🧠 1. Target Tenses in Real Estate

✅ Present Simple

👉 facts, descriptions, listings

“The apartment has two bedrooms.”
“The property is located in the city center.”

🔄 Present Continuous

👉 current situations, temporary trends

“We are renovating the kitchen.”
“More people are buying apartments in this area.”

⏳ Present Perfect

👉 experience, recent changes

“The owner has reduced the price.”
“Many investors have shown interest.”

⏪ Past Simple

👉 completed actions

“The property was built in 2010.”
“They sold the house last year.”

🔮 Future (Will / Going to)

Will (decisions, predictions)

“Prices will increase next year.”

Going to (plans)

“They are going to renovate the apartment.”

🧊 2. Warm-Up

Ask:

What do agents say when describing a property?
What do buyers ask?

Write sample answers on the board and underline verbs.

📚 3. Presentation

🏢 Example Property Description

“This apartment is located in a quiet area.” (Present Simple)
“The owner has recently renovated the kitchen.” (Present Perfect)
“They built the building in 2005.” (Past Simple)
“The agent is showing the property today.” (Present Continuous)
“Prices will increase in this area.” (Future)

✍️ 4. Controlled Practice

A. Choose the correct tense

The apartment ______ (have / has / had) two bedrooms.
The owner ______ (has reduced / reduced) the price recently.
They ______ (build / built) the house in 2015.
We ______ (are showing / show) the property today.
Prices ______ (will increase / increased) next year.

B. Fill in the gaps

The property ______ (be) located near the park.
The developer ______ (finish) the project last year.
The agent ______ (talk) to a client now.
Many buyers ______ (show) interest recently.
They ______ (renovate) the kitchen next month.

🗣️ 5. Guided Speaking

Activity: Describe a Property

Work in pairs.

👉 Student A describes using:

present simple
present perfect

👉 Student B asks:

past questions
future questions

Example prompts:

What features does it have?
When was it built?
Are they renovating anything?
What will happen to the price?

🎭 6. Role-Play

Scenario: Agent & Client

Agent must use:

present simple (features)
present perfect (updates)

Client must ask:

past simple (history)
future (plans/prices)

🧩 7. Production Task

Task: Write a Property Description (5–6 sentences)

Include:

present simple
present perfect
past simple
future

Example start:

This apartment is located…
The owner has recently…
It was built…
Prices will…

🧾 ADVANCED PRACTICE

Focus: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple, Future

1. Tense Recognition (Awareness Stage)

Read the sentences and identify the tense.

The apartment is located in the city center. → __________
The owner has reduced the price. → __________
They built the property in 2010. → __________
We are showing the apartment now. → __________
Prices will increase next year. → __________

2. Controlled Practice – Form & Meaning

A. Choose the correct option

The flat (is / was / has been) very spacious.
The developer (build / built / has built) the complex in 2018.
Many buyers (show / are showing / have shown) interest recently.
We (show / are showing / showed) the apartment right now.
Prices (increase / will increase / increased) next year.

B. Correct the mistakes

The apartment have two bedrooms.
→ __________________________________
The owner reduce the price last week.
→ __________________________________
They has renovated the kitchen.
→ __________________________________
We showing the property now.
→ __________________________________
Prices will increased next year.
→ __________________________________

3. Time Expressions Focus

Match the time expressions with the correct tense:

Time Expression	Tense
recently	__________
last year	__________
now	__________
every day	__________
next month	__________

4. Gap-Fill (Contextual Practice)

Complete using the correct tense of the verb in brackets:

The apartment ______ (be) located near the park.
The owner ______ (reduce) the price last month.
The agency ______ (receive) many inquiries recently.
We ______ (show) the property to a client now.
The developer ______ (finish) the building in 2022.
Prices ______ (increase) next year.
They ______ (renovate) the kitchen at the moment.
The property ______ (have) a large balcony.

5. Sentence Transformation

Rewrite using the word in brackets.

The owner reduced the price. (recently)
→ __________________________________
They built the house in 2015. (when)
→ __________________________________
The agent shows the property today. (now)
→ __________________________________
Prices increase every year. (next year)
→ __________________________________

6. Mixed Tense Challenge

Complete the paragraph:

“This apartment ______ (be) located in a quiet area. The owner ______ (renovate) the kitchen last year. Many buyers ______ (show) interest recently. We ______ (meet) a client at the property right now. Prices in this area ______ (increase) next year.”

7. Question Formation

Write questions using the correct tense.

(Where / the apartment / be located?)
→ __________________________________
(When / they / build / the property?)
→ __________________________________
(you / show / the apartment now?)
→ __________________________________
(the owner / reduce / the price?)
→ __________________________________
(prices / increase / next year?)
→ __________________________________

8. Error Correction

Find and correct the mistakes:

The property is build in 2010.
The owner has reduce the price.
We show the apartment now.
Prices will increases next year.
Many clients contacted us yesterday and show interest recently.

10. Writing Task (Production)

Write 6–8 sentences about a property.