Procedure(s)

1. Expose to pupils there are 6 types of sentences needed to be learnt at the end of
Year 6. Show the sample of meaning of the tenses.

2. Focus on S-V-O-T structure. Focus more on S, V and T instead to enable pupils

identify the characteristics of each tense.

3. For every tense, teach pupils these 4 components:

i. Positive/Negative statements
ii. Yes/No Questions Tags
iii. WH-questions
iv. Writing passive sentences

4. Simple test to identify (provided in the Powerpoint)

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 Same bah with BM…
Simple Present Tense Present Continuous Tense
I go to school everyday. I am going to school now.
Saya pergi ke sekolah setiap hari. Saya sedang pergi ke sekolah sekarang.

Simple Past Tense Past Continuous Tense

I went to school yesterday. I was going to school yesterday.
Saya telah pergi ke sekolah kelmarin. Saya sedang pergi ke sekolah kelmarin.

Simple Future Tense Future Continuous Tense

I shall go to school tomorrow. I shall be going to school.
Saya akan pergi ke sekolah esok. Saya akan pergi ke sekolah.
(tiada kepastian perkara akan berlaku)
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6 tenses you NEED to know..
Simple Present Tense Berulang ‘setiap’
Penggunaan DUA
Present Continuous Tense Sedang berlaku sekarang ‘tenses’ ini lebih
kurang sama sahaja!

Simple Past Tense Sudah berlaku pada masa lalu

Past Continuous Tense Sedang berlaku pada masa lalu

Simple Future Tense Akan berlaku pada masa akan datang

Future Continuous Tense Akan berlaku, tetapi tiada kepastian perkara

berlaku
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 Positive Simple Present(berulang) Tense NOT necessarily to
ask all these to
Subject Verb Object T
yourself. Whichever
applicable!
ime
Pronoun
what? who? where?

drinks football with Ah Meng and Muthu at the

He
field every day.
plays
She
goes every Monday.
It carries the heavy school bag to school
has every week.

They drink every month.

iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food stall
We play every year.
go
I carry every morning.
to school with Amir
You have
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 Negative Simple Present(berulang) Tense NOT necessarily to

Subject Verb to Verb

ask all these to
Object T
yourself. Whichever
applicable!
ime
Pronoun Do +
“not” ‘s’ di verb sudah what? who? where?
ditelan ‘does’,
jadi ‘verb’ tiada football with Ah Meng and Muthu at
He ‘s’
does not the field every day.
She
doesn’t drink every Monday.
It the heavy school bag to school
play
every week.
go
They carry iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s every month.
do not have food stall
We every year.

I don’t every morning.

to school with Amir
You
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 Yes/No Question Tags
Question: Does she eat banana?

Answer : Yes, she eats banana. / Yes, she does.

No, she doesn’t eat banana. / No, she doesn’t.

Question: Do they eat banana?

Answer : Yes, they eat banana. / Yes, they do.

No, they don’t eat banana. / No, they don’t.

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 WH-Questions
What Apa
Question: What does she eat?
Who Siapa (subject) Answer : She eats banana.

Where Mana Question: Who does she eat banana with?

Why Mengapa Answer : She eats banana with Ali.

When Bila Question: Where does she eat banana?

Answer : She eats banana at the canteen.
How Bagaimana/Berapa
Question: When does she eat banana?
Which Mana satu
Answer : She eats banana everyday.
Whom Siapa (object)
Question: Why does she eat banana?
Whose Siapa punya
Answer : She eats banana because she is hungry.
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Changing to the PASSIVE Subject lari pergi Object

Subject Verb Object

He plays football.
Simple
Object lari pergi subject

Present

Tense
Object Verb Subject
Football is played by him.
is/are/am + past participle + by

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 Positive Present(sekarang) Continuous(ing) Tense NOT necessarily to
ask all these to
Subject Verb Verb Object T
yourself. ime
Whichever
+ applicable!
Pronoun to be what? who? where?
ing

He football with Ah Meng and Muthu at

the field
She is
drinking now.
It the heavy school bag to school
playing at the moment.
They going currently.
to school with Amir
We are carrying
You
iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food
I am stall

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 Negative Present(sekarang) Continuous(ing) Tense NOT necessarily to
ask all these to
Subject toVbeerb+ Verb
+
Object T
yourself. ime
Whichever
applicable!
Pronoun what? who? where?
‘not’ ing

He football with Ah Meng and Muthu at

the field
She is not
isn’t drinking now.
It the heavy school bag to school
playing at the moment.
They going currently.
are not to school with Amir
We aren’t carrying
You
iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food
I stall
am not
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 Yes/No Question Tags
Question: Is she eating banana?

Answer : Yes, she is eating banana. / Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t eating banana. / No, she isn’t.

Question: Are they eating banana?

Answer : Yes, they are eating banana. / Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t eating banana. / No, they aren’t.

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 WH-Questions
What Apa
Question: What is she eating?
Who Siapa (subject) Answer : She is eating banana.

Where Mana Question: Who is she eating banana with?

Why Mengapa Answer : She is eating banana with Ali.

When Bila Question: Where is she eating banana?

Answer : She is eating banana at the canteen.
How Bagaimana/Berapa
Question: When is she eating banana?
Which Mana satu
Answer : She is eating banana tonight.
Whom Siapa (object)
Question: Why is she eating banana?
Whose Siapa punya
Answer : She is eating banana because she is hungry.
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Changing to the PASSIVE Subject lari pergi Object

Subject Verb Object

He is playing football.
Present
Object lari pergi subject

Continuous

Tense
Object Verb Subject
Football is being played by him.
is/are/am + being + past
participle + by

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 NOT necessarily to
Positive Simple Past(sudah berlaku) Tense ask all these to

Subject Verb Object T

yourself. Whichever
applicable! ime
Pronoun
what? who? where? why?
He just now.
Ali to his birthday party
invited yesterday.
She football with Ah Meng and Muthu at the field
played because they were boring last week.
It
carried a vase with her sister to the living room because it last month.
They was big and heavy
jogged with Ah Seng at the park because they wanted to last year.
We
keep fit
drank last Monday.
I iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food stall
cut because it was a hot day an hour ago.
You
her finger at the kitchen because she was rushing
to cook her lunch 14
 NOT necessarily to
Negative Simple Past(sudah berlaku) Tense ask all these to

Subject Verb to Verb Object T

yourself. Whichever
applicable! ime
Pronoun do (did) +
not what? who? where? why?
Verb balik
kepada bentuk
He akar kerana Ali to his birthday party just now.
ditelan ‘did’ invite
She football with Ah Meng and Muthu at the field yesterday.
play
because they were boring
It last week.
carry a vase with her sister to the living room
They did not because it was big and heavy last month.
jog
with Ah Seng at the park because they
We last year.
drink wanted to keep fit
I iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s last Monday.
cut
food stall because it was a hot day
You an hour ago.
her finger at the kitchen because
she was rushing to cook her lunch 15
 WH-Questions
What Apa
Question: What did she eat?
Who Siapa (subject) Answer : She ate banana.

Where Mana Question: Who did she eat banana with?

Why Mengapa Answer : She ate banana with Ali.

When Bila Question: Where did she eat banana?

Answer : She ate banana at the canteen.
How Bagaimana/Berapa
Question: When did she eat banana?
Which Mana satu
Answer : She ate banana last night.
Whom Siapa (object)
Question: Why did she eat banana?
Whose Siapa punya
Answer : She ate banana because she was hungry.
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Changing to the PASSIVE Subject lari pergi Object

Subject Verb Object

He played football.
Simple
Object lari pergi subject

Past

Tense
Object Verb Subject
Football was played by him.
was/were + past participle + by

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 Yes/No Question Tags
Question: Did she eat banana yesterday?

Answer : Yes, she ate banana yesterday. / Yes, she did.

No, she didn’t eat banana yesterday. / No, she didn’t.

Question: Did they eat banana yesterday?

Answer : Yes, they ate banana yesterday. / Yes, they did

No, they did not eat banana yesterday. / No, they didn’t.

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 Positive Past(sudah berlaku) Continuous (ing)Tense NOT necessarily to
ask all these to
Subject Verb Verb Object T
yourself. Whichever
applicable!
ime
Pronoun to be +
ing what? who? where? why?
He just now.
Ali to his birthday party
She inviting
football with Ah Meng and Muthu at the yesterday.
was playing
It field because they were boring
last week.
I carrying a vase with her sister to the living room
because it was big and heavy last month.
jogging with Ah Seng at the park because they
last year.
They wanted to keep fit
drinking
iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food last Monday.
We were cutting stall because it was a hot day
an hour ago.
You her finger at the kitchen because she was
rushing to cook her lunch 19
 Negative Past(sudah berlaku) Continuous (ing)Tense NOT necessarily to
ask all these to
Subject Verb Verb Object T
yourself. Whichever
applicable!
ime
Pronoun to be + +
‘not’ ing what? who? where? why?
He just now.
Ali to his birthday party
She inviting
was not football with Ah Meng and Muthu at the yesterday.
It wasn’t playing field because they were boring
last week.
I carrying a vase with her sister to the living room
because it was big and heavy last month.
jogging with Ah Seng at the park because they
last year.
They wanted to keep fit
drinking
were not iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food last Monday.
We weren’t cutting stall because it was a hot day
an hour ago.
You her finger at the kitchen because she was
rushing to cook her lunch 20
 Yes/No Question Tags
Question: Was she eating banana yesterday?

Answer : Yes, she was eating banana yesterday. / Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t eating banana yesterday. / No, she wasn’t.

Question: Were they eating banana yesterday?

Answer : Yes, they were eating banana yesterday. / Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t eating banana yesterday. / No, they weren’t.

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 WH-Questions
What Apa
Question: What was she eating yesterday?
Who Siapa (subject) Answer : She was eating banana yesterday.

Where Mana Question: Who was she eating banana with yesterday?
Why Mengapa Answer : She was eating banana with Ali yesterday.

When Bila Question: Where was she eating banana yesterday?

Answer : She was eating banana at the canteen yesterday.
How Bagaimana/Berapa
Question: When was she eating banana?
Which Mana satu
Answer : She was eating banana last night.
Whom Siapa (object)
Question: Why was she eating banana yesterday?
Whose Siapa punya Answer : She was eating banana because she was hungry
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Changing to the PASSIVE Subject lari pergi Object

Subject Verb Object

He was playing football.

Past
Object lari pergi subject

Continuous

Tense
Object Verb Subject
Football was being played by him.
was/were + being + past
participle + by

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 Positive Simple Future(akan) Tense NOT necessarily to
ask all these to
Subject Auxialiary Verb Object T
yourself. ime
Whichever
applicable!
Pronoun Verb what? who? where?
football with Ah Meng and Muthu at
He
the field
She later.
will drink
It the heavy school bag to school tomorrow.
play
They next week.
go
You to school with Amir next month.
carry
next year.
We shall iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food
I stall
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 Negative Simple Future(akan) Tense NOT necessarily to
ask all these to
Subject Auxialiary Verb Object T
yourself. ime
Whichever
applicable!
Pronoun Verb + ‘not’ what? who? where?
football with Ah Meng and Muthu at
He
the field
She later.
will not drink
It the heavy school bag to school tomorrow.
play
They next week.
go
You to school with Amir next month.
carry
next year.
We
shall not iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food
I stall
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 Yes/No Question Tags
Question: Will she eat the banana later?

Answer : Yes, she will eat the banana later. / Yes, she will.
No, she won’t eat banana later. / No, she won’t.

Question: Will all of you eat the banana later?

Answer : Yes, we shall eat the banana later. / Yes, we shall.

No, we shan’t eat banana yesterday. / No, we shan’t.

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 WH-Questions
What Apa
Question: What will she eat later?
Who Siapa (subject) Answer : She will eat banana later.

Where Mana Question: Who will she eat banana with later?
Why Mengapa Answer : She will eat banana with Ali later.

When Bila Question: Where will she eat banana later?

Answer : She will eat banana at the canteen later.
How Bagaimana/Berapa
Question: When will she eat banana?
Which Mana satu
Answer : She will eat banana tomorrow.
Whom Siapa (object)
Question: Why will she eat banana?
Whose Siapa punya
Answer : She will eat banana because I know she is hungry.
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Changing to the PASSIVE Subject lari pergi Object

Subject Verb Object

He will play football.

Simple
Object lari pergi subject

Future

Tense
Object Verb Subject
Football will be played by him.
will/shall + be + past participle +
by

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 Positive Future(akan) Continuous(ing) Tense NOT necessarily to

Subject A+uxialiary
ask all these to
V erb + Object T
yourself. ime
Whichever
applicable!
Pronoun ‘be’
‘ing’
what? who? where?
football with Ah Meng and Muthu at later.
He
the field
She tomorrow.
drinking
It will be the heavy school bag to school next week.
playing
They next month.
going
You next year.
to school with Amir
carrying ***Perkara tiada kepastian
akan berlaku. Maybe or
We maybe not going to
shall not be iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food
happen***
I stall
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 Negative Future(akan) Continuous(ing) Tense NOT necessarily to

Subject A+ uxialiary
ask all these to
V erb + Object T
yourself. ime
Whichever
applicable!
Pronoun ‘not’ +
‘ing’
‘be’ what? who? where?
football with Ah Meng and Muthu at later.
He
the field
She tomorrow.
will not be drinking
It the heavy school bag to school next week.
won’t playing
They next month.
going
You next year.
to school with Amir
carrying ***Perkara tiada kepastian
akan berlaku. Maybe or
We shall not be maybe not going to
iced syrup with Mr Li at Pak Abu’s food
shan’t happen***
I stall
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 Yes/No Question Tags
Question: Will she be eating the banana later?

Answer : Yes, she will be eating the banana later. / Yes, she will be.
No, she won’t be eating banana later. / No, she won’t be.

Question: Will all of you be eating the banana later?

Answer : Yes, we shall be eating the banana later. / Yes, we shall be.
No, we shan’t be eating the banana yesterday. / No, we shan’t.

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 WH-Questions
What Apa
Question: What will she be eating later?
Who Siapa (subject) Answer : She will be eating banana later.

Where Mana Question: Who will she be eating banana with later?
Why Mengapa Answer : She will be eating banana with Ali later.

When Bila Question: Where will she be eating banana later?

Answer : She will be eating banana at the canteen later.
How Bagaimana/Berapa
Question: When will she be eating banana?
Which Mana satu
Answer : She will be eating banana tomorrow.
Whom Siapa (object)
Question: Why will she be eating banana?
Whose Siapa punya Answer : She will be eating banana because I know she is
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Changing to the PASSIVE Subject lari pergi Object

Subject Verb Object

He will be playing football.

Future
Object lari pergi subject

Continuous

Tense
Object Verb Subject
Football will be being played by him.
will/shall + be + being + past
participle + by

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Testing…Testing 1, 2, 3…
1. Salleh eats breakfast at home every morning. Simple Present

2. The dogs fight with the cats every day. Simple Present

3.The robber snatched the bag from the old lady yesterday. Simple Past

4. The man was waiting for her daughter outside the school gate just now. Past Continuous

5. The baby girl is crying for milk now. Present Continuous

6. Alex draws a picture of his family. Simple Present

7. Every night, Samson goes for tuition classes. Simple Present

8. The sheep were bleating while grazing the grass. Past Continuous

9. The girls were calling for help. Past Continuous

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10. I am doing my homework now. Present Continuous

11. The Girls Guides are pitching their tent at the moment. Present Continuous

12. Currently, the manager is meeting with the board of directors. Present Continuous

13. The US president does not listen to China’s explanation. Simple Present

14. Amin is not doing his homework. Present Continuous

15. The soldiers were fighting bravely for their country. Past Continuous

16. The kitten was looking for the tabby cat just now. Past Continuous

17. The thief broke into my house last night. Simple Past

18. Siva did not talk to me yesterday. Simple Past

19. The Minister of Education visited my school last month. Simple Past

20. The old lady carries a big fruit basket to the town every morning. Simple Present
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10. She is being scolded by her mother now.. Present Continuous

11. The children are being called by the headmaster to the office. Present Continuous

12. I am being told by my mother to do the laundry now. Present Continuous

13. The Prime Minister is not convinced by the cabinet. Simple Present

14. The football is being played by the children now. Present Continuous

15. The robbers were being caught red-handed by the police yesterday. Past Continuous

16. The bone was being bitten by the dog. Past Continuous

17. Azmi’s house was broken by thieves last night. Simple Past

18. The problem children were warned by the discipline teacher. Simple Past

19. My school was visited by the Ministry of Education yesterday. Simple Past

20. A basket of fruits is brought by the old lady to town for sale everyday. Simple Present
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