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Verb Tenses - Present and Past Tense Verbs
In this grammar worksheet, students read about the meaning of present and past tense verbs. They replace the present tense verbs in 10 sentences with past tense verbs. They write the sentences over with the present tense verbs but add...
Pearson
Past Tense Game
Teach and taught, learn and learned! Work with your class on the past tense with some guided practice and a game. As a class, match the present tense verbs with their past tense counterparts. Learners then split off into pairs to play...
Curated OER
Irregular Past Tense Verbs Word Search
Given the present tense of 15 irregular verbs, learners must find the past tense form in a word search. I'd use this with collaborative learning groups that integrate English learners and native speakers to differentiate instruction and...
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Verb Forms
Regular and irregular verb forms are outlined in this catchy PowerPoint. After discussing the infinitive, simple present, simple past, past participle, and present participle forms of verbs, your scholars take a quick test that includes...
Curated OER
Verbs: Present and Past
In this present and past tense verbs worksheet, students complete a T Chart by determining the column for each verb tense. Students categorize twenty verbs.
Pearson
Yellow Submarine
Here's a clever twist on a grammar lesson. Kids listen to the Beatles' happy children's song, "Yellow Submarine" and then identify the simple present and past tense verbs in the lyrics.
Minnesota Literacy Council
Regular Verbs Simple Present and Simple Past Tenses
Class members listen as the instructor reads pairs of sentences that contain the simple present and simple past tense of the same verbs.
Curated OER
Action Verbs
As you are teaching the parts of speech, introduce your action verbs lesson with this helpful PowerPoint. The 19 slides in this presentation walk students through the different types of action verbs, including: present, past, and future...
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Tenses: Verbs in the past, present, and future tenses
Use this presentation with your ELLs, younger learners, or as practice for those finicky 4th graders. Verb tense and usage is covered from present, past, to future. There are several examples provided as well as six verbs to be put into...
Curated OER
Present and Past Tense Verbs
In this language arts worksheet, students read 15 sentences with present tense verbs. Students then change each verb to past tense. Students also put 10 additional verbs into the past tense and insert them into sentences.
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Irresistible Irregular Verbs
Four fun games for practicing irregular verbs? How fabulous!
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Past Tense Forms of Verbs
In this constructing the past tense forms of verbs instructional activity, students read columns of present tense verbs and write their past tenses. Students write eighteen words answers.
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The Past Tense
In this past tense worksheet, students change the verbs in parentheses from present to past tense, underline the regular and irregular past simple tense verbs in 8 sentences and then sort them into the correct boxes.
Grammar Bytes
Rules For Using Irregular Verbs
Add to the grammar toolboxes of young scholars with this comprehensive resource on irregular verbs. Offering clear instruction with the help of numerous examples, this reference document is perfect for upper-elementary English language...
Curated OER
Irregular Verbs
Divided into two 10-question exercises, this worksheet provides practice with irregular verbs in the simple past tense. Ten present-tense, monosyllabic verbs are given in a word bank; learners write the past tense form in a blank in each...
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Quiz 6A: Verb Practice
Here is a worksheet that provides practice using English verb forms like the simple present, simple past, and present progressive. Learners fill in the blanks in 10 sentences using the given verb correctly based on context. I'd go over...
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Structure Practice: The Passive Voice
Use this online interactive activity in an ELD class or for younger native speakers. They practice using simple past tense verbs in the passive voice. Many of the constructions are not straightforward, nor often used by early speakers,...
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English Exercises: Irregular Verbs
The twinkling and movement in this online interactive activity might make your head spin, but I bet your young grammarians will enjoy it and be engaged. They type in boxes the past tense and past participle of irregular verbs given and...
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Perfect-English-Grammar.com: Irregular Verbs Past Simple (Part 2)
Practice, practice, practice! Your young grammarians write the past tense form of irregular verbs (The present tense form is given in parentheses.) in the blank space in 25 sentences. Space between the sentences is very small, so I'd...
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
Expressing Past Time Exercise
English langauge learners review the past tense with this 10-question worksheet. They change the sentences from present tense to past tense. It's a great review of verb tense.
Pearson
Past Time
How do you talk about things that have already happened? What about things that happened in the past and are still happening? Explore past, past perfect, and past progressive verb tenses in a helpful slideshow presentation.
Arcademics
Verb Viper
Scholars show what they know about verbs with a quick snake-themed learning game. While verbs scroll across the screen, a viper snaps at correct combinations of subjects and verbs. Practice takes a look at to be and have verbs,...
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Past Tense, Present Perfect, Past Perfect
Support grammar instruction with a worksheet that focuses on verb tenses. With two exercises, multiple choice and fill in the blank, class members identify correct tenses in order to show understanding of proper sentence completion.