University of Hawaiʻi
Verb Tense Review: the Importance of Time
When you ask a fourth grader to write a sentence in the past perfect progressive tense, there might be some confusion. But with a presentation that features several different verb tenses, along with examples and a handy timeline, your...
Curated OER
Past Progressive/Past Tense Practice
As part of a study of the past progressive and past tense forms of verbs, students fill in the blanks. The activity, which focuses on the use of past tense verbs and forming questions, would be appropriate for older students. The story...
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Present, Present Progressive and Past Tense Practice
This activity, which was designed for use in an ESL setting, focuses on the present, present progressive and past verb tense. The types of sentences used would be appropriate for older students. There are 20 questions.
Savvas Learning
Verbs: Past
The focus of this 38-page packet is on past tense verbs. Packed with games, activities, exercises, and drills that can be adapted to any level, the resource deserves a place in your ESL/ELD curriculum library.
Curated OER
Present Time: ESL
Review the basics with your ESL students. This presentation covers basic English Grammar focusing specifically on simple present, present progressive, adverbs of frequency, and short answers. This is a content review and intended to...
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ESL Simple Past Verb Tense- Yes/No Questions
In this ESL simple past tense verb worksheet, students look at 8 pictures before they answer the yes/no questions. They use the simple past tense of the verbs.
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Past Perfect Progressive-Positive Sentences #4
In this past perfect progressive tense instructional activity, students use words and phrases given to form positive sentences in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Past Perfect Progressive-Positive Sentences
In this past perfect progressive tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form positive sentences in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Past Perfect Progressive-Negative Sentences #2
In this past perfect progressive tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form negative sentences in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Past Perfect Progressive-Form Negative Sentences
For this past perfect progressive tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form negative sentences in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Negative Sentences-Past Perfect Progressive
In this past perfect progressive tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form negative sentences in the tense. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Past Perfect Progressive Questions #3
In this past perfect progressive tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form questions in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Past Perfect Progressive-Questions
In this past perfect progressive tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form questions in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Past Perfect Progressive - Negative Sentences
In this past perfect progressive tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form positive sentences. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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ESL Simple Past Tense of the Verb To Be- Fill-In-The-Blank Worksheet
In this ESL simple past of the verb, to be, worksheet, students look at 8 small clip art pictures. They write a sentence that describes the picture using the simple past of the verb to be.
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ESL-Simple Past and Progressive Review
In this ESL tense worksheet, students write the past tense of a set of present tense phrases, then do the same for a set of positive to negative phrases.
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Look, See & Watch
Help your ESL students learn the difference between "look," "see," and "watch" with this practice worksheet. Ten questions provide sentences for English learners to complete, as well as the multiple choice options. The verbs are...
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Present Perfect Progressive-Negative Sentences
In this past perfect simple tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form questions in the tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Past Simple 2
In this ESL question answering worksheet, students examine 7 picture clues and read the questions next to them. Students answer each question in a complete sentences using a past simple verb form.
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A VIP - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Here is an interesting way to teach the present perfect and present perfect continuous. Individuals practice these verb tenses as well as the simple past by asking a partner questions about an imaginary biography. The biography is...
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 16 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of basic verb tenses that are needed in beginning English.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 19 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of basic verb tenses that are needed in beginning English.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 15 (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of basic verb tenses that are needed in beginning English.