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Past perfect verb teaching ideas

Past Perfect pelmanism (PDF)

Past perfect exercises and worksheets (PDF)

The Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses
Quiz (PDF)

Past perfect worksheet (PDF)

Simple Past / Past Perfect (PDF)

Past Perfect guide (PDF)

Exercises on Past Perfect/ Underline the correct answer (PDF)

Recognising the perfect tenses worksheet (PDF)

Past continuous verb exercises

Past continuous worksheet (PDF)

Past continuous worksheet (with pics)(PDF)

A visit from outer space:Look at the pictures and tell their story (PDF)

Picture practice: Past continuous & simple past usage
(Word doc)

Past Continuous: Put in the correct word(PDF)

Past continuous guide and exercises (PDF)

Simple Past / Past Continuous (PDF)

Past Continuous Quiz (PDF)

Complete the conversations with the past simple or the past continuous (PDF)

Past Simple vs Past Continuous (PDF)

Past  modal verbs

Past modal exercises and worksheets (PDF)

Past Modal worksheet (PDF)

If you could have lived in another time..
past modal speaking activity

An interesting chain of events

What a disastrous trip!..use past modals to discuss the questions that follow the story

Past modal verbs of deduction: complete the sentences

Hypothetical Statements:What Caused the Titanic to Sink?

Using Modal Verbs to Problem Solve - Discussing a Difficult Situation


Dynamic & stative verbs

Dynamic and stative verb handout (word)
with detailed examples

Stative Verbs guide

Stative and dynamic verb exercise. Read each sentence and decide firstly if it is correct or wrong  and secondly whether the verb is from group A, B or C

Stative and dynamic verb explanation...."stative verbs describe states or conditions which continue over a period of time.."

Dynamic vs. State Verbs (5 page handout with
detailed explanation (PDF)


Gerunds & infinitives

Gerunds worksheet (PDF)

Gerund/infinitive guide (PDF)

Gerund or infinitive worksheet (PDF)

Giving Opinons: A fun worksheet focusing on giving opinons, using adjectives with –ed and –ing.

Giving opinions about personal problems (PDF)

Expressing likes and dislikes with  gerunds &
infinitves worksheet (Word)

Some verbs  followed by the gerund (-ing) (PDF)

Gerund/infinitive verb list (PDF)

Gerunds/infinitives for talking about jobs (PDF)

Gerund vs infinitive quiz (PDF)