Each of the worksheets below includes clear explanations of the different tenses, using simple language that ESL students can understand.
NOUNS
NOUNS (1): Introduction. to Nouns – Introduction to nouns (people, places, and things)
NOUNS (2): Introduction to Nouns – Practice writing nouns (people, places, and things) to complete sentences
NOUNS: Singular and Plural Nouns – Practice writing singular or plural nouns in blanks
NOUNS: Review of Singular and Plural Nouns – Review of singular and plural nouns, with an error correction worksheet
NOUNS: Review of Nouns – Practice identifying nouns in sentences
NOUNS: “There is…” and “There are…” – Introduction to sentence patterns with “there is” and “there are,” with an error correction worksheet
NOUNS: Review of “There is…” and “There are…” – Practice writing sentences using a simple sentence pattern
SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS (with a / an / the)
SINGULAR NOUNS: a/an – Practice using “a/an” with various single nouns
PLURAL NOUNS: -s/-es – Practice adding -s/-es to various nouns
PLURAL NOUNS ending in -y – Practice making the plural form of nouns ending in -y
PLURAL NOUNS ending in -f/-fe – Practice making the plural form of nouns ending in ‘y
PLURAL NOUNS ending in -o – Practice making the plural form of nouns ending in ‘y
PLURAL NOUNS: Irregular Plural Nouns – Introduction to the plural form of various irregular nouns
NOUNS: When to use “the” – Practice using a/an/the in short conversations
NOUNS: When to use “the” (2) – Practice writing sentences with a/an/the based on a simple sentence pattern
NOUNS: a/an & the – Simple sentence patterns and conversations using a/an/the
NOUNS: When to use “the” (3) – Write sentences with “the” to identify specific nouns
NOUNS: Review of a/an & the – Short reading passage focusing on the articles a/an/the
NOUNS: Review of a/an & the (2) – Review worksheet based on the above conversation
COUNT NOUNS & NONCOUNT NOUNS
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: Introduction – Introduction to the concepts of count nouns and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: many / much – Practice using “many” with count nouns and “much” with noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “a lot of” – Review of many/much and introduction to the use of “a lot of” with both count and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: many / much / a lot of – Review of many / much / a lot of with count nouns and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “a few” /“a little” – Practice using “a few” with count nouns and “a little” with noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “some” – Review of count/noncount nouns and introduction to the use of “some” with both count and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “There is” / “There are” – Practice using “there is” with noncount nouns and “there are” with count nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: Nouns Can Be BOTH Count and Noncount – Introduction to certain nouns that can be both count nouns and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: Measure Words – Practice using “measure words” with noncount nouns
VERBS
VERBS (1): Introduction to Verbs – Introduction to verbs
VERBS (2): Be Verbs – Introduction to be verbs
VERBS (3): Subject-Verb Agreement – Adding -s to verbs when the subject is “he / she / it”
VERBS (4): Review Lesson – Review of verbs
VERBS (5): Error Correction – Practice correcting verb errors in various sentences
VERBS: (6): Nouns and Verbs – Practice identifying nouns and verbs
List of Irregular Verb Forms – List of simple form and past tense form of the most common verbs
SUBJECTS & VERBS
SUBJECTS AND VERBS (1): Introduction – Introduction to the concept of “subjects” and “verbs”
SUBJECTS AND VERBS (2): Review of Subjects – Practice writing subjects in sentences
SUBJECTS AND VERBS (3): Review Lesson – Practice identifying subjects and verbs in sentences
SUBJECTS AND VERBS (4): Review Lesson #2 – Write subjects and verbs in the blanks to complete sentences
SUBJECTS AND VERBS (5): Gerunds as Subjects – The use of gerunds (verb+ing) as subjects
SUBJECTS AND VERBS (6): Review Lesson #3 – Identify subjects and verbs in sentences
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES (1): Introduction – Adjectives are words that modify nouns
ADJECTIVES (2): Opposites – Match adjectives that are opposites
ADJECTIVES (3): Practice #1 – Use several adjectives to describe a noun
ADJECTIVES (4): Practice #2 – Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives
ADJECTIVES (5): Review – Connect adjectives to the nouns they modify
ADJECTIVES (6): Review of Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives – Fill in the blanks with a suitable noun, verb, or adjective
Comparative Adjectives
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (1): -er – Practice adding -er to adjectives
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (2): Spelling Practice – Practice adding “-er” to various adjectives
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (3): “-er + than” – Compare two nouns with “adjective + -er + than”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (4): Review of “-er + than” – Error correction lesson
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (5): “-er + than” Practice – Practice writing “-er + than” in sentences
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (6): “more + adjective” – When to use “-er” and “more”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (7): Review of “more + adjective” – Complete sentences with “more + adjective”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (8): Exceptions to the rule – When to use “more adjective” with shorter adjectives
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (9): Irregular Adjectives – Comparative forms of irregular adjectives
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (10): Comparative Sentences with Opposites – Practice using opposites to write comparative sentences
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (11): “as adjective as” – Compare nouns using “as adjective as”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (12): “as adjective as” Practice – Write sentences with “as adjective as”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (13): Review – Practice writing sentences with “as adjective as” or “more adjective than” / “adjective + -er than”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (14): “not as adjective as” – Compare nouns using “not as adjective as”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (15): “not as adjective as” Review – Practice using “not as adjective as”
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (16): Review of Comparative Adjectives – Fill in the blanks with different comparative sentence patterns
Superlative Adjectives
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (1): “-est” – Introduction to superlative adjectives
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (2): Practice – Usage of superlative adjectives
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (3): “most” – Using “most” vs. “-est” with superlative adjectives
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (4): Review – Error correction lesson
Adverbs
ADVERBS (1): Modify Verbs – Introduction to adverbs
ADVERBS (2): Adverb Games – Simple games using adverbs
ADVERBS (3): Practice – Write adverbs to complete sentences
ADVERBS (4): Irregular Adverbs – far, fast, hard, high, late, long, low, well
ADVERBS (5): Irregular Adverbs #2 – late/lately, hard/hardly
ADVERBS (6): Irregular Adverbs #3 – good/well, bad/badly
ADVERBS (7): Adjective or Adverb? – Practice identifying adjectives and adverbs
ADVERBS (8): Modify Adjectives & Adverbs – Use adverbs to modify adjectives and other adverbs
TENSES
Each of the lessons below includes clear and simple explanations of the different tenses, along with basic exercises to help students understand when and how to use them correctly.
PRESENT TENSE
PRESENT TENSE (1): Introduction – Using present tense to talk about things that always happen
PRESENT TENSE (2): -s/-es – Adding -s/-es to verbs when the subject is He, She, or It
PRESENT TENSE (3): Change -y to -ies – Adding -s/-es to verbs that end in “-y”
PRESENT TENSE (4): -es – Adding -es to verbs that end in s/sh/ch/x/z
PRESENT TENSE (5): don’t / doesn’t – Using “don’t” and “doesn’t” to make negative present tense sentences
PRESENT TENSE (6): don’t / doesn’t #2 – Using “don’t” and “doesn’t” to make negative present tense sentences.
PRESENT TENSE (7): don’t / doesn’t #3 – Rewrite present tense sentences as negative sentences, using “don’t” or “doesn’t”
PRESENT TENSE (8): Error Correction – Correct the errors in present tense sentences
PRESENT TENSE (9): Review – Write a suitable verb to complete present tense sentences with singular third-person subjects
PRESENT TENSE (10): With “when” – Write more complex present tense sentences, using phrases beginning with “when…”
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Continuous Worksheet 1 – an introduction to present continuous tense (present progressive tense)
Present Continuous Worksheet 2 – using Be Verbs in present continuous sentences
Present Continuous Worksheet 3 – adding -ing to verbs
Present Continuous Worksheet 4 – is it “present tense” or “present continuous tense?
Present Continuous Worksheet 5 – practice making negative sentences
PAST TENSE
Past Tense Worksheet 1 – an introduction to past tense
Past Tense Worksheet 2 – practice recognizing past tense verbs
Past Tense Worksheet 3 – more practice using past tense
Past Tense Worksheet 4 – fix the mistakes in these past tense sentences
Past Tense Worksheet 5 – using “didn’t” to make negative past tense sentences
Past Tense Worksheet 6 – fix the mistakes in these past tense sentences
FUTURE TENSE
Future Tense Worksheet 1 – an introduction to future tense
Future Tense Worksheet 2 – use “will + verb” or “won’t + verb” to complete the sentences
Future Tense Worksheet 3 – use “will + verb” or “won’t + verb” to complete the sentences
Future Tense Worksheet 4 – practice writing future tense sentences
Future Tense Worksheet 5 – practice using past tense and future tense correctly
BASIC TENSE REVIEW QUIZZES
Tense Review Quiz 1 – a simple quiz in which students write the correct form of the verbs in the blanks
Tense Review Quiz 2 – write a suitable verb in each blank
Tense Review Quiz 3 – write questions and answers using different tenses
Tense Review Quiz 4 – identify the tenses of different sentences
Tense Review Quiz 5 – write sentences (and negative sentences) using the different tenses
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Past Continuous Worksheet 1 – an introduction to past continuous tense (using the word “during”)
Past Continuous Worksheet 2 – an introduction to past continuous tense (using the word “when”)
Past Continuous Worksheet 3 – more practice with past continuous tense (using the words “while/as”)
Past Continuous Worksheet 4 – fill in the blanks to complete the past continuous tense sentences
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Present Perfect Worksheet 1 – an introduction to present perfect tense
Present Perfect Worksheet 2 – using present perfect tense with “already” and “not yet”
Present Perfect Worksheet 3 – using present perfect tense to describe experiences and accomplishments
Present Perfect Worksheet 4 – using present perfect tense to say how many times you have done something
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 1 – introduction to present perfect continuous tense
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 2 – answer the questions with present perfect continuous sentences, using “lately/recently/these days”
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 3 – use the information provided to write several present perfect continuous sentences
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 4 – fix the mistakes in these present perfect continuous sentences
Advanced ESL Grammar Worksheets
PASSIVE VOICE
Subject-Verb-Object Worksheet 1 – introduction to the “subject-verb-object” sentence construction.
Subject-Verb-Object Worksheet 2 – practice identifying subjects and objects
Passive Voice Worksheet 1 – rewrite the sentences in the passive voice (“be verb” + “past participle” + “by”)
Passive Voice Worksheet 2 – practice writing passive voice sentences without subjects
Passive Voice Worksheet 3 – practice using the passive voice with the words “get” and “got” (instead of “be verbs”)
Passive Voice Worksheet 4 – practice switching between active and passive voices
EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
Embedded Questions Worksheet 1 – introduction to embedded questions (indirect questions)
Embedded Questions Worksheet 2 – practice writing embedded questions
Embedded Questions Worksheet 3 – practice writing questions that include embedded questions
Embedded Questions Worksheet 4 – introduction to embedded questions using the word “if”
Embedded Questions Worksheet 5 – introduction to embedded questions using the words “whether … or not”
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 1 – introduction to relative clauses (using “that”, “which”, and “who”)
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 2 – review of relative clauses (using “that”, “which”, and “who”)
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 3 – relative clauses using “where”, “when”, and “whose”
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 4 – “identifying” vs. “non-identifying” relative clauses
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 5 – review of “identifying” relative clauses
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 6 – introduction to the grammar rule stating that you should not put prepositions at the end of sentences
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 7 – “no prepositions at the end of a sentence” review
