Intermediate learn english 10 nancy has been collecting money since the beginning of september present perfect progressif. Review of past tenses a thorough revision of past tenses and narrative tenses, with concept checking and practice. It is a great teaching resource for upper intermediate or advanced students but would be quite adaptable for pre intermediate and intermediate students. With these verbs, the simple present may indicate a situation that exists right now, at the moment of speaking. To develop the ability to understand and accurately use a range of narrative tenses. Past simple, past perfect and past continuous brickfield. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british. This exercise focuses on the difference between the past simple and the past perfect. In this unit we will learn how to use narrative tenses to talk about a story in the past.
A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about mixed, tenses, mixed tenses 70 sentences to practice the most common tenses. Just check if there are ant direct speech sentences, you can find present tenses there. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form in the gap after the verb. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room he called me and told me to go, but when i arrived he wasnt there we also use the past simple to talk about past habits or past states we often went to the bar for a.
Each card has one of the 16 sentences above, but the narrative tense is missing on the question side. It is a great teaching resource for upperintermediate or advanced students but would be quite adaptable for preintermediate and intermediate students. Time to take a careful look at the structure of some english sentences. This worksheet has different types of exercises such as a cloze text, finding mistakes, actives or passives as well as an answer key in the end. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order. Past simple, past perfect, past continuous 1 gapfill exercise.
The next activity is done in pairs to test your understanding of narrative tenses. T074 narrative tenses past and past perfect tense english grammar exercises. Past tenses communication games and other worksheets for details on which other pages are similarly. When i saw the boy coming towards me, i said hello. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Narrative tenses a story i saw an accident on the road when i was coming to work this morning. Narrative tenses use the past simple for completed actions in the past which tell the main event in a story. Mr bean narrative tenses past perfect and past continuous. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb past and past perfect. Past simple common mistakes common mistakes correct version why. You can find details of this in the contents pages.
Intermediate english exercise recognize tenses created. Where i will try to illustrate a language point with a story, no doubt with varying degrees of success. They are building build a summer house there at the moment. U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c i.
Every monday, sally drive her kids to football practice. Story telling game to practise narrative tenses this is a quick game for intermediate level students and above. Upperintermediate english tenses test learn english. The present progressive expresses an activity that is in. Use the hint button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Im steve, a motor mechanic and this is the story of something strange that.
Narrative tenses guess the year game esl lesson plans. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. That narrative has been covered, or introduced previously. Todays lesson is for high upper intermediate english students. Exercise 2 narrative tenses solutions oxford university. Advice narrative tenses never use the present perfect in a narrative. The multiplechoice and gapfill exercises in this section cover areas such as tenses, collocations, idioms and phrasal verbs. Past simple or present perfect placement test 1 modal. Oneclick print document 70 sentences to practice the most common tenses. We are going to have dinner at a seaside restaurant on sunday.
Thank you for sharing this excellent teaching resource. Past simplepast continuouspast perfectpast perfect continuous. My upper intermediate students will do it and theyll write they own story. This worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with unit 3. Twentyfour cards with sentences for correction, mc, or verb transformation tasks. Here are the most common narrative tenses and how they are used. The four narrative tenses are the past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous and one or more of these can be used in a sentence. Speakout 9781408217023 upper intermediate students book. Complete the story using the past simple, past perfect, or past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british council. He call from his mobile and he was very annoyed because he lose his keys and he cannot get into his flat. As i mentioned already, read the sentences carefully for clues on which tense should be used. Nov 12, 2009 narrative tenses past simple tense form.
Lesson planning example the narrative tenses qualified. You can check your answers to the practice exercises, additional exercises and study guide in the key. Use the time expressions and the past perfect tense to. Fill in all the gaps, then press check to check your answers. When she opened the door, she pretended that we werent there and she went to her room he called me and told me to go, but when i arrived he wasnt there we also use the past simple to talk about past habits or past states we often went to the bar for a drink. B2 upper intermediate esl lesson plan from the team tefl b2 coursebook about narrative tenses. Where no verb is given, put one of the following linking words into the gaps. Telling a story teachingenglish british council bbc. You will need to listen to the cassettecd for some exercises. Narrative tenses cards correct order mike astbury 2017 story cards correct order 1. Story ordering and gap fill exercises for a simple story using narrative tenses. Strong intermediate and above could be adapted for lower or higher.
Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate narrative tenses of the verbs in brackets. The past perfect or the past simple at autoenglish sep 24, 2018 image credit. Theres also one with a trick, a bare infinitive which goes after a modal verb. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use tenses correctly. Upper intermediate level grammar worksheets tricky choices face the students here with a choice of past perfect, past perfect continuous and past continuous past tense worksheet. Is sometimes used to explain the condition of people or things at the time of the main events in the story. Narrative tenses photocopiables sorted out tefltastic. Open unit selector close unit selector unit 26 narrative tenses. U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c i s e. A number of additional exercises are included for further practice of particular areas. That the different tense forms will be slightly confusing, yet approachable when.
Practise your english grammar and vocabulary with these quick exercises for upperintermediate and advanced learners of english. Mixed tense revision complete the sentences with the suitable form of the verbs in brackets. Tenses t 20 fill in the correct form of the verb all tenses 1. Before that two cars had crashed past perfect after that i saw an accident at the same time i was coming past simple past continuous 2. This lesson offers exercises for you to practice verb conjugation and tenses. While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. The day i left, i had been in england for exactly 4 years. Narrative tenses intermediate 1 linkedin slideshare. It was raining outside when sam got out of bed and looked out of the window. Where no verb is given, put the following linking words into the gaps. While finally and although however as soon as then before when. Students need to put the verbs into brackets at the right tense. U p p e r i nt e r m e d i a t e g r a m m a r e x e r c.
The exercise can be used either to revise or introduce the past perfect. Use the past continuous a to set the general scene of a story. A diagram of the different times for the different tenses could look like this. That the grammatical terms have been investigated to some degree. Narration tenses other english exercises on the same topic. The separate events which occur in sequence in a narrative are expressed using this tense. The focus is mainly on the use of past perfect simple and continuous level. The lesson also includes a grammatical focus session that aims to develop understanding of the meaning and form of narrative tenses. There is an easier gap fill exercise where students must put the verbs into the. To complete a sentence using all four tenses, for tl practise. One evening paul was watching the television and eating his supper when the door suddenly opened and a burglar. The topic is remembering where you were when big events happened. And were going to try and do the whole thing in 90 seconds.
Theres also a phrasal verb question in there, too see number 3. They have been looking forward to look forward to it the whole week. Watch all of our upper intermediate level english video lessons here. She took a deep breath, tried to calm down and then spoke. You may not get exactly the same answers as i have. My family have bought buy some land in southern france recently. Learning how to use verbs properly is an important part of learning how to communicate in english. Give information about your situation in the middle of that year, using only the past perfect i had been done etc.
Narrative tenses guess the year game past continuous past perfect simple past perfect continuous think of one year in your past, e. Where were you when student handout where were you when teachers notes leadin show image of mj. Using the right time find someone who 2 past tense simple. Feb 11, 2015 feedback to confirm the different uses of the narrative tenses. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues. We thought that we were on the right path when suddenly we 1 run into a very familiar rock and 2 realise that we 3 walk in circles for quite a long time. My upper intermediate students will do it and theyll write they own story by using narrative tenses.
Ive prepared this worksheet to practice narrative tenses. Teachers get 35 of our exercises and worksheets in printable pdf format to hand out in. The letters next to each exercise show you which sections of the left. On the left hand page are explanations and examples. A worksheet to practice past tenses narrative tenses. Narrative tenses are used to talk about past events and to tell storiesnarrative tenses are four tenses that we often use for talking about past events.
Andy and mary are going go to a concert tomorrow night. We met on holiday, we talked about art and music, we fell in love, i asked her to marry me and when she said yes i kissed her passionately on the lips. Narrative tenses b2 upperintermediate lesson plan for esl by. You have to fill each space with either the past continuous, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous 1. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form. Try to combine the pairs or groups of sentences below into one true sentence about. This is a lesson plan designed to help students practice past narrative tenses. Students solutions advanced 3rd edition grammar exercise 2 narrative tenses. Pre intermediate but adaptable to higher levels by increasing the demands imposed in the collaborative writing stage. To establish the distinct use of the narrative tenses.
The day anne died, they had been married for 48 years. This time were going to be taking about narrative tenses, which are story tenses. I made it as a mingle for new students to get to know each other but over time it has shown that its a good exercise for practising the narrative tenses. Narrative tenses study guide by speak2ana includes 11 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. It be tuesday evening and i get ready to go to bed when the phone ring.
There are 4 parts in here, starting from easier to hardest. Upper intermediate level tense revision busy teacher. Practise task reading and writing feedback reading and speaking. Print one copy each of page two and three of the pdf template for this exercise. He picked up his phone and sent a text to his friend james. Mixed tenses exercises intermediate exercises upper intermediate level home. Download the teachers notes and student handout below. Exercise 3 fill in the gaps with the most appropriate narrative tenses of the verbs in brackets. English esl narrative tenses worksheets most downloaded. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present.
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