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Present simple: to s or not to s

An AR classroom game for Grade 4. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

Curriculum indicatorต 1.2 ป.4/1

Play Host a classroom

A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

01
My brother ___ football every weekend.
- play
- plays
- playing
Read the explanation
"Brother" is third-person singular, so "play" adds s.
02
They ___ football on Sunday.
- plays
- play
- playing
Read the explanation
"They" is plural, so the verb takes no s.
03
My father ___ a teacher.
- are
- am
- is
Read the explanation
A singular subject takes "is"; "are" goes with plurals and with "you".

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Decide whether a present simple verb takes -s, depending on the subject (My brother plays but They play), and choose is and do not correctly (indicator ต 1.2 ป.4/1).

What's in the worksheet

6 questions, multiple choice with 3 options - My brother ___ football every weekend. Answer: plays - They ___ football on Sunday. Answer: play - I ___ rice for breakfast. Answer: eat - We ___ in Bangkok. Answer: live

How to use it in class

Play solo for about 5 minutes. Q1 and Q2 are nearly the same sentence with a different subject; use the pair to explain the whole rule. - Have children raise a hand and say add s! whenever the subject is he/she/it or a singular noun - On I ___ rice, point out that I is singular but takes no s, a common confusion - Play it linked to your class so scores go into the gradebook

Common sticking points

- I ___ rice for breakfast (Q4): choosing eats, since singular subjects take -s and I is singular - My brother ___ football (Q1): choosing play because there is no he to see - They ___ not live here (Q5): choosing does from earlier does not practice