Practise your english grammar and vocabulary with these quick exercises for upper intermediate and advanced learners of english. Todays lesson is for high upper intermediate english students. The day anne died, they had been married for 48 years. They are often found in stories and descriptions of past events, such as personal anecdotes. That the different tense forms will be slightly confusing, yet approachable when looking at timelines. Narration tenses other english exercises on the same topic. Time to take a careful look at the structure of some english sentences. In informal english, we can combine a pronoun and a verb in the fol. Change the paragraph below from imperative to narrative style. An intermediate esl level running dictation exercise to help improve english grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. Pre intermediate but adaptable to higher levels by increasing the demands imposed in the collaborative writing stage. We use the past perfect simple with stative verbs to talk about states or situations that had started earlier in the past. As i mentioned already, read the sentences carefully for clues on which tense should be used.
The following esl efl resources are available for narrative tenses grammar. Fill in all the gaps, then press check to check your answers. Thank you for sharing this excellent teaching resource. Worksheets are divided into b1 intermediate b1 and b2 upperintermediate b2 levels. 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. Downloads are available for free and are in pdf format. When i reached home, my son was playing with his toys 7. Narrative tenses all past tenses page 3 of 3 test english. The separate events which occur in sequence in a narrative are expressed using this tense.
Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Speakout 9781408217023 upper intermediate students book. Mixed tense revision complete the sentences with the suitable form of the verbs in brackets. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. He has been preparing for competitive exams for three years 6. Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate narrative tenses of the verbs in brackets. English grammar online grammar and vocabulary exercises foe. Mixed tenses advanced level test english tests online. Learning how to use verbs properly is an important part of learning how to communicate in english. Narrative tenses photocopiables sorted out tefltastic. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british council. Narrative tenses guess the year game past continuous past perfect simple past perfect continuous think of one year in your past, e. Both english learners and esl teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of english tenses. That the grammatical terms have been investigated to some degree.
Also, check out the ultimate guide to numbers in english. Type the correct verb in the correct form into the box. Print one copy each of page two and three of the pdf template for this exercise. Here are the most common narrative tenses and how they are used. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british. This lesson offers exercises for you to practice verb conjugation and tenses. 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. Teachers get 35 of our exercises and worksheets in printable pdf format to hand out in. Try to combine the pairs or groups of sentences below into one true sentence about the.
Choose the correct form of the verb from the given alternatives. 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. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. This first gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of mixed verb tenses presentpastfuture of english grammar. Grammar activities two upper intermediate book cover. The day i left, i had been in england for exactly 4 years. Past simple or present perfect placement test 1 modal. Past simple, past perfect, past continuous 1 gapfill exercise. February 7, 2015 use the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets and fill in the gaps. Narrative tenses study guide by speak2ana includes 11 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more.
The multiplechoice and gapfill exercises in this section cover areas such as tenses, collocations, idioms and phrasal verbs. Mixed verb tenses 5 for each sentence, choose the correct form of the verb. Lesson planning example the narrative tenses qualified. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form in the gap after the verb. Tenses fillin exercises sentences, negations and questions, tenses comparison.
Prize for having revamped your lifestyle with healthy eating and exercise habits. 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. Open unit selector close unit selector unit 26 narrative tenses. Match at least one of the time clauses 111 with each of the sentences a j. Can be used alone or with a snakes and ladders board. Articles exercises elementary and intermediate level. Two actions that occurred in the past are frequently illustrated against each other to show.
Activities used to practise narrative tenses include gap fills, dictations, story writing and reading, ordering jumbled. Pa006 passive voice make sentences using the tenses in brackets b1. Test 11 test 12 test test 14 test 15 test 16 test 17 test 18 test 19 test 20 test 21 test 22 test 23 test 24 test 25 test 26. Mixed tenses and more of the latest articles on english language teaching from efl magazine. Pictures of english tenses level 2 is designed for teachers with limited preparation time who want to provide lively, motivating language skills lessons to introduce, test or revise the use of tenses. Articles exercises a an the indefinite and definite. Im steve, a motor mechanic and this is the story of something strange that. Cut up the worksheet and tape half of each set outside the classroom. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues. The big, fat english tenses overview with pdf posted january 19, 2017. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The big, fat english tenses overview with pdf clark.
Writing skills practice book for efl american english. Narrative tenses use the past simple for completed actions in the past which tell the main event in a story. 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. The students have to run out to read the worksheet, and then run back to their partner to dictate as much as they can remember. Start by telling one student lets call her carla that you and the rest of the class are going to invent a dream that she had last night, and then when.
Use the past continuous a to set the general scene of a story. T074 narrative tenses past and past perfect intermediate. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order. It covers all tenses and students have spend time on it to find the most proper ones. 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. The differences here apply to all verb forms, not just to present verb forms. Narrative tenses are verb tenses that are used to talk about the past. Use the hint button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. We can use them to tell a story or to describe past. It is suitable for group classes at elementary level upwards.
Preintermediate but adaptable to higher levels by increasing the demands imposed in the collaborative writing stage. Mixed tenses exercises intermediate exercises upper intermediate level home. Upper intermediate level tense revision busy teacher. She took a deep breath, tried to calm down and then spoke. When i saw the boy coming towards me, i said hello. Narrative tenses a story i saw an accident on the road when i was coming to work this morning. 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. Here is a short video clip explaining how to use different past tenses when telling a story. Narrative tenses teachingenglish british council bbc. Twentyfour cards with sentences for correction, mc, or verb transformation tasks. It is a great teaching resource for upperintermediate or advanced students but would be quite adaptable for preintermediate and intermediate students. Upperintermediate english tenses test learn english. Theres also a phrasal verb question in there, too see number 3.
Give information about your situation in the middle of that year, using only the past perfect i had been done etc. Students combine different uses of present perfect and a wide range of time expressions. While i was away on holiday, my sister fall fell ill and i had to come home. Mr bean narrative tenses past perfect and past continuous. Story ordering and gap fill exercises for a simple story using narrative tenses. Mixed tenses advanced level test quiz online exercise with answers 1.
Narrative tenses intermediate 1 linkedin slideshare. Each exercise gives you two possible tenses to choose from. The next activity is done in pairs to test your understanding of narrative tenses. Match at least one of these time clauses with each of the sentences below. 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.
While finally and although however as soon as but then before when theres one linking word you dont need to use. T his activity can be used either as a warmer or as a practice activity for forming yesno questions, andor reported questions, andor narrative tenses. Narrative tenses guess the year game esl lesson plans. That narrative has been covered, or introduced previously. All index pages past continuous, past perfect, simple past and used to also now contain all relevant materials in proper sections. Each card has one of the 16 sentences above, but the narrative tense is missing on the question side. Past perfect continuous tense, also called past perfect progressive, shows something that both started and ended in the past using the helper had with been and the present participle form ing of any continuous verb. Students english file students site upper intermediate third edition grammar file 3 3a narrative tenses, past perfect continuous.
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