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October 31, 2013

Present Perfect Discussion Questions

These strips feature 19 questions asking about past experiences using the present perfect tense.  Some of them are simple yes/no questions and others ask for more information/descriptions.  You can put your students into pairs or small groups and have them switch papers often.

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Disclaimer:  These strips were made by me for use in my classes.  Feel free to use them in your own classes, but please do not distribute this file/offer it for download/include it in any teaching packets, for profit or free, etc.  Happy teaching!

September 20, 2013

Present Perfect Tense Gap Fill — Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

This song gap-fill activity is great for students learning the present perfect tense.  Students listen to the song (“Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” by U2, ONLY UP TO 2:30) and fill in the blanks with the words they hear.  As a class, make a list on the board of all the words that students identified from the song.  Solicit the pattern from the students (have/has + past participle).  Have students brainstorm when they should use the present perfect tense and write their suggestions on the board.  Highlight the correct answers and solicit more present perfect examples from students.

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After completing the worksheet, you can have students brainstorm a list of verbs and their past participles.  Then have students create affirmative and negative statements about their own past experiences.

Disclaimer: ”Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” is the intellectual property of whomever owns it; certainly not me.  The clipart used on the worksheets was found via a google image search.  If these images are yours, and you want them removed from the activity/this site, please contact me and let me know.

September 19, 2013

Past Tense Gap Fill – “Norwegian Wood”

This worksheet is a gap fill for the song “Norwegian Wood” by The Beatles.  Students should listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the words they hear.  The words that go in the blanks are all regular and irregular verbs.  After listening to the song, solicit answers from the students.  On the board, create two lists — regular and irregular verbs.  have students identify which verbs go in each list.

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Disclaimer:  “Norwegian Wood” is the intellectual property of whomever owns it; certainly not me.  The clipart used on the worksheets was found via a google image search.  If these images are yours, and you want them removed from the activity/this site, please contact me and let me know.