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After learning that there are twelve tenses total in English and that this is far more than the amount of tenses in asian and Slavic languages, I realized that it might be difficult to teach the complex English tense system to non-native speakers. However, I am looking forward to learning how to effectively teach students all of the English tenses. This chapter went over the present tenses: the present simple, the present continuous, the present perfect, and the present perfect continuous. Although much of this chapter was review for me, many parts of this chapter stood out and will definitely prove to be helpful when I teach English in the future. For example, it was helpful to learn what the typical mistakes and errors are in each tense so I can be prepared to look for these errors and explain to my students why they are incorrect and how they can correct their mistakes. Additionally, I now know that when “do not†becomes “don’tâ€, it is turning into the contracted form. I had not known the proper word for this form Before reading this chapter. As a native English speaker, I had never realized the pattern in the verbs that aren’t normally used in their continuous form (non-progressive verbs). This unit taught me that verbs that express feelings and verbs of mental activity, possession and the senses are usually non-progressive. It was also interesting and helpful to learn about the many classroom activities that can be used to teach the different tenses. I especially liked the idea of miming actions to teach the present continuous as well as the idea of having students mingle and ask other students what they have or have not done. Another interesting rule that I learned was that the present perfect continuous is not used to communicate the number of things one has done, and that the present perfect is used in these situations. As a whole, this unit taught me the names of the many verb tenses I have been using naturally throughout my life, taught me useful grammatical rules, and gave me helpful tips for teaching these tenses.
