Verbs · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.3.5.1.3 - Use the simple present form of verbs in sentences

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the simple present form of verbs in given sentences and state what each one expresses (habit, fact, or scheduled event).
Use the simple present form of verbs to talk about their own habitual actions, such as morning routines.
Complete sentences with the correct simple present form of verbs for timeless and universal truths.
Use the simple present form of verbs to describe scheduled future actions, such as events on a school timetable.
Write four original sentences showing different uses of the simple present form: one for a habit, one for a universal truth, one for a fact that holds true, and one for a scheduled future event.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Verbs (3.5)
Content standard: B4.3.5.1 - Apply the knowledge of verbs in communication
Indicator: B4.3.5.1.3 - Use the simple present form of verbs in sentences:
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 41
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- For habitual actions
- For timeless and universal statements
- For facts which may change or hold true indefinitely
- For instantaneous present
- For scheduled future actions
- Using several examples demonstrate the use of the simple present form of verbs in the sentences (for habitual actions/ for timeless and universal statements):
- Habitual actions.
e.g. i. Esi reads every day. ii. Joe sweeps every morning.
- Create situations for learners to use verbs to express habitual actions. e.g. Tell the class what you do every morning.
- Timeless and universal statements.
e.g. i. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. ii. Ghana is in Africa.
- Provide ample practice using language drills.