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GrammarActivities

GrammarActivities
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Tableofcontents
PresentTenseActivities
PastTenseActivities
FutureTenseActivities
TopTips
SuggestedReading

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PresentTenseActivities
Let'sexplorethePresentTenseFormandUseandthensomeactivitiestouseinthe
PracticeandProductionstages.Belowisareminderofalltheforms,usesand
examplesofthePresentTense.
Tense

Form

Use

Examples

Present

Present
Simple

Subject+
PresentFormof
theVerb

Facts,
Generalisations
andUniversal
Truths

Waterboilsat
100degrees
Celsius.

Habitsand
Routines

Heleavesfor
schoolevery
morningat
6am.

Eventsthatare
certain

Ilivein
ChiangMai.

Arrangement
liketimetables

Thetrain
leavesat
3pm.

Negative

Don'tandDoesn't
+verb

Idon'tlivein
London.
Thetrain
doesn'tleave

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at3pm.

Questions

Do/Does

Doesthe
trainleaveat
3pm?

Doyoulive
inChiang
Mai?

Present
Continuous

Subject+Present PresentActions
of'tobe'+Present
ParticipleofVerb
or'ing'

Jackis
talkingwith
friends.

Temporary
Actions

Jackis
workingasa
waiterinthe
summer
holidays.

Future
arrangements
andplans

Wearegoing
toVietnam
nextweek.

Trends

Thailandis
getting
wealthier
eachyear.

Irritations

Jackis
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speaking
negatively.

Negative

Isnot/Isn'tand
Arenot/Aren't

Thailandisn't
getting
wealthier
eachyear.

Questions

Is/Are

Areyou
goingaway
nextweek?

Present
Perfect

Subject+Present
of'tohave'
+Participleof
Verb

Actionswhich
happenedatan
unknowntime

Ihaveeaten
mydinner.

Actionsinthe
pastwhichhave
aneffectonthe
present

Hehas
finishedhis
shift.

Actionsthat
begininthe
pastand
continueintothe
present

Hehas
workedasa
teacherfor10
years.

Negative

Hasnot/Hasn't

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Hehasn't
workedfor2
years.

Questions

Has/Have

Haveyou
eatendinner
yet?

Present
Perfect
Continuous

Subject+
Presentform'to
have'+been
+Present
ParticipleofVerb
or'ing'

Actionsthat
startedinpast
andcontinue
tothepresent

Hehasbeen
writinga
bookfor2
years.

Actionsthat
haverecently
stopped

Ihavebeen
waitingfor
youforabout
anhour.I
thoughtyou
said3pm.

Temporary
situations

Wehavebeen
livingin
Penangfora
month.

Negative

Hasnot/Hasn't
andHave
not/Haven't

Hehasn't
beenwaiting
foranhour
heonlygot

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therea
minuteago.

Questions

Have/Has

Haveyou
beenliving
herelong?

PresentSimple:
PresentingthePresentSimplerequiresyoutoremindstudentsofthe's'or'es'inthe
thirdpersonorhe/she/itpart.
Practice:
GapFillActivities
WeusethePresentsimpleforanactionthathappensgenerally.
YoucanalsoteachadverbsoffrequencywiththePresentSimple.
always
frequently
usually
seldom/rarely
nowadays
never
everyweek/year
sometimes/occasionally
fromtimetotime
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everynowandthen
Forexample:Igotothesupermarketeveryweek.
ProductionIdeas:
Hobbies/Routines/Preferences:
Averyworthwhileactivityistoputstudentsintopairsandgetthemtoaskeach
otherwhattheydointheirfreetime,orafterschool/work,orwhatkindoffoodthey
likeordislike.Orwhattheirroutineisfortheday:
Whatisyourdailyroutine?Igetupat7am.
Whatdoyoudointhemorning?Igotoschool.
Whatdoyoudoafterschool?Ialwaysgohome.
Facts,GeneralisationsandUniversalTruths
ComparisonsareagoodwaytopractisethePresentSimple.Forexample:Ilikeice
creambutIdon'tlikepeas.
Eventsthatarecertaintohappen
Whenisyourbirthday?
Arrangementswecan'tchange.
Forexample:Timetables.
Youcangiveyourstudentsacopyofatraintimetableorbustimetableandtheycan
practiseusingthesetypesofstructures:
Whendoesthetrainleave?
Whendoesthebusleave?
Itleaves/departsat2pmandarrivesat3pm.
PresentContinuous:
Thistensedescribesanactionthatishappeningrightnoworaroundthetimeof
speaking.
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PresentContinuousActivities:
Makealistofwhatyouarewearing.
Spotthedifference.
PresentPerfectSimple:
Theconnectionbetweenthepastandthepresent.
PresentPerfectSimpleActivities:
Experiencesandachievementsinthepast.
PresentPerfectContinuous:
ThePresentPerfectContinuousisusedforrecentchangesandforactionsthatgo
fromthepastintothepresent.
PresentPerfectContinuousActivities:
Useimagesorboardworktoshowrecentchangeslikeamanrunningforbus.

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PastTenseActivities
Let'sconsiderthePastFormsandsomeactivitiesyoucanuseinthePracticeand
Productionstagesofthelesson.
PastSimple Subject+
Pastformofthe
Verb

Eventsinthe
pastwhichare
nowfinished

Somethingthat Welivedin
happened
Penanglast
inthepast
year.

Aseriesof
eventsthat
happened
inthepast

Heboardedthe
planeandsatin
BusinessClass.

Negative

Didnot/Didn't

Hedidn'tlearn
anyThaiinthe
firstfew
months.

Question

Did

Didyouwork
therelong?

Past
Continuous

Subject+
Pastformof'to
be'+Present

Durationinthe Iwashavinga
Past
sleepwhenthe
telephonerang.

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Weatedinner
aboutanhour
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Participleof
Verbor'ing'

Actionsin
progressatthe
sametime
inthepast

Iwascleaning
thekitchen
whilemywife
waswashingthe
car.

Irritation

Shewasalways
talking
negativelyabout
people.

PoliteQuestion Iwaswondering
whetheryou
couldhelpme.

Negative

Wasnot/Wasn't
andWerenot/
Weren't

Theteacher
askedwhyhe
wasn'tworking
onhisproject.

Question

Was/Were

Wereyou
alwaysgoodat
running?

Completed
actionbefore
anotheraction
inthepast

Ihadfinished
myworkbefore
Iwentrunning.

PastPerfect Subject+
Pastformof'to
have'+Past

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Participleof
Verb

Reported
speech

Unhappyabout IwishedIhad
theprevious
eatenmore
act
beforethetest.

Third
Conditionals

IfJackhad
workedharder,
hewouldhave
passedthe
exam.

Negative

Hadnot/Hadn't

Ihadn'tread
anythingbefore
thetest.

Question

Had

Hadsheever
swumbeforethe
competition?

PastPerfect
Continuous

Subject+
Pastformof'to
have'+been
+Present

Durationofa
pastactionup
toacertain

Theyhadbeen
waitingfor
nearlyanhour

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Heaskedme
whetherIhad
runthe
marathonlast
year.

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Participleor
'ing'

pointinthe
past

beforethebus
arrived.

Lookingatthe
causeofan
action

Theroadwas
slipperybecause
ithadbeen
rainingandit
washot.

Third
conditional
Sentences

IfIhadbeen
waitinginthe
rightplace,I
wouldhave
caughttheright
bus.

Reported
Speech

Hesaidthathe
hadbeen
waitingforages
beforeshe
arrivedforthe
date.

Negative

Hadnot/
Hadn't

Theyhadn't
beenwaiting
longforthebus.

Question

Had

Howmany
yearshadyou
beenwaitingto
getherintothat
school?

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PastSimple:
Actionsthatarefinishedinthepast.
Youcanuse'ago'and'lastweek'/'year'/'month'toshowwhenithappened
PastSimpleActivity:
Whatdidyoudolastsummer/year/holiday?
Forexample:IwenttoVietnamandatesomereallyspicyfood.Itwaswonderful.
PastContinuous:
Amomentinthepast.
PastContinuousActivity:
BeaDetective:PlayingWhodunitgameswithstudentsisgreat.Thestudentsmust
comeupwithalibisinthepastcontinuous.
Oneactioninterruptinganotherone:WhileIwasdoingthewashingup,therewasa
knockatthedoor.
PastPerfectSimple:
Anactionthathappenedinthepastbeforesomethingelsehappenedinthepast.
PastPerfectSimpleActivities:
Story:DrawastoryontheboardexplainingwhyJackwastired.
Useasequenceofeventsbuttellthemnottocreateastoryinconsecutiveorder.
Useimages/picturesordrawtheeventsontheboard:
Lastnight
James
Ranoutofpetrol
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Nomoneyleft
Walletstolen
LastnightJameshadrunoutofpetrolbecausehehadhadhiswalletstolenandhe
hadrunoutofmoney.
Alsotryusingatimeline.
PastPerfectContinuous:Thisiswhere2actionshappenedinthepastbutone
happenedbeforetheother.
PastPerfectContinuousActivities:
Sponsoredwalk:Theyallarrivedhometiredanddirtybecausetheyhadbeen
walkingacharityhikealldayintheYorkshireDales.

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FutureTenseActivities
Let'sconsidertheFutureFormsandsomeactivitiesyoucanuseinthePracticeand
Productionpartsofyourlesson.
Future
Simple

Subject+will+
Presentformofthe
Verb

Promises

IpromiseI
willcookyou
lunch
tomorrow.

Unplanned
Actions

Iwillclosethe
door,it's
gettingcold.

Predictions

Itwillrain
laterifitstays
thishot.

Habits

Hewillalways
movehis
eyebrowifhe
hassomething
tohide.

Negative

Willnot/won't

Hewillnot
runifhehasn't
trained.

Questions

Will

Willherun
today?

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Future
Continuous

Subject+will+be
+Present
Participleor'ing'

Futureactions Inonehour,I
inprogress
willbe
running
throughthe
ricepaddies.

Makinga
guess
aboutthe
future

Ibetshewill
behavinga
babyvery
soon.

Negative

Willnot/won't

Ibetshewon't
begettingup
early
tomorrowshe
wenttobed
verylatelast
night.

Question

Will

Willshebe
comingtothe
partynext
week?

Future
Perfect

Subject+willhave Completion
+PastParticiple
ofanaction
beforea
specified
pointintime
inthefuture

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Jackwillhave
finishedallthe
foodbythe
timeeveryone
hasarrived.

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Actionsthat
Jackwillhave
willlastinthe livedin
future
ChiangMai
for5yearsin
2015

Negative

Willnot/won't

Jackwillnot
havelearnt
anythingifhe
doesn'tgoto
class.

Question

Will

Willhehave
eatenallthe
pizzabefore
everyoneelse?

Future
Perfect
Continuous

Subject+willhave
been+Present
Participleofverb
or'ing'

Durationofa
specific
momentof
timeinthe
future

Bynextyear,
Boband
Kathywill
havebeen
livingtogether
for50years

Causeofa
future
situation

Intenminutes
youwillhave
beendriving
for12hours
youreyesare
lookingtired.

Negative

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Willnot/Won't+

havebeen+present
participle

Hewon'thave
beendriving
forthatlong.

Question

Will

Willhehave
beenwriting
forthatmany
years?

FutureSimple:
Activities:
Lessonlookingatpredictionsbyusingfamouspeople:
Whatwilltheybedoingin2030?
Hewillbe...
Shewillbe...
Inrealitywenormallyusethefuturesimpleonlywhenwehavejustdecidedtodo
somethingortoexpressapromise:
I'llhavethecheeseburger.
I'llfinishthework,Ipromise.
Futurecontinuous:
Activities:
Showatimeline
pastfuture
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Alessonideaforthefutureistogivestudentsadiarywithbookingsandmeetings
putin.Givethestudentssomequestionsandgetthemintopairs:
Whatwillyoubedoingonthe3October?Canwemeet?No,Iwillbemeetingwith
MrSmith.
Futureperfect:
Activities:
Alessonideaistousethesettingofgoalsandtargetsforyourlifeandcareerand
school.
Alsopredictionsabouttheworld.
FuturePerfectContinuous:
Activities:
Studentscanmakeuplistsaboutwhattheywillhavebeendoing,say,10yearsfrom
now.Forhowlongwilltheyhavebeendoingit?
Eachcanwritesixstatementsdescribingwhattheywillhavebeendoingbyacertain
timeandforhowlongbetweennowandthen.Thesestatementscanhaveabitof
realismortheycanjustbeforfun:
By2025,I'llhavebeenspeakingEnglishfluentlyfor8years.
By2025,I'llhavebeenplayingforManchesterUnitedfor5years.
By2025,I'llhavebeenmarriedtoaPrincefor4years.
By2025,I'llhavebeenPrimeMinisterfor3years.
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TopTips
GrammarisanessentialpartoftheEnglishlanguageanditwillcomeupin
mostlessons.Trytoincorporategrammarintoyourotherlessons.
It'scrucialtoaddcontexttoallofyourgrammarlessonsasyouwillbe
teachingdifferentlevelsanddifferentagegroups.
Letyourstudentshaveplentyofopportunitytopractiseusingthenewgrammar
item.
Createacalmandfunenvironmentforyourlearnerstheywillremember
more.

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SuggestedReading
Grammar

TeachingGrammarinESL
OnlineGrammarTeaching
ThreeGoldenRules
TeachingESLStudentsGrammar
ExploitingTexts

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