Curated OER
Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense #2
In part two of "Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense," the reason to use simple past tense is explained more thoroughly. The same video from part one is shown with questions focusing on the reason the past tense is used....
Curated OER
Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense #3
Part three of Basic English Grammar concentrates on asking questions in the simple past tense. A review using a different scenario covers types of past tense verbs, asking learners to fill in the correct form of the verb in various...
Curated OER
Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense #4
Practice forming questions and pronouncing them correctly in part four of Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense. Questions are formed based on the subject and the object from part three. Scrambled sentences are given to put in...
Curated OER
Basic English Grammar - The Simple Past Tense #1
Listen to a few sentences describing the actions of the person shown. The sentences are then written in the past-tense for you to see and identify the simple past-tense verbs. Regular and irregular verbs are then defined with sentences...
TED-Ed
How Many Verb Tenses Are There in English?
You don't need a time machine to travel through time—you just need the English language! Explore the 12 possible ways to describe something that happened, something that is still happening, or something that will happen with an engaging...
Learn English with Rebecca
Tenses Overview - Present, Past, Future, Simple, Continuous, Progressive, Perfect!
Clarify the difference between different verb tenses with a short, informative language arts video. The instructor guides learners through past, present, and future simple tenses; as well as the perfect, progressive, and perfect...
Rockin' English Lessons
"I Am, You Are, He/She Is" Song–Present Simple "To Be" Lesson–Rockin English (Grammar)
I am, you are, he is, and she is. Gather around and sing loud and proud with this rock n' roll song designed to inform learners about the present tense verb to be.
British Council
Lady Macbeth 2: Unchecked Ambition
Can unchecked ambition, as is the case in MacBeth, have disastrous consequences? A video and accompanying activities, part of the Shakespeare English Exercises series, discusses the topic while also teaching key English skills. The...
Ereading Worksheets
Conjugating Verbs: Verb Tense and Aspect | Parts of Speech App
Take a look at an in depth video to learn all there is to know about conjugating verbs. Find out what conjugating verbs are, why we conjugate verbs, and all the rules to properly form grammatically correct sentences. After gaining much...
Ereading Worksheets
Prepositional Phrases | Parts of Speech App
Give grammar instruction a boost with a video focusing on prepositional phrases. To start, the video defines and provides examples of prepositions. Then, it goes into prepositional phrases and how they are used in sentences. To end the...
Ereading Worksheets
Types of Pronouns | Parts of Speech App
Get ready for an abundance of information with a video all about pronouns! Go beyond subject and object pronouns to study different types of pronouns—personal, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive, interrogative, possessive, and relative...
Ereading Worksheets
Irregular Adverbs | Parts of Speech App
Get an in depth look into irregular adverbs with an informative video that highlights adverbs, flat adverbs, and adverbs of frequency. Then, take the instruction one step further with an interactive pop quiz and review to check for...
Ereading Worksheets
Subordinating Conjunctions | Parts of Speech App
Get an in depth look into subordinating conjunctions with a video that thoroughly explains and demonstrates what they are and how to use them in a sentence. Following instruction, an interactive pop quiz and review is available to check...
TED-Ed
Beware of Nominalizations (AKA Zombie Nouns)
Save your sentences from the zombie apocalypse! All you need are juicy, verb-driven sentences. Watch the video to find out how to awaken the living dead in your writing, and then how to put the dead to rest and the life back into your...