Present Perfect VS Simple Past: When the Present Perfect REALLY Refers to the Past
This is a step by step guide on explaining how ironic it could be, when the Present Perfect tense really refers to the past. Students often take grammar in the literal way. As such, this guide, will open up their minds to understanding the differences between present perfect and simple past, through the use of a timeline and examples juxtaposed nex...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
Golden Rules of Grammar using �What Can I Do� by the Corrs (Answers Provided)
Students scream and tell you that they just don�t get Grammar. Now here�s an interactive and fun way in letting them learn the golden rules of grammar using one of the Corrs� best hits �What Can I Do�. First, they�ll differentiate between auxillary and main verbs, before moving on to fill in part of the lyrics which point out precisely those golden...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: grammar-guide
The Past Simple Tense of Irregular Verbs
Practise the past simple tense of Ireggular verbs
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Shakira /going to future
Testing comprehension on a text about Shakira and grammar items like connectors, simple past and will/going to. Students have to read their agenda for next week and write a composition on it. There is also a dialogue to complete.
The images of Shakira were taken from the net and I thank Philip Martin for the images I used in the agenda.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: others
The Past Simple Tense of Regular Verbs
Practise the Past simple tense of Regular Verbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
The Past Simple Tense of The Verb �To Be�
Practise the past simple of the verb to be in all its forms
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
past tense
the rule of the past tense
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Type: worksheet
Simple Past or Past Perfect? - An Inductive Approach
Another one on the verb tenses series (the 6th, I believe), this time comparing Simple past and Past Perfect. 2 PAGES. KEY INCLUDED. Students read some sentences and complete the tables with the correct verb forms. After inferring the rules of the use by matching the sentences at the top with the right meaning, they do 3 exercises with an increasin...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Theatre of Ancient Greece
An easy ws to practice Past Simple while comparing The Ancient Greek Theatre with the modern one. I often use the ws like this to drill the theatre vocabualary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet
Past Simple
this is a worksheet where the studentes have the explanation of the past simple and than they have some exercises.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-11
Type: worksheet
Past simple exercises with the life of Nelson Mandela
You can teach life event verbs and do exercises on Past Simple. Especially good for 1 to 1 lessons. Adapted from Face2Face Elementary.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Exercise about past tenses
This exercise tests the understanding of the different tenses used to describe the past in English.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Past simple crossword
A crossword to practice the irregular past simple verbs in English.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Simple Past
A simple past excercise to practise!
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Past tense video activity/ Robin Hood parody
Students watch the �bridge fight� scene from the parody on Robin Hood "Men in Tights" (link to you tube on the sheet)
Students answer was/were questions, Did questions, sequencing exercises etc....Past tense practice in a fun way. Hope you like it, Marion
Level: elementary
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
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