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Tense Consistency
In this tense consistency exercise, students are given twelve sentences and asked to determine whether all parts of the sentence are written in the same tense. Students must correct the incorrect sentences.
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Two-Word Verbs
In this grammar instructional activity, students study, discuss and write nineteen grammatically correct sentences utilizing a variety of verb combinations with the verb up.
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ESL Irregular Verbs Matching Worksheet
In this ESL irregular verbs worksheet, learners examine 10 small, colorful clip art pictures of actions before matching them to the proper form of the verb that describes them.
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Verbs
In this verbs worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that depict actions. Students match these to the verbs that describe each picture.
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ESL Verbs- What Verb Does This Picture Represent?
In this ESL verb identification multiple choice instructional activity, students examine a black and white clip art picture,. They choose between 4 verbs to find the one that best describes the picture. They complete 8 examples.
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Verbs
For this ESL verb worksheet, students will focus on words of action. Students will complete 6 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary from the secondary...
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ESL Verbs- How Do You Go To School? Fill in the Blank Worksheet
In this ESL how do you go to school/verbs worksheet, students fill in 7 blanks with the correct verb and write the corrected sentences on the blank lines beneath the original sentences.
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Troublesome Word Pairs
This instructional activity helps to understand when to use commonly confused words. It includes definitions, writing exercises, and questions that require paraphrasing the meaning of sentences. A good exercise for middle schoolers, or...
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Marking Sentences
Test the identification skills of your class! Learners are required to mark 18 sentences for the prepositional phrases, infinitives, subjects, and verbs used in each. Some of the sentences are a little confusing with all of these parts...
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Used To
Your class used to be confused about verb tenses, but now they understand more about the past tense! Practice the different ways to use used to in writing with a clear slideshow presentation, which includes negative and positive...
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Confusing Words
You bathe in a bath, and you might advise someone by giving advice, but how do you tell the difference between these commonly misused words? This page provides 10 sets of words that sound or look similar, but have different meanings....
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The Present Subjunctive: How?
Once your class has mastered the indicative, it's time to present the subjunctive mood. This resource focuses solely on how to conjugate in the present subjunctive, but does link to more information on how to to use it. Class members can...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #8
When do you use the preterite tense, and when do you use the imperfect? They're commonly confused, so give your class lots of practice opportunities to drill the difference into their memory! This short exercise would be a great...
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Conditional Exercise 6
English language learners review the present and past conditional tense. For the 15 sentences provided, they conjugate the verbs in parentheses. The best part is that they can access a hint when they're confused! Simply scroll down, hit...
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¿Ser o Estar?
¿Ser o estar? That is the question! These two are often confused, and if your learners really want to develop their language skills, they need to know the difference! Use this reference sheet to thoroughly explain each ver. The chart...
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Misused Verbs: Sit/Sat/Set
In this misused verbs worksheet, students insert the words sit, sat, or set into the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total on this worksheet.
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Misused Verbs: Lie/Lay
In 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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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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Commonly Misspelled Words
Display this list of commonly misspelled and frequently confused words for your learners. Though there is no interactive component, this handout is a great reference tool comparing many homophones such as sole and soul. One tip...
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Spellcheck Outlaws
These outlaws are hard to catch! Spellcheckers do not notice certain grammatical mistakes when they are technically correctly spelled words. For instance, one does not want to say that the colors compliment each other on the slide since...
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8 Parts of Speech
Review the basics when it comes to grammar. Each slide provides learners with examples and definitions of one of the eight parts of speech. A great resource to keep handy for review, to clear up confusion, or to introduce the topic....
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English Tenses and Verb Forms
Distinguish between passive and active voice with a grammar instructional activity. It contains three exercises in which pupils turn direct speech into indirect speech and create new sentences using passive voice.
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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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ESL Present Perfect Verb Tense Partner Worksheet
In this ESL present perfect verb tense worksheet, students work with partners to answer questions that are answered using the present perfect verb tense. They answer 8 questions about what they ate, where they traveled, and what they...