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This was another unit that seemed like it could be broken up better due to the amount of information being presented. Yet it is also another extremely important unit covering the heart of English grammar. I would have presented the present perfect and present continuous in a separate lesson from the present perfect and present perfect continuous forms in order to lessen confusion. As an ELL teacher to young children I think it is very important for children to have lots of practice, both in speaking and understanding the written structure of the present simple affirmative and present simple negative forms Before they go on with any of the other tenses. If they do not have a firm foundation in the present simple form it allows for much confusion and errors.
I believe children need at least one week of practice to absorb each form of the tense being studied and that certain forms of tenses do not need to be taught to younger children. When teaching adults, I do believe that it is very important for them to learn each of the forms. But again, it should not be rushed so that confusion and errors can corrected. Overall, the present tense is an important one and the teacher should make sure that students have a solid foundation in the tense before moving on to more challenging content.
