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Day 2 Language Development Workbook

The document outlines a language development session for teachers, focusing on grammar rules related to verbs, helping verbs, and tenses. It includes examples, explanations, and practice exercises to reinforce understanding. Additionally, it features a reading activity and a reflection on the importance of knowledge, along with a suggestion to use the Duolingo app for further English practice.

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Day 2 Language Development Workbook

The document outlines a language development session for teachers, focusing on grammar rules related to verbs, helping verbs, and tenses. It includes examples, explanations, and practice exercises to reinforce understanding. Additionally, it features a reading activity and a reflection on the importance of knowledge, along with a suggestion to use the Duolingo app for further English practice.

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Language Development for teachers

Day - 2
1) Let’s learn Grammar! (15 mins)
Parts of Speech – Verbs, Helping Verbs, and
Tenses

GRAMMAR RULES – Day 2: Verbs, Helping


Verbs, and Tenses
1. Verbs (Action Words)
Verbs are words that show action or a state of being.
Examples:
She runs.
They eat lunch
2. Helping Verbs (Auxiliary Verbs)
Helping verbs support the main verb to show tense, mood, or voice.
Common helping verbs: am, is, are, was, were, has, have, had, will, shall, do,
does, did.
Examples:
She is dancing.
They have finished the work.
3. Subject-Verb Agreement
A singular subject takes a singular verb; a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Examples:
A) He goes to school.
‘He’ (singular subject) takes ‘goes’ (singular verb)
B) They go to school.
‘They’ (plural subject) takes ‘go’ (plural verb)
4. Use of Am / Is / Are (Present tense forms of "to be")
• "Am" is used with "I".
• "Is" is used with he, she, it, or singular nouns.
• "Are" is used with you, we, they, or plural nouns.
Examples:
I am happy.
She is tired.
They are students.
5. Use of Was / Were (Past tense of "to be")
"Was" is used with I, he, she, it.
"Were" is used with you, we, they.
Examples:
He was late.
We were early.
6. Tenses – Simple Forms
a) Simple Present – Action happening now or regularly.
He walks to school.
b) Simple Past – Action completed in the past.
He walked to school.
c) Simple Future – Action that will happen.
He will walk to school.
7. Present Continuous Tense:
Shows what is happening right now.
Use: am/is/are + verb + ing
Examples:
I am reading.
They are playing.
8. Past Continuous Tense
Describes an action that was happening in the past.
Use: was/were + verb + ing
Examples:
He was sleeping.
We were studying.
9. Future Tense with Will
Use "will" to show a future action.
Examples:
She will come tomorrow.
I will write a letter.
10. Has / Have / Had
Has – for he, she, it, singular noun
Have – for I, you, we, they, plural noun
Had – for past tense (used with all subjects)
Examples:
He has a book.
I have a pen.
They had lunch.
11. Do / Does / Did (Helping Verbs in Questions and Negatives)
Use ‘does’ with he/she/it (present)
Use ‘do’ with I/you/we/they (present)
Use ‘did’ for past tense
Examples:
• She does not like tea.
• I do not play chess.
• He did not call.
12. Making Questions (Interrogative Form)
Swap the subject and helping verb
Examples:
• They are dancing. → Are they dancing?
• He has eaten. → Has he eaten?
13. Negative Sentences
Use do not/does not/did not to make negatives.
Examples:
• I do not like coffee.
• She does not sing.
He did not eat lunch.
14. Spotting and Correcting Verb Errors
Check that the verb matches the subject in number and tense.
Examples:
Incorrect: The boy are sleeping.
Correct: The boy is sleeping.
It’s practice time
1. What is the verb in this sentence?
Rita runs fast.

2. Identify the action word:


The baby sleeps.

3. Fill in the blank with the correct verb:


The dog _____ loudly. (bark/barks)

4. Choose the helping verb:


She is reading a book.

5. Which word is a verb?


a) quickly
b) eat
c) blue

6. Choose the correct verb:


He _____ to school every day. (go/goes)

7. Fill in the blank with “am/is/are”:


I ___ happy.

8. What is the helping verb in this sentence?


They were watching a movie.

9. Choose the correct helping verb:


He ___ playing cricket. (is/are)

10. Fill in with the correct form:


They _____ at the party yesterday. (was/were)

11. Identify the verb and helping verb:


She has been working hard.

12. Choose the correct verb form:


The children _____ in the garden now. (play/playing/are playing)

13. Rewrite in past tense:


I write a letter.

14. Choose the correct option:


He ____ finished his homework. (have/has)

15. Rewrite in present continuous tense:


She reads a book.

16. Choose the correct helping verb:


They ____ been sleeping for two hours. (have/has)

17. Fill in the blank:


I ____ not know the answer. (do/does)

18. Change into simple future tense:


We eat lunch at 1 p.m.

19. Fill with correct verb:


He ____ his keys yesterday. (lose/lost)

20. Choose the correct sentence:


a) She will goes to the market.
b) She will go to the market.
c) She will gone to the market.

21. Identify the tense:


They are playing in the park.
22. Change into negative sentence:
She ate the cake.

23. Fill in:


Ravi ____ his homework before dinner. (finish/finished)

24. Identify and correct the error:


He do not like mangoes.

25. Rewrite in question form:


They are dancing.

26. Fill with correct form of verb:


I ___ watching a film. (am/is/are)

27. Identify the tense and rewrite in past tense:


I am going to the shop.

28. Rewrite in future tense:


He sings well.

29. Spot and correct the error:


The boy are playing in the field.

30. Change into present continuous tense:


They go to school.

2) Let’s speak! ( 15 mins)


Practice topic: My Day as a Teacher
1. I wake up early in the morning.
2. I get ready and have breakfast.
3. I go to school by bus.
4. I start my classes at 9 o’clock.
5. I teach my students with fun activities.
6. I give homework to the students.
7. I help students who have questions.
8. I take a break at lunchtime.
9. I prepare lessons for the next day.
10. I return home in the evening and relax.
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Tamil Version:
ஆசிரியராக எனது ஒரு நாள்

1. நான் அதிகாலையில் எழுந்துவிடுவவன்.

2. நான் தயாராகி காலை உணலவ சாப்பிடுவவன்.

3. நான் பள்ளிக்கு வபருந்தில் சசல்கிவேன்.

4. நான் 9 மணிக்கு வகுப்புகலளத் சதாடங்குகிவேன்.

5. நான் என் மாணவர்களுக்கு வவடிக்லகயான


சசயல்பாடுகலளக் கற்பிக்கிவேன்.

6. நான் மாணவர்களுக்கு வட்டுப்பாடம்


ீ சகாடுக்கிவேன்.

7. வகள்விகள் உள்ள மாணவர்களுக்கு நான் உதவுகிவேன்.

8. மதிய உணவு வநரத்தில் நான் ஓய்வு


எடுத்துக்சகாள்கிவேன்.

9. அடுத்த நாளுக்கான பாடங்கலளத் தயாரிக்கிவேன்.

10. நான் மாலையில் வடு


ீ திரும்புகிவேன்,
ஓய்சவடுக்கிவேன்.
3) Daily reading ( 15 mins)

ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு வணக்கம்,

இன்று நாம் ” The Librarian of Basra” என்ே புத்தகத்லதப் வாசிக்க


உள்வளாம். புத்தகங்கலள வநசித்து அதன் முக்கியத்துவத்லத அேிந்த
ஒரு நூைகர் சசய்த துணிவான சசயவை இந்த கலத. வாருங்கள்
அந்த நூைகலர சந்திப்வபாம்!

Today’s reading – Link to book

பஸ்ராவின் நூைகாா் – கலத சுருக்கம்

இது உண்லம நிகழ்வின் அடிப்பலடயில் எழுதப்பட்ட ஒரு


புகழ்சபற்ே குழந்லதகளுக்கான புத்தகம்.

இந்தக் கலதயின் நாயகி அைியா முஹம்மட் பக்கர், பஸ்ரா


நகரத்தின் நூைகர் ஆவார். இறுதி யுத்த காைத்தில், அவரது நாட்டில்
சவடிகுண்டுகள் விழுகின்ே சூழைில், அவர் ஒரு மிகப்சபரிய காரியம்
சசய்கிோர். நூைகம் எப்வபாது வவண்டுமானாலும் அழிக்கப்படும்
என்று சதரிந்தும், அவர் அந்த நூைகத்தில் இருந்த முப்பதாயிரம்
புத்தகங்கலள பாதுகாக்கத் திட்டமிடுகிோர்.
அவர் தனது சசாந்த வட்டிலும்,
ீ நண்பர்களின் வடுகளிலும்
ீ
புத்தகங்கலள பதுக்கி லவத்துக்சகாள்கிோர்.

Let’s reflect:
Try to answer these questions after you read the story:

1. Why do you think Alia risked her safety to save the books? What does this
tell us about the importance of knowledge and stories?

2. What can we learn from Alia’s courage and actions during the war? Can small
actions by individuals make a big difference in a community?

4) Duolingo – Practise time ( 15 mins)


Explore the App Duolingo as a tool to learn
English

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