a day or two ago one of my worksheets was reported and refused because, as it was explained to me, there is a duplicate. Yes, I uploaded the Present Simple Tense worksheet before and I used the same structure to make The Past Simple Tense worksheet but it was rejected because it wasn �t recognized that the only similarity was the structure of the worksheet. The tense and the examples were different.

   So, does anybody know whether or not I broke the rule if I used the same structure of the worksheet to make a new one? If it is not rule breaking, what should I do? I sent the message back to the moderator who refused the worksheet but I haven �t got any answer.

The first worksheet was - http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=695503#thetop ,  and the one that was refused was number 755774.

Long, long ago some members were making very minor changes to their worksheets and uploading them and this was considered unfair.

You could upload it again but you risk having it reported again, which could may count against you. Best change the content as well as the task. In other words a brand-new worksheet.

Although I  changed not only the tense and the instructions but also the examples in the worksheet, I �m not going to upload it again as I now see that visually it seemed the same.  I agree that I put less effort in making it, but I found it useful. And my students did it, too.  

I noticed earlier that some of the members do make similar worksheets. They even  keep the same pictures. I thought  that what was important is the content not the style. 

Thank you again, and I apologize for making a mistake out of ignorance.