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Lie & Lay
When do you use "lie," and when do you use "lay"? Use this instructional activity in your ESL class to find the difference. Ten questions provide sentences with blanks for English learners to complete with the two verbs, often in...
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Verb Tense Sort
For this verb tense sorting worksheet, students sort a set of verbs, placing them in either the past tense or present tense column of a chart. An answer key is included.
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Misused Verbs: Can/May
For this misused verbs worksheet, students insert the words can, was able to, may, or might into the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total on this worksheet.
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Misused Verbs: Sit/Sat/Set
In this misused verbs learning exercise, students insert the words sit, sat, or set into the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total on this learning exercise.
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Mixed-tense Questions
In this mixed-tense questions activity, students answer twenty mixed-tense questions with short answers or true and false answers. Students share their responses with their classmates.
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Misused Verbs: Lie/Lay
For this misused verbs worksheet, students insert the words lie or lay into the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total on this worksheet.
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Present Perfect Tense
In this verb tense worksheet, students use words given in questions to make sentences in the present perfect tense. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Misused Verbs: Will/Would
In this misused verbs worksheet, students read about correct usage of will and would, then choose one to correctly fill in blanks in sentences. An answer key is included.
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Question Forms Using Verb "to have" as an Auxiliary Verb (Present Perfect Tense) 3
In this language arts worksheet, students examine 10 sentences which are scrambled. Students rearrange the words in each sentence to make a question using verb "to have" as an auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense. Example: when...
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Action Verbs
In this recognizing action verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks with present and past tense verbs from a list to compete sentences. Students finish five sentences.
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Principal Parts of the Verb
In this verb parts activity, students read about present, past and past participle, then complete an organizer, writing the past and past participle of given verbs. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Common Irregular Verbs- Test Your Grammar Skills
In this grammar skills worksheet, students complete a verb table using the present simple tense of verbs in 28 questions. They use the verb to be, to go, to do, and to have.
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Test Your Grammar Skills - Common Irregular Verbs - Checklist
In this ESL common irregular verbs checklist, students view the basic, past tense, and part participle forms of 31 common irregular verbs.
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ESL: Non-Progressive Verbs
In this ESL non-progressive verbs worksheet, students read examples, then complete multiple choice questions, selecting correct sentences and determining correct simple and present progressive tense activities.
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Narrative Tenses
Eighth graders review narrative tenses. In this narrative tenses lesson plan, 8th graders read a story, answer comprehension questions, and complete a worksheet. This lesson plan is designed for students who are learning English as a...
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How to Use the Simple Present
I use, she uses, they use, we all use the simple present tense! Pupils practice conjugating 10 verbs dispersed among 17 sentences.
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Using Present Perfect Tense 2
In this grammar worksheet, students complete 15 sentences by filling in the correct word. For each response, students write the past participle of the verb in parenthesis.
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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet
For this present continuous worksheet, learners write sentences using the words given in present continuous tense. Students complete this for 10 sentences.
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Present Perfect Simple Tense-Positive Sentences
In this present perfect simple tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form positive sentences. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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The Verb "to be"
In this "to be" worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct form of the verb "to be". Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Present Perfect Verbs in Sentences
In this verb forms worksheet, students complete a 20 question online interactive exercise on the correct use of the present perfect verb tense in sentences.
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What Did You Do?
English learners practice using the past tense by participating in a time description activity. They identify the differences between verbs when they are used to describe current events or past events. Students answer questions using...
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Culinary Culture
Welcome to the café! Introduce beginning French speakers to food-related vocabulary and using the conditional tense to place an order. This plan gets your kids up and moving. They look at French menus, identify quantity expressions (like...
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Expressing a Condition with "If"
Before presenting the material to your classes, review different constructions of the conditional tense. This teacher's guide provides several examples and role-play opportunities with your class. Dialogue to build familiarity with the...