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Present Perfect or Past Simple Tense?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Does the sentence require the present perfect or the past simple tense? Meant to be an online resource, you could easily print this to complete in the classroom. Learners fill in each blank with the correct tense. Ten questions are...
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Curated OER

Tense: past, present, future

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this tense worksheet, learners read 7 sentences and mark which tense each sentence is written in: past, present, or future.
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Identifying Verb Tenses

For Teachers 5th - 6th
How many different verb tenses are there? When do you use each? After introducing the different tenses with your upper elementary schoolers, have them read through a series of sentences, underline the verb in each sentence, and then...
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Verb Tense Exercise 6

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, students answer 15 fill in the blank questions regarding simple past and present perfect verbs. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Verb Tense Practice Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Reinforce the indicative, negative and interrogative verb tenses with this straightforward worksheet. Middle schoolers use three parts of a sentence to construct new sentences in each verb tense. A reference section provides exmaples of...
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Mixed Verb Tenses

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
He was running or he has been running? Young grammarians must examine context clues to determine which verb phrase to use in ten sentences. 
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Curated OER

Cross Out Paragraph Puzzle One: To Keep it Secret

For Students 4th - 6th
Slightly confusing upon first glance, this lesson is actually a neat idea! Present your learners with a series of sentences (at the top of the page), and have them follow the directions to cross out adverbs, verbs in the past tense, etc....
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Grammar Bytes

Rules For Using Irregular Verbs

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
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...
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Ella y Él

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Take a trip to Costa Rica with th popular song "Ella y Él" by Ricardo Arjona. After listening to the song (and possibly reading the lyrics) the class discusses the general message of the song, the political nature, and other US bands...
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Past Tense Activities - Irregular Verbs: Part 1

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
As part of a series of resources designed for English learners, a language arts lesson plan prompts kid engage in activities and exercises that focus on the past tense of irregular verbs.
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Verb Review: Present/Past

For Students 3rd - 5th
The conversational style of the sentences (Some exercises are actual dialogues, which could make good oral language practice.) in this practice sheet makes it perfect for ELD class or native speakers. The five exercises here encompass...
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Grammar Lesson Plan: Simple Past vs. Present Perfect

For Teachers 4th - 10th
What's the difference between the present perfect and simple past? Have your class practice identifying and using both of these verb tenses through pair activities, whole-class discussion, and a worksheet.
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Past Tense vs. Present Perfect

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive grammar worksheet, learners select past tense or present perfect verbs and verb phrases to correctly complete sentences. Students choose seven multiple choice answers.
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University of North Carolina

Verb Tenses

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Twelve categories of verbs exist in the future tense, ranging from simple present to future perfect progressive, but only three have a place in academic writing. Those three tenses make up the content of an informational handout that...
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Pearson

Yellow Submarine

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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Poster and Oral Presentation Rubric: La Rutina Diaria de Mi Familia

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What steps do you take to get ready for school in the morning? You can find out all about the daily routines of your pupils through a poster and presentation project. On the poster, or on PowerPoint slides, Spanish language learners...
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Los participios irregulares (El presente perfecto)

For Students 11th - 12th
Provide your intermediate to advanced Spanish class with practice using irregular participles in the present perfect tense. Simple fill-in-the-blank sentences are provided here, but consider providing a few sentences in English and...
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Past Simple: Regular and Irregular Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this regular and irregular verbs worksheet, students complete a crossword with verbs that label pictures and complete sentences with the past simple tense of the verbs that are given. Students complete 2 activities total.
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Reading 2. Vocabulary Practice: Present and Past, Simple and Progressive

For Students 4th - 7th
This worksheet serves a dual purpose. First, teach your class the 12 vocabulary words provided. Then, after they identify which word belongs in each sentence, have them identify which verb tense each sentence uses. They distinguish...
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Simple Past and Present Perfect Quiz

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Print this quiz to assess your kids and their understanding of the simple past and present perfect tenses. In the first exercise, learners complete the questions using either tense. (One of the questions has a spelling error-fix this...
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The 3 Simple Tenses (Plus One)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Go back to the basics with this quick PowerPoint. Review present, past, and future tenses, and introduce present progressive. Provide additional verbs for pupils to conjugate after the presentation. 
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 7th - 8th
Perfect for a middle school classroom, this two-page reference guide introduces subject-verb agreement and gives 10 specific explanations and examples. Then, independently, attempt the 15 sentences that follow. Learners must select the...
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Quiz 6A: Verb Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
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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Verb Review 1 (Mixed Including Passive)

For Students 6th - 9th
Cut this sheet in two, and provide each learner with two days worth of bell-ringer activities. English language learners (or those studying English grammar) complete a short activity that has them complete a paragraph using the passive...