TEACHING PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT TO B1 UZBEK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS THE TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING (TBLT) METHOD

Many B1 university students can recognize basic English grammar rules but may find it difficult to choose between Past Simple and Present Perfect when they speak or write. This article explores how the Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) method can help Uzbek university students understand and practise these two tenses through clear explanations and guided classroom activities. It focuses on the meaning, key words and basic sentence structures of the two tenses. The article is based on a review of twelve books and peer-reviewed sources; it does not report a direct classroom experiment. The proposed lesson begins with a short explanation and key vocabulary, followed by a gap-fill worksheet. Students complete the sentences, decide whether each sentence is in Past Simple or Present Perfect, and place it on the correct side of the board. The teacher checks the answers, gives homework and ends the lesson. This sequence combines language support with an active classification task. It is designed to help B1 learners notice the difference between completed past actions and past experiences or actions connected to the present. The lesson can be extended with a short pair-work task so that learners use the tenses to exchange information.