Verbs

Common Errors: Examples and Handout

September 6, 2018

Learning to self-correct is an important skill language learners must develop. Check out this list of common errors I’ve been collecting. Share it with your students to help them review the mistakes...

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Writing, Grammar, and Punctuation Tie the Knot at RACE-2-WRITE

August 21, 2018

Have you been looking for a great way to help your students practice writing? Learn about the game Race-2-Write that will get your students writing while at the same time helping them become more aware...

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Contextualized Verb Practice

May 18, 2018

Use this activity sequence to get your ESL students to practice different verb tenses in a fun and contextualized way. ...

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Fantastical Stories: Past Tense Fun

March 2, 2018

"How can grammatical knowledge be transferred to oral fluency?" I don't have all the answers, but this past tense activity will certainly get students chatting....

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Simple Past Tense Quick Reference Handout

February 17, 2018

The simple past is a commonly used verb tense in English. It's also a tense that English learners often struggle to form and use correctly. This handout is a great resource for learners to keep with...

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Simple Past Tense Cloze Paragraphs

February 15, 2018

Help build verb knowledge with these three past tense cloze paragraphs. There are two paragraphs in simple past and one paragraph that requires both simple past and past progressive. ...

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Simple Present Tense Tip Sheet

February 12, 2018

It's not always easy to find a condensed handout that explains the basics of a particular grammatical structure. I recently created this one for the simple present tense for my class. I'm planning...

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Simple Present and Present Progressive Cloze Paragraphs

February 10, 2018

Verb tenses can be a challenge for students. This document contains clozes to help English learners practice the simple present, the present progressive, and then both tenses together. The three different...

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English Verb Tenses and Aspects Handout

December 29, 2017

Verbs are very important, but they're also challenging for students. This handout breaks English verbs down by tense and aspect and then gives examples for each. ...

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Three Simple Past Tense Activities

October 14, 2017

Check out these three different past tense activities to get your adult ESL students to practice and use the simple past tense. There's a talking chart, a group writing activity, and a structured...

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Verb Cards for Interactive Practice

August 16, 2017

A while back I posted a set of verb cards to use for a variety of different activities. This is a new set that I created that uses actual images instead of clipart. There is a total of 81 different commonly...

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Be + Adjective Walkabout Activity

July 20, 2017

As native or fluent speakers of English, we use the verb BE all the time, often without even taking note. Beginners, on the other hand, have difficulty with its uses and very irregular forms. I designed...

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WH Questions Past Tense Talking Chart

June 20, 2017

This is a great two-part activity that gives English learners a chance to practice question and statement forms in the simple past tense. ...

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Adventure Man: A Past Tense Journey

June 13, 2017

Get your students excited to practice the past tense with this adventure writing activity. The slideshow will guide students to try and recreate a man's adventure story based on the photos that were...

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Simple Present vs. Present Progressive

March 25, 2017

Get your students collaborating and working together to practice the simple present and present progressive with these handouts. ...

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Simple Present Morning Routines

February 24, 2017

This activity gives students a chance to prepare for the discussion by writing down their answers in advance, and then it allows students to walk around and talk to their classmates. ...

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Present Progressive Go Fish

February 21, 2017

As a language teacher, I'm always trying to find ways for my students to practice English in an interactive and interesting way. This activity is a card game which gets students to practice asking...