This is a 4 page speaking based lesson, with one page of homework, and teachers instructions. The present perfect continuous 281 2to index means to sort, organize, and categorize information. Present perfect simple and continuous job interview roleplay cards you want a job as a nurse but you havent treated any patients yet. Present perfect continuous listening grammar teacher.
Present perfect grammar topic, page 1 esl lesson plans. Innovative pdf present perfect continuous esl activities and games for teachers to. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous exercise 3 1. Students solutions intermediate grammar exercise 2 present perfect continuous. The present perfect continuous usually emphasizes duration, or the amount of time that an action has been taking place. I have been cleaning have cleaned all day and i still have work to do. Present perfect continuous questions use the words below to form present perfect continuous tense questions.
The present perfect 33 7 6 contrasting the present perfect and the simple past complete this conversation with the present perfect or simple past forms of the verbs in parentheses. Throw the dice twice, then your partner will make their own question to ask you about the same topics. To talk about the result of the action, use the present perfect for more information, see p. Present perfect simple and continuous busy teacher. May 01, 20 using the present perfect continuous is a great example of this, remembering that it is a tool usually used to summarize recent activities. In this lesson, well be looking at how native english speakers use ive been doing and ive done in certain situations, and end with 4 tips to. If you stopped 100 native english speakers in the street and asked them about tense, one of them might give you an intelligent answerif you were lucky. Check out this intro to the present perfect and present perfect continuous. Enjoyable way to practise using the present continuous in the classroom. Students should complete the text with either the present perfect simple or continuous tense. Microsoft word present perfect continuous form questions.
Esl conversation questions present perfect continuous. Sep 22, 2016 check out this intro to the present perfect and present perfect continuous. Present perfect continuous esl activities games teach this. Future perfect continuous tense i will have been doing many english learners worry too much about tense. The present perfect simple can be used often with since and for to talk about unfinished actions that started in the past and are still true in the present. Miming and speaking activity language focus present perfect continuous aim to use the present perfect continuous to guess what people have been doing from mimes. Complete overview of present perfect continuous forms including positive forms, negative forms and question forms. Present perfect and present perfect continuous english grammar. The following quiz can help your students practise the present perfect continuous tenseat home.
If you have enjoyed this article and want to learn more about alternative ways of studying english, sign up to our mailing list and you will recieve a free copy of the reallife english podcast power lesson. We use the present perfect continuous when we want to express the sense of continuity of an action that began in the past and which continues into the present or which has just finished. It shows the rules, how to alter the verbs for both tenses, and example sentences to explain the difference. The present perfect continuous uses two auxiliary verbs together with a main verb. This is a drawing and speaking activity that is fun to use with primary classes to revise the present continuous form. Preparation make one copy of the cards and cut as indicated. This ws contains 10cards with questions to elicit the present perfect. Page 1 of our free present perfect pdf lesson plans and worksheets for english language teachers, complete with answers and teachers notes. The present perfect simple can be used often with since. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous worksheet 1. Or 2 i will be waiting for you for almost an hour or, 3 i shall be waiting for you for almost an hour.
Dont tell your partner what your problem is until they ask the right question. Present perfect continuous discussion dice game worksheet 1. Present perfect continuous tense vs past perfect continuous tense english grammar lesson duration. Available on amazon paperback kindle or gumroad pdf word ebook. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening. Present perfect continuous tense basic english speaking. To say how many times to talk about a recent action which might not be finished to talk about life experience when the result is more important to explain the side effects of an activity. I want to work with kids since i leave high school. Rewarding pdf likes and dislikes esl activities, worksheets and games to help teach a1, a2 and b1 level students how to express preferences. In the examples given below, the verbs in the present perfect tense are underlined. Each student draws a time from the hat and then expresses an activity he has been doing. Visit the macmillan english website, link opens in new window onestopenglish is a teacher resource site, part of macmillan education, one of the worlds leading publishers of english language teaching materials.
We also use the present perfect continuous when talking about things. This is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now. Present perfect continuous with free online exercises, present perfect continuous examples and sentences. T073 present perfect continuous tense english grammar. Grammar worksheets verbs verb tenses present perfect continuous progressive present perfect continuous present perfect continuous students complete the sentences with the present perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets and match the sentences with the pictures. Download a pdf version of this activity for classroom use with teacher notes. When using the time markers since and for, your students can express certain activities they have been doing for a length of time. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous worksheet 1 choose present perfect simple or present perfect continuous 1. Jun 10, 2015 present perfect continuous listening june 10, 2015 by admin 1 comment in todays lesson we have some listening activities based around the present perfect continuous. Past perfect continuous worksheets esl games activities. Students ask and answer questions to complete a chart. The principal uses of the present continuous are listed below. Speaking game for the present perfect continuous tefl lemon. Get all of our questions, plus many more, in an easy to access format.
The present perfect continuous also called present perfect progressive is a verb tense which is used to show that an action started in the past and has continued up to the present moment. Esl textbooks, grammar, touchstone 3 by larry pitts. I have waited for you for almost an hour which uses the present perfect tense. Cuttingedge eflesl lesson plans, course plans, downloadable worksheets. Write several time phrases on slips of paper for two weeks, since last year, for my whole life, etc. Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous download this explanation in pdf we use both of these tenses for finished and unfinished actions. My chinese teacher has given use present perfect, anyway. It is easy to set up and requires no preparation or materials, except a board and a board pen. Aim to highlight the difference between the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. Present perfect x present perfect continuous board game. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. English esl perfect speaking worksheets most downloaded. It includes 40 basic english grammar lessons covering most of the english grammar tenses and mostused structures. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous.
We use the present perfect to talk about an experience in the past. The present perfect and the present continuous tense. The following esl efl resources are available for present perfect continuous grammar. Make enough copies of the worksheet for the number of students in your class. For the answers to other questions, use your imagination. Give students a list of present perfect simple and continuous sentences which are silly or could be interpreted in a silly way, e. English esl speaking present continuous worksheets most.
Choose the best verb from the box to complete each sentence. Esl speaking activities esl persent perfect tense present. Here are time markers that can be used with the present perfect continuous. British broadcasting corporation 2007 grammar challenge present perfect continuous practice activities. Download this explanation in pdf we use both of these tenses for finished and unfinished actions. If you are a current subscriber and have any questions, please contact us please feel free to share the resourcesremember to acknowledge the source and use the original without any alterations. Microsoft word present perfect simple or present perfect continuous 3.
Present continuous present perfect continuous present perfect simple present perfect. How to be a better communicator in english using the present. Jun 01, 2016 present perfect vs present perfect continuous 1. The other 99 would know little about terms like past perfect or present continuous. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous tense. We use the present perfect tense to talk about things where there is a connection between the past and the future. It has grown from a research project in the dormitory room of two college students to a business that now employs. Past perfect continuous interactive and printable pdf worksheets, esl games and activities for teachers to use in class or online with b1 and b2 levels. Dont forget to put a question mark at the end of each question. To practise the present perfect continuous tense and forming questions with how long. Students match the question cards and the answer cards then extend. Present perfect continuous tense grammar englishclub. Exercise 1 trip to new york city and other arrangements. Present perfect simple vs present perfect progressive.
He has been walking 20 dogs today which could mean all 20 at. Get our basic english grammar ebook pdf want to download all the grammar lessons to learn offline. Present perfect simple or present perfect continuous exercise 2. T073 present perfect continuous tense gapfill exercise. Present perfect tense i have seen the new harry potter movie. Some and any quoted speech reflexive pronouns relative clauses reported speech second conditional should should have stative verbs subject and object pronouns suffix. The target language is the present continuous tense present progressive tense. Esl present perfect continuous game miming and speaking activity preintermediate a2 30 minutes. Present continuous vs present perfect continuous closed ask question asked 4 years. Present perfect simple and continuous job roleplays problems. The students will be rewarded with a game if they pass. Nov 21, 2015 the following quiz can help your students practise the present perfect continuous tenseat home. To support teachers who are teaching from home, we have made onestopenglish free until the end of june 2020.
Innovative pdf present perfect continuous esl activities and games for teachers to use in class with a2, b1 and b2 level students. Time expressions used with present perfect continuous. Use the present perfect continuous form of the verb. In this free present perfect continuous game, students take it in turns to do a mime and other students guess what the person has been doing. Teaching the present perfect continuous tense to teen and adult students will be simple in this cool speaking game. Have you finished have you been finishing eating your sandwich yet. This is a powerpoint you can use in class to explain the difference between the present perfect simple and continuous.
Read the sentence and choose the one option a c which best fits the space. As i am a young teacher this will be my supervisor. To describe actions happening at the exact moment of speech. Online exercises english grammar and courses free tutorial present perfect continuous. Present continuous speaking lesson plan 40 yourenglishsource. Present simple and present continuous fichas interactivas. Level preintermediate time 30 minutes introduction this entertaining miming game can be used to help teach or.
The english present perfect tense is used to express actions which have already been completed, or perfected, at the time of speaking or writing. Exercise 2 present perfect continuous solutions oxford. An array of fun classroom games to help your students understand the difference between present perfect continuous and present perfect simple. A student from team a comes to the front of the class. We use it to refer to something that we have been doing over a period of time and therefore we use the prepositions of time for and since.
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