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Tenses Board Game
Your students will practise tenses while playing! You will need a die and tokens.They have to form correct sentences using the words given and taking into account the time expresion. I let my students move on only if they form the sentence correctly, but you may adjust the rules as you wish. This game is made on WORD, so you can make changes accor...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: activity-card
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
AN EASY WORKSHEET WHERE STUDENTS HAVE TO CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER / THE FOLLOWING TENSES ARE PRACTISED: PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS - PAST SIMPLE - PRESENT PERFECT
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet
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THE PAST PERFECT TENSE
Form and use of the Past Perfect tense with an exercise in which students have to complete the sentences with one of the verbs in the list in the past perfect. Again the pictures will help them choose the right verb. I hope you like it and find it useful. HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
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MIXED TENSES
Students fill in the blanks in the sentences under the pictures using the verbs in brackets in the right form. They have to use six diferent tenses: Present Simple- Present Continuous- Past Simple- Past Continuous - Present Perfect Simple - Present Perfect Continuous. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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Present Perfect Simple
This worksheet consists of a grammar guide and 7 exercises about Present Perfect Simple + answer key (4 pages in all). Hope you find it useful!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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Simple Present or Present Continuous
It is a good revision ws and also it is good for Ss to differenciate the 2 tenses.Explanation part is also available reminding time expressions.Have a nice Monday:)))
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
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VERB TENSE CHART
A very useful chart to be used as a grammar reference. I tried to cover all the verb tenses (present tenses, past tenses, perfect tenses and future tenses). If you find any mistakes or things to be corrected, please let me know. And if you consider that something should be added or changed tell me as well. Cheers!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: grammar-guide
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THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Form and use of the present perfect continuous tense followed by an exercise in which students have to look at the pictures and complete the sentences using a suitable verb from the list provided in the Present Perfect Continuous. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful week!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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THE GOING TO FUTURE
Form and use of the “going to future” followed by an exercise in which students fill in the blanks in the sentences with the “going to future” of one of the verbs in the list provided. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a nice Sunday!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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SUMMARY OF ENGLISH TENSES (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
This worksheet is a summary of the use of English tenses. It can be used as a classroom poster to remind students of the different uses of tenses. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful Sunday. Hugs!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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ALL ENGLISH TENSES (ACTIVE VOICE) - COMPLETE GRAMMAR-GUIDE IN A CHART FORMAT WITH FORM, USE, EXAMPLES AND TIME PHRASES (4 pages) FOR ALL LEVELS
There are a lot of different tense tables and this is one more variant which can be very handy for both teachers and students. 4 pages. Each page - definite group of tenses: 1-indefinite tenses, 2-continuous tenses, 3- perfect tenses and 4- perfect continuous tenses. Includes form, use and examples. I have spent much time preparing it so I hope it ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: grammar-guide
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A SCARY NIGHT - MIXED TENSES
Students complete the story using the verbs in brackets in a suitable tense. Then they correct the mistakes in some sentences. B&W version included on the second page and the key to the exercises is on the third page. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful week!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
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Present Perfect Tense - gap filling
2 stories in Present Perfect Tense - fill in the gaps with the appropriate verb form
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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STARTER´S GRAMMAR CHART
A simple grammar chart to use as a poster or as a worksheet for study or revision.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: flash-card
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The Usage of For and Since
This is an exercise of usage of "for & since".
There is another exercise for practicing the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. (Sentence Practice)http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=253546#thetop
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
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SIMPLE FUTURE - GOING TO - PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Grammar and exercises on the use of these three tenses to talk about the future. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a nice week!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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MIXED TENSES
Worksheet to practise the most common tenses in English (Present Simple-Present Continuous- Past Simple-Past Continuous- Will future- Present Perfect and Past Perfect. I hope you like it and find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
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The Past Perfect Tense: Use and Form + Practice: Past Simple or Past Perfect?
Students analyse 3 sentences and infer the rules of the Past Perfect Tense - FORM and USE. Then they solve different types of exercises with ascending difficulty: filling in the gaps just with the Past Perfect, cross the wrong Tense out; gap filling this time with both tenses and joining sentences. The exercises were taken from and inspired by many...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Form and use of the Past Perfect continuous followed by an exercise in which students have to fill in the blank spaces with a suitable verb from the list in the past Continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.I hope you like it and find it useful. Thanks a lot for all your nice comments. Have a wonderful Sunday! Hugs!
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
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Worksheet: Simple Present or Present Continuous?
This worksheet is about the "Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses". Read the explanation and the example and conjugate the verbs correctly. Ask your students to identify the tenses. Homework: Change the sentences into negative and
interrogative forms. Enjoy it! I love you all! :0)
Teacher Ellen (Brazil)
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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ENGLISH TENSES: PRESENT
This is a chart I have made to explain present tenses to my students. It includes forms, spelling, uses and signal words. I have uploaded Past tense too and I will upload future tense soon,too. Once downloaded it is displayed on one page.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Type: worksheet
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Mixed Tenses 1 of 2 (Present, Past and Future)
The student has to complete the text with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets using any form of present, past or future. Key included on the second page. Enjoy it!!.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
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LIFE EVENTS - EXERCISES
Second part in a set of three worksheets on events in people’s lives. Here students have to match the words in the boxes with the pictures. Then looking at the pictures, they have to complete the story using a suitable verb in the right form. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a nice week!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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Present Perfect or Past Simple?
Students complete the sentences with the present perfect or the past simple of the verbs in brackets and then match the sentences with the pictures.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-14
Type: worksheet
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HAVE GOT or HAS GOT? grammar set 3 pages
This is a grammar set for elementary students which consists of 2 parts: the 1st part is grammar presentation of have got/ has got. I created it in color and you can use it as a poster in the classroom.The second part (2pagas) - practice time - black and white version. Hope it will be useful for your young learners.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-14
Type: worksheet
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Past Continuous vs. Past Simple
In this worksheet students have some rules about the use of the past continuous and past simple tenses and do the following activities: complete sentences with these two tenses and match them with the pictures; put the verbs in brackets into their past form and match the two halves of the sentences; circle the mistakes and correct them in the given...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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EXERCISES: The Tenses
Label the pictures then write the correct tense: Present Simple/Continuous, Past Simple/Continuous, Present Perfect Simple.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet
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"HAS or HAVE GOT"
"HAS or HAVE GOT" - Students must complete the sentences with the verb TO HAVE GOT and then match the sentences with the pictures. B&W VERSION and ANSWER KEY included: Hope it`s useful! Have a nice day!
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
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Past simple - Present perfect Crossword
This is another worksheet of the series I am making about verb tenses crosswords. This time it is about Past simple and Present Perfect Simple. Students have to complete the sentences with the correct tense, match them with the pictures and write the past simple or the past participle in the crossword. Answer key included. Hope you like it!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
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Present Perfect Crossword
A worksheet to revise Present Perfect Simple tense (regular and irregular verbs). Students have to complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets, match them with the pictures and write the past participles in the crossword. Answer key included. Hope you find it useful!!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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VERB "TO HAVE GOT" - (B&W version included)
VERB "TO HAVE GOT" - Form and written exercises. The students complete the sentences with the verb "to have got" and at the same time revise vocabulary related to physical description. (B&w version included). Hope it`s useful!Have a nice week!
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
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Present perfect simple or continuous Crossword
Another tense crossword of my series, and the last one for the moment. Students have to complete the sentences with the correct tense: present perfect simple or continuous, match them with the pictures and write the past participle or the -ing form in the crossword. Answer key included. Hope you like it!!
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
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Present Simple or Continuous?
Students complete the sentences with the present simple or the present continuous of the verbs in brackets and then match the sentences with the pictures. Explanation of the use and form of these tenses + exercises: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=210013#thetop
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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MIXED TENSES
Students have to fill in the sentences under the pictures with one of the verbs at the end of each paragraph in the right form. Thanks so much for all your nice comments and have a wonderful week! Hugs!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE
This is a 3 page worksheet with the basic rules and six exercises on the present continuous and present simple. I hope some of you find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
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Present Perfect Simple
Form, use and six exercises. ("1.Complete with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.","2.Use the words from the box to complete the sentences.", "3.Write questions beginning with HAVE YOU EVER.", "4. Write sentences about yourself. Begin with the given phrases.", "5.Make questions with HOW LONG...?", "6. Look at the pictures and write...
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100
Type: worksheet
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FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT
Students fill in the blanks using either the Future Continuous or the Future Perfect of the verbs in the box. I hope you find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?
BRIEF GRAMMAR EXPLANATION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO TENSES FOLLOWED BY AN EXERCISE IN WHICH STUDENTS FILL IN THE BLANKS IN THE SENTENCES WITH ONE OF THESE TWO TENSES. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT AND FIND IT USEFUL. HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
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Present simple vs Present Continuous
Study sheet + homework- B&W (photocopiable) version + A4 format included ( fully editable)
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
Type: worksheet
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gap filling
here are the mixed gap filling exercises including the tenses above. please make sure that your students have grasped the subjects before studying in order to avoid any confusion.
BE GOING TO, WILL, SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PAST CONTINUOUS
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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TECHNOLOGY - FILL IN THE BLANKS
Last worksheet of a set of three with vocabulary related to technology. This time students have to fill in the blanks in the sentences under the pictures with the right tense of the verbs in brackets plus the word represented in the pictures. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a nice evening/day!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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PRESENT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT CONTINUOUS are ALWAYS AT WAR!
These two tenses always mix in students´ heads and need a lot of practice. So this ws is trying to clear things up in my ss´ brains and help them review some basic rules that are so easy to remember (but so much easier to forget)! =))) Have a great day! Love ya all, Life_line.
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-100
Type: worksheet
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Talking about future events (fully editable, keys included)
I prepared it to use with my low advanced today. Expressing future actions, events and ideas using will, going to, simple present and present continuous. Grammar guide + lots of exercises to practice. You can adapt it to better fit your needs because it´s completely editable - keys included onthe second page.. Thanks for downloading it!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
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FOUR TENSES (PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE-PRESENT PERFECT)
Students complete the sentences under the pictures with the verbs in brackets in one of the four tenses (Present Simple-Present Continuous- Past Simple and Present Perfect). I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful week!
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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PAST PERFECT TENSE
Again a worksheet designed about tenses for you. ( of course again )There is a there is a short grammar guide about past perfect tense for your students. Then there is an amuzing exercise where your students will read the notes about Ted’s life and make sentences as in the example with “after” and the past perfect tense.Hope you find it useful and ...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
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Is, Am, or Are?
Choose IS, AM or ARE to complete the sentences.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet
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Present perfect versus past simple
Exercises to practice these two verb tenses
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
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Causatives: have someone do something (fully editable - keys included)
Ws on causative (have someone do something) I made for my low advanced class who will have a test in two weeks. It´s completely editable and the keys are provided in the second page. Hope it´s useful. Thanks for downloading it and have a nice week!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
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MIXED TENSES (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
Students write the verbs in brackets in the present simple or continuous, the past simple or the present perfect. I hope you like it and find it useful. Have a wonderful week. Hugs!
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
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PAST TENSES
Practise past tenses - Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous, Used to, Irregular verbs
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
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