The key is designing fun, engaging activities that help students practice using the language in an interesting way. The students will be rewarded with a game if they pass. Teachers have often used timelines to explain the various timerelated meanings of the present prefect. This lesson consolidates your students knowledge of the present perfect continuous. Insightful pdf present perfect esl activities, games and worksheets to help. In this case, youd want students to make a sentence about something theyre never done. Here, i would like to share a set of activities to help you teach this tense. English grammar present perfect tense esl activities. One of the most versatile activities is this memory circle one. Practical dialogues, short conversations, podcast, mp3 download, videos. Anyone in the circle who has done that activity must get out of his or her seat and races to find a new seat. Created using powtoon free sign up at youtube create animated videos and animated presentations for free.
Esl present perfect activities and games esl activities. Esl present perfect game miming and speaking activity preintermediate 30 minutes in this entertaining present perfect game, students give news about recent events using the present perfect tense. Our activity packs are designed to prepare your students for the writing and speaking exams in french, german and spanish. The activities in this book are intended to facilitate and support rich and stimulating. By the end of the lesson, the student will have discussed social etiquette and appropriate inappropriate behaviors in society. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about perfect, speaking, perfect sp. Present perfect interactive and downloadable worksheet. Home tefl resources worksheets present perfect continuous how long. Present perfect tense i have seen the new harry potter movie. If you are a current subscriber and have any questions, please contact us. Practice exercises about how to make the present perfect.
Games and activities to practice the present perfect tense. Top 10 esl speaking activities new american pathways. Present perfect past participles present perfect crossword. The present perfect tense is used when stating an action that started in the past and is continuing on into the present. Present perfect questions for conversation classes. This pdf includes some speaking cards for practicing the present perfect tense. The cards can be cut out if desired and be used as conv. Well done, this is the correct form of the present perfect continuous. Using the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in. So even though a person may have engaged in one of these activities for a length of time, he will not use a progressive tense to express that fact.
Free present perfect worksheets some verb tenses, like the present simple, are easy to teach which is why most esl teachers cover them first, at the very beginning of level one. Five exercises for practicing present perfect with already,just,yet,ever,never,for,since. The students are put in groups of four and each group is given a set of good and bad news cards. B2 grammar present perfect intermediate teachit languages. Click on the image below or the link to download the pdf.
See esl crosswords and how to make them for more examples and instructions on how to create your own 50 top verb cards. Use the cue cards and model dialog to practice speaking using past simple. If anyone else says yes, i have, they have to think of a new idea. Lots of our students have problems with the past simple and the present perfect when they are talking about events in the past. The simplest use of present continuous is to talk about things that are in some way in progress now presently currently at the moment, which is the main focus of this article.
You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. We actually use this language a lot when speaking because we love to find out about what people have or havent done. Remember that the goal of our classes should be for students to practice speaking english, not us. Present perfect speaking activities free download as word doc. For and since 16 question strips adapted from the below middle of this page pair work activity. General use of the present perfect the present perfect tense links the past to the present. Games and activities to practice the present perfect tense ive been unique students have to go around the class asking a have you ever. Esl present perfect game miming and speaking activity preintermediate a2. Find out what your eslefl students have been doing recently with these conversation questions focusing on the present perfect continuous. Present perfect aspect tips and activities onestopenglish. You can use it for just about anything from names to vocabulary to grammar.
To practise the present perfect continuous tense and forming questions with how long. Grammar discussion present perfect simple student a version and student b version, each with 10 different. One final thing that i would like to add is that, at kmutt, i learned a great deal about studentcentered, selfaccess, taskbased learning, and curriculum development, working with richard watson todd of the faculty of applied linguistics, so it follows that much of what you see. Present perfect board game language point present perfect tense aim to practise the present perfect tense and develop fluency.
Teachers notes students use the present perfect continuous in a game based on jobs. Present perfect tense teaching ideas lessons for esl teachers. Keep on reading for more details about this activity to practice to present perfect and simple past together. Students try to spot what you have changed in the room since last week, while they were having a break or while their eyes were closed. In this lesson they will revise the two tenses in various speaking activities. Present perfect tense activities games to learn english. Present perfect and simple past activity a fun survey. Begin the class looking a little upset or flustered and apologise, telling students youve had a bad couple of days. Suitable for use throughout the course or for revision with worksheets and pair work activities, examstyle tasks and tips includes teaching notes and answers. They will be slower and less sure of the difference between the two past tenses. This oral story creating and relating activity works best with intermediate level and above learners. By the end of the lesson, the student will be able to order events as seen in a comedy routine in a complex sentence using the past perfect tense. Present perfect speaking cards present perfect, presents.
You can ask followup questions each time to develop fluency. Classic find someone who activity whole class activity. English language study and teaching secondary foreign speakers activity programs. Lots of great worksheets and activities to keep your students engaged and learning. Advertise here grammar worksheets verbs verb tenses past perfect past perfect speaking questions. Spanish present perfect speaking activity offers extra practice in present perfect for your students with no prep. Download and print download a pdf version of this activity for classroom use with teacher notes. Past perfect speaking questions esl worksheet by claudiam87. Pictures are also useful as these days it is possible to find just the right pictures of everyday relatable situations in which the present perfect might be used. Spanish present perfect speaking activity present perfect. The present perfect tense is a tricky topic to teach. Try these 7 perfect activities for practicing the present perfect. Preparation make a copy of the board game for each group of three or four.
To support teachers who are teaching from home, we have made onestopenglish free until the end of june 2020. Kids english activities online exercises printable ebooks. Present perfect with for and since speaking lesson plan 50. Download the pdf and subscribe to email updates from businessenglishallure. Download and print handouts, exercises and quizzeseslk12 print more worksheets. Activity students ask and answer questions using the present perfect in order to move along the board and reach the end. I will use this way to makes the students easier to practice present perfect in speaking activity. Arrange chairs facing into a circle for all but one of your students. International herald tribune website toyota has seta goal to capture 15 percent of the global car market in the next decade, and has spentheavily on new factories in the united states, china and elsewhere. Click on the image below or the link to download the pdf file. English grammar present perfect with for since esl. Use the present perfect forms to complete this crossword.
The target language is the present perfect with for and since. To get the activity off to a good start its good to use your best acting skills. These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. With this communicative activity, you can practise the grammar with a present perfect past simple game. The following esl efl resources are available for present perfect with for since grammar. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. We use the present perfect to talk about an experience in the past. These discussion questions are great for practicing the present perfect or to just ask about experiences. Students answer twelve questions on their worksheet by writing short answers in a random order in the boxes at the bottom of the. One of my favourite things to with my university students in korea are. Present perfect for experience pdf esl activities, games, and interactive and printable worksheets to help teach a1, a2, b1 levels have you ever questions. Stative verbs verbs that express a state of being rather than an action are not used in the progressive. Present perfect ever experience esl activities games worksheets.
Students use the time cues in the pictures to write complete sentences in the the present perfect tense. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl present perfect present perfect present perfect a worksheet to practice making sentences in present perfect. Students answer twelve questions on their worksheet by writing short answers in a random order in the boxes at the bottom of the sheet. English esl perfect speaking worksheets most downloaded. You will find here two speaking activities and a worksheet with five more activities to help your students master the present perfect tense. Fairytale dominoes this is a game from intermediate communication games that can easily be played without access to the book. But soon you and your class will move on to the next few verb tenses and eventually, youre going to have to teach the present perfect. Akhter ali khan on 5 tips to get teens speaking english. A speaking activity posted on 14 february 2014 by alexandra lowe in a recent post, i described having my students eavesdrop on how the present perfect tense is actually used in the world they live in.
English esl perfect speaking worksheets most downloaded 23 results this worksheet contains 18 conversation cards, an interview box and a quotes box. Present perfect continuous for actions and situations that. To help students understand when to use the past simple and when to use the present. Page 1 of our free present perfect pdf lesson plans and worksheets for english language teachers, complete with answers and teachers notes. Esl conversation questions present perfect continuous. Listening comprehension exercises esl audio stories. Present perfect continuous for actions and situations that started in the past and continue until now n show a mobile phone, if you have one with you. The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format right click on the. An information gap and the present perfect speaking activity pdf nerd testhave you. Students should complete the text with either the present perfect simple or continuous tense. This speaking activity is very effective for practising the telling of stories and for. Time is really thin to do everything i want, but i managed to arrange some to leave a questionnaire i use with my students when i introduce present perfect.
That student stands in the middle and announces something he has never done using the present perfect. Nov 21, 2015 the following quiz can help your students practise the present perfect continuous tenseat home. Present perfect also indicates an event that happened at an indefinite time in the past or an event that took place. Using the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and still continues today. I hope one day more audio and long story with the transcript we can read,so we can really learn the english we wanted to learn to help us to reach our gold,and more lesson thank you very much to given us an opportunity a free lesson like this because to people cant afford to go to english class but they can find here in the british council and esol all the lsseon they need. Your students must lie when they answer the present perfect questions, whether they have done the action or not. You can either print them and use it as worksheet, or use as a base for a conversation class, which i prefer. Students ask and answer questions using the present perfect in order to move along the board. Teachers dont always need to participate in activities, so if there is an even number of students in your class, just observe but you dont need to join in. Give pairs or threes of students a set of top 50 verb cards. Present perfect continuous from oxford practice grammar basic unit 17 1. Present perfect activity have you ever game 20 questions rob tuesta. Heres a list of all the present perfect simple exercises and present perfect continuous exercises on my website.
Challenging 22domino matching activity to practice present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. Language activities for teenagers seth lindstromberg. Enjoyable present perfect continuous esl activities and games to help students learn and practice this tense. A frustrated teacher once asked, how many activities can you make for the present perfect since the present perfect is used to talk about experiences, the possibility for activities is as endless as that of experiences that human beings can have. Have you ever questionnaires are good for restricted personalised practice. Nov 28, 2015 in this post i do not aim to explain anything about the present perfect tense. This is a 5 page speaking based lesson, with one page of homework, and teachers instructions with answers. Put the students into pairs or small groups and have them work together and share their experiences. English esl present perfect worksheets most downloaded. Students move around the game board, asking questions as they land on squares.
English language study and teaching foreign speakers activity programs. To practise the present perfect tense and develop fluency. Present perfect grammar topic, page 1 esl lesson plans. Ask them to write what they think is the past participle of the verb on the back of the card. In this present perfect activity, students practice talking about their life experiences. Present perfect esl activities games worksheets teach this. Students speak with a partner in interview style about their accomplishments, places they have traveled, jobs they have had and more. Here are fifteen fun ways to elicit, present and practise the present perfect. A downloadable esl board game for communicative practice of the present perfect tense. Ss ask and answer the questions, brushing up present perfect tense. The verb tense activity guaranteed to improve speaking. Present perfect ever experience esl activities games.
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