The exercise can be used either to revise or introduce the past perfect. They will then have the chance to develop their understanding of a range of narrative tenses by focusing on both the meaning and the form of the structures. I introduce my class to story cubes with a quick demonstration. This is a list of all the grammar exercises on this site, about verb tenses and other things. English grammar, tenses page 9 of 38 present perfect tense i have sung the present perfect tense is a rather important tense in english, but it gives speakers of some languages a difficult time. Dumb criminals a narrative tenses practice this worksheet consists of three very funny stories about world. An esl activity to practise using narrative tenses to write a story in english. When i saw the boy coming towards me, i said hello. The expedition narrative tenses tenses, narrator, collective nouns. Narrative tenses cards correct order mike astbury 2017 story cards correct order 1. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. This lesson plan is the same at each level whether your target language is the past simple, the past continuous and the past simple or the full range of narrative tenses. 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. Telling a story teachingenglish british council bbc.
Live worksheets english english as a second langu age esl future tenses future tenses interactive worksheets language. Share on 2 replies to tenses practice with timelines 1 pdf manny says. But note that there are some other uses for the simple present tense, for example in conditional or if. Narrative tenses ppt free download as powerpoint presentation. The topic is remembering where you were when big events happened. Where no verb is given, put one of the following linking words into the gaps. Lesson plan rachael nobbs encourages students to invent their own tales with her winning lesson share entry that practises the past tenses and features a mysterious urban myth type. Can be used alone or with a snakes and ladders board.
He picked up his phone and sent a text to his friend james. Narrative tenses use the past simple for completed actions in hte past which tell the main event in a story. The expedition narrative tenses english esl worksheets teaching grammar, teaching jobs, teaching. Story ordering and gap fill exercises for a simple story using narrative tenses. Describes unfinished actions, especially around a certain time.
English esl narrative tenses worksheets most downloaded. They are often found in stories and descriptions of past events, such as personal anecdotes. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british council. The next activity is done in pairs to test your understanding of narrative tenses. Here are the most common narrative tenses and how they are used. In fact, the structure of the present perfect tense is very simple. She took a deep breath, tried to calm down and then spoke. Give information about your situation in the middle of that year, using only the past perfect i had been done etc. Print one copy each of page two and three of the pdf template for this exercise.
Click on the image below or the link at the side to download the pdf file. Practise your english with this fun video activity. Past simple, past continuous, and past perfect, to describe what happens in each clip. Have a look at all my explanations of the form how to make the tense and the use when we need to choose that tense below. Speakout 9781408217023 upper intermediate students book. Ss read and fill in the gaps with correct tense forms narrative tenses, both active and passive. The separate events which occur in sequence in a narrative are expressed using this tense. Past simplepast continuouspast perfectpast perfect continuous. Past tenses grammar games for esl, english learning and teaching, irregular verbs past simple tense games, hangman, spelling games, jeopardy quizzes, drag and drop spelling activities, passive voice, past passive, past progressive, past. One evening paul was watching the television and eating his supper when the door suddenly opened and a burglar. Narrative tenses guess the year game esl lesson plans. Narrative tenses guess the year game past continuous past.
Each card has one of the 16 sentences above, but the narrative tense is missing on the question side. Narrative tenses guess the year game past continuous past perfect simple past perfect continuous think of one year in your past, e. English esl narrative tenses worksheets most downloaded 15. Strong intermediate and above could be adapted for lower or higher. Past tenses grammar games for esl, english learning and teaching, irregular verbs past simple tense games, hangman, spelling games, jeopardy quizzes, drag and drop spelling activities, passive voice, past passive, past progressive, past continuous games, grammar sentences games. Where were you when student handout where were you when teachers notes leadin show image of mj. 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, conditional i, ii, word building, passive voice, future with key level. Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate narrative tenses of the verbs in brackets. Try this fun video activity to practise using various past narrative tenses, including the past simple, past continuous, and past perfect. Download the teachers notes and student handout below.
The expedition narrative tenses esl worksheet by carinaluc. 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. It was raining outside when sam got out of bed and looked out of the window. This is a printable pdf of all the verb tenses and how to form them. Describes longer actions interrupted by shorter ones. Past simple we use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order. Students look at the pictures and try to tell a story in 25 sentences. Nov 07, 2011 narrative tenses are the grammatical structures that you use when telling a story, or talking about situations and activities which happened at a defined past slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Im steve, a motor mechanic and this is the story of something strange that. Where no verb is given, put the following linking words into the gaps. Narrative tenses david nicholsons english teaching. 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. Storytelling runs very deep in our culture, in all our cultures.
Each card has an example of a sentence using narrative tenses. Narrative tenses teachingenglish british council bbc. Narrative tenses are the grammatical structures that you use when telling a story, or talking about situations and activities which happened at a defined past slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. This page shows the use of the simple present tense to talk about general events. Many esl students do not know how to write a short passage that focuses on one main topic or how to include essential supporting ideas. Narrative tenses interactive quiz up narrative tenses grammar quiz. Download all my infographics about the tenses in pdf here. Before or after answering the comprehension questions, you can ask your students to underline past perfect, past continuous, past simple tense in the text to make them focus on the narrative tenses. This is an explanation of how we sometimes need to change the spelling of a verb with he, she, it in the present simple, for. 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. Story telling game to practise narrative tenses this is a quick game for intermediate level students and above.
That is because it uses concepts or ideas that do not exist in those languages. Students choose 5 random words and use them in a story with past simple, past continuous and past perfect. This is a lesson plan designed to help students practice past narrative tenses. These esl lesson plans and worksheets are in pdf format, which you will need to download adobe reader if you dont already have it installed. Narrative tenses are verb tenses that are used to talk about the past.
Narrative tenses all past tenses page 2 of 3 test english. The following esl efl resources are available for narrative tenses grammar. The day anne died, they had been married for 48 years. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. As long as students add full sentences, its great for practising either the past simple, or a wider range of narrative tenses i. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. It hurt a lot at the time but now he uses it to help him teach you about narrative tenses the grammar we. Narrative tenses use the past simple for completed.
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 writing practicefavorite memories pdf 6 brainstorming influential life experiences. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form in the gap after the verb. 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. Twentyfour cards with sentences for correction, mc, or verb transformation tasks. While finally and although however as soon as then before when. Our ancestors used stories to pass down their lore, before they learnt to read or write. We use the past perfect simple with stative verbs to talk about states or situations that had started earlier in the past. English esl narrative worksheets most downloaded 33. Register for free and gain access to additional teacher handouts.
Our stories are as long and complex as war and peace, and they are also as short, simple and functional as what happened this morning. Speaking task 1520 minutes give students worksheet a and ask them to read the questions and look for. Tenses pdf worksheets english vocabulary and grammar. Sep 20, 2015 story telling game to practise narrative tenses this is a quick game for intermediate level students and above. Narrative tenses guess the year game past continuous past perfect simple past. The day i left, i had been in england for exactly 4 years. A worksheet to practice past tenses narrative tenses. English verb tenses a lot of students find the english tenses quite difficult, but i promise theyre not that bad.
The story chain esl activity can be a fun warmer or timefiller for any level. To develop the ability to understand and accurately use a range of narrative tenses. Narrative tenses use the past simple for completed actions in the past which tell the main event in a story. Story chain esl activity efl esl activities eslactive. Narrative tenses guess the year game past continuous. Classroom activities to teach narrative tenses british. Use the past simple for completed actions in the past which tell the main event in a story.
Dumb criminals a narrative tenses practice interactive. Use the past continuous a to set the general scene of a story. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach narrative tenses, shared by english language teachers. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Verb tenses worksheets printable exercises pdf handouts. Click here for the tenses practice with timelines pdf file.