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Curated OER

Simple Past Or Past Continuous?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this simple past or past continuous worksheet, young scholars choose which verb tense, simple past or past continuous, that completes ten sentences grammatically correct.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Want To... / Need To... / Have To.....

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students demonstrate how to express needs, wants, and obligations. They observe a teacher-led demonstration, complete a worksheet, and listen to a recorded dialogue.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL: Was, Were, There Was and There Were

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL grammar worksheet, students fill in blanks, using the correct choice: was, were, there was, there were, and the contraction forms of these phrases.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Active or Passive?

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL verbs worksheet, students read an article and decide whether the active or passive voice should be used for each space.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Present Simple Gap Fill Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL verbs worksheet, students read 9 sentences that have a missing verb. From a word bank of present simple verbs. students fill in the spaces in the sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL: Use To and Used To

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL grammar worksheet, students read 8 sentences and choose between "use to" or "used to." There are no directions on this page and no examples.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Past Tense Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL past tense verb activity, students read 10 sentences and using the verb in parentheses, fill the blank with either the past continuous, past perfect simple, or past perfect continuous.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Future Continuous or Future Perfect?

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL future continuous/perfect verb worksheet, students read a schedule of a day during a business trip. Students complete 10 sentences about the information by using the correct verb form.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Charlie Parker: ESL Past Tense Verbs

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL past tense verbs worksheet, students read a story about a typical man's daily routine. Students practice the use of past tense verbs "did" and "was" as they fill in blanks in the questions and answers.
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Website
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

Many Things for Esl Japanese Version

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Japanese version of the well-known Interesting Things for ESL site (the authors are professors teaching in Japan). The Japanese site has many of the same features as the English Only version in fact, it usually goes to the...
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BBC

Bbc World Service: Learning English Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
The Grammar and Vocabulary area of the BBC World Service site has a section on common grammar problems and a section on idioms and expressions. There are also links to pages that provide English language learning opportunities that...
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TESL Journal

Internet Tesl Journal: Passive Grammar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a short article that makes good points about the passive voice, with examples in Bulgarian and English.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Verb Viper

For Students 3rd - 8th
Game in which students practice recognizing correct verb forms and subject-verb agreement.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Word Invasion

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Practice parts of speech by zapping "jellyfish" words that match the word type provided. Students can select the part(s) of speech they want the game to focus on, as well as the level of difficulty and speed of the game.
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Other

Using english.com: English Grammar Quizzes & Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice treasure trove of printable grammar worksheets organized by proficiency level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Emphasis is on parts of speech but you'll also find some that focus on common spelling issues and vocabulary...
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Activity
Other

Robot Rampage Game Grammar Man

For Students 9th - 10th
Fun way to practice the verbs. Help Robot Rampage and his friends to find the right answer (you need to choose the correct sentence to keep playing) to save Verbo City. Two different levels of play: elementary and intermediate.
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Website
Dave's ESL Cafe

Dave's Esl Cafe

For Students 9th - 10th
A brightly-colored spot to stop and pick up tid-bits about the goings-on in the world of ESL. Dave supplies "Stuff for Teachers" as well as "Stuff for Students." Find idioms, quizzes, slang, a job center for teachers, idea cookbook, and...
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Website
Other

Esl Independent Study Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great resource for ESL/EFL students; it presents a collection of more than 250 sites where you can find reading and writing exercises, games, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and more. Rather than present a straight list,...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Esl Galaxy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Free help for the ESL teacher. You must have Windows Media Player installed to view some of the resources.
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Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Grammar Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of concise explanations of various aspects of English grammar and usage. All topics include exercises that can be done, checked, and corrected online. Solid resource for English language learners at the intermediate...
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Activity
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: English Language Centre Study Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent independent reading, vocabulary, and grammar instruction and practice. Students can choose from beginning, intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced 1 & 2 levels. Following each exercise is a brief interactive test.
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Interactive
Other

Mark's English School Online: Esl Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
A commendable teacher-created site by an American ESL educator based in Japan. Includes a nice variety of ESL/EFL games for younger students for learning the past tense or verb usage playing basketball, punctuation playing golf, or new...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Using Articles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The definition of "articles" is followed by examples of definite, indefinite, omitted, and special-use articles. Further elaboration on article usage follows concerning countable and uncountable nouns, first vs. subsequent mention, and...
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Other

English Forum: English Language Quizzes and Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
Grammar, vocabulary, and spelling quizzes and practice exercises designed for students learning English as a second language. Activities are interactive, and users receive immediate feedback.