Activity 1: Verb Tense Tic-Tac-Toe
In this activity, students will practice different verb tenses while playing Tic-Tac-Toe. They will take turns asking and answering questions using the given verb tense. The player who gets three X’s or O’s in a row wins the game.
1. Present Simple: Do you like ice cream?
2. Past Simple: Did you play soccer yesterday?
3. Future Simple: Will you go to the park tomorrow?
4. Present Continuous: What are you doing right now?
5. Past Continuous: What were you eating for lunch yesterday?
6. Future Continuous: What will you be doing at 6 PM tomorrow?
7. Present Perfect: Have you ever been to the beach?
8. Past Perfect: Had you finished your homework when I called you?
9. Future Perfect: Will you have graduated from primary school by next year?
10. Present Perfect Continuous: How long have you been studying English?
Activity 2: Verb Tense Board Game
For this activity, students will play a board game to practice verb tenses. Each square on the board will have a different verb tense activity. Students will roll a dice and move their game piece accordingly. They will then complete the corresponding activity by writing or speaking sentences using the given verb tense.
1. Present Simple: Write five sentences about your daily routine.
2. Past Simple: Describe a recent vacation using at least three past simple sentences.
3. Future Simple: Write a paragraph about your plans for the weekend using future simple sentences.
4. Present Continuous: Write four sentences describing what people are doing in a picture.
5. Past Continuous: Describe what you were doing at a specific time yesterday in three sentences.
6. Future Continuous: Write three questions using future continuous tense.
7. Present Perfect: Write five sentences about your accomplishments or experiences.
8. Past Perfect: Write two sentences about something that happened in the past before another event.
9. Future Perfect: Write a sentence using future perfect tense.
10. Present Perfect Continuous: Write two sentences about how long you have been studying English.
Activity 3: Verb Tense Scavenger Hunt
In this activity, students will go on a scavenger hunt and find objects or situations that represent different verb tenses. They will take pictures or draw illustrations of their findings and then explain the verb tense associated with each picture.
1. Present Simple: Find a sign or label with a simple present tense verb.
2. Past Simple: Find an object or picture that represents something that happened in the past.
3. Future Simple: Find a flyer or advertisement for a future event.
4. Present Continuous: Take a picture of someone in the act of doing something at the moment.
5. Past Continuous: Find a picture of a past event where multiple actions were happening at the same time.
6. Future Continuous: Draw or find an illustration of a future event with ongoing actions.
7. Present Perfect: Take a picture of something that you have accomplished or experienced.
8. Past Perfect: Find a picture of two events where one happened before the other.
9. Future Perfect: Draw a picture representing something that will have been completed by a specific time in the future.
10. Present Perfect Continuous: Take a picture of an activity or task that you have been doing for an extended period of time.
Answers:
Activity 1:
1. like
2. play
3. go
4. doing
5. were eating
6. will be doing
7. have been
8. had finished
9. will have graduated
10. have been studying
Activity 2:
1. Student’s own sentences
2. Student’s own sentences
3. Student’s own paragraph
4. Student’s own sentences
5. Student’s own sentences
6. Student’s own questions
7. Student’s own sentences
8. Student’s own sentences
9. Student’s own sentence
10. Student’s own sentences
Activity 3:
1. Picture or description of a sign or label with a simple present tense verb
2. Picture or description of an object or picture representing something that happened in the past
3. Picture or description of a flyer or advertisement for a future event
4. Picture of someone in the act of doing something at the moment
5. Picture or description of a past event where multiple actions were happening at the same time
6. Picture or description of a future event with ongoing actions
7. Picture of something that the student has accomplished or experienced
8. Picture or description of two events where one happened before the other
9. Picture or description representing something that will have been completed by a specific time in the future
10. Picture of an activity or task that the student has been doing for an extended period of time
📝 Tips para entender los tiempos verbales
1. Utiliza la práctica repetitiva: Repite regularmente los diferentes tiempos verbales en inglés hasta que se vuelvan automáticos. Puedes crear tarjetas de estudio con ejemplos de frases en cada tiempo verbal y repasarlas regularmente para internalizar la estructura y el uso adecuado de cada uno.
2. Conecta los tiempos verbales con situaciones reales: Asocia cada tiempo verbal con situaciones cotidianas o experiencias personales para que puedas recordar más fácilmente cuándo y cómo usarlos. Por ejemplo, asocia el presente simple con acciones hábituales o hechos generales, y el pasado simple con acciones completadas en el pasado.
3. Practica con ejercicios de construcción de frases: Realiza ejercicios donde debas construir frases en diferentes tiempos verbales. Puedes usar libros de ejercicios, aplicaciones o sitios web especializados para practicar este tipo de ejercicios. A medida que te vayas familiarizando con la estructura de cada tiempo verbal, te resultará más sencillo utilizarlos correctamente en contextos reales.
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