar mistakes.

  • Crazy Months

    This is a cool Crazy 8's game that practices the months of the year.

  • Sazae-san's Family

    This is a simple game in which the students become a member of the Sazae-san family.

  • CHARACTER RACE

    The horse race activity played on the board. I often do it as a review before tests.

  • SOCCER GAME

    A 'janken based' pair game useful for practicing many patterns. It is most useful for 'Yes' and 'No' question patterns.

  • Are You Anpanman?

    Students practice the grammar "Are you... / Yes, I am / No, I'm not" whilst trying to find who their colleagues are.

  • Are You Bingo

    This is an interview game, with a Bingo twist. This is super easy to edit to fit your style.

  • Am Signature Bingo

    Students ask each other "Are you...?" questions and collect signatures.

  • I + plural verb/be verb

    This is a listening and writing activity intended for a JHS first grade lesson focusing on the use of the subject "I" + plural verbs / be verb.

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