ESL: Grammar
Scroll down for several printable worksheets dealing with English grammar, including parts of speech and tenses. The worksheets on this page were developed for use in our own classes; each page explains the grammar points clearly and with simple language, and includes writing and review exercises to reinforce the material. Great for big classes or one-on-one students!


Parts of Speech
 Each of the worksheets below includes clear explanations of the different tenses, using simple language that ESL students can understand.

Tenses
Each of the worksheets 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.

Nouns

List of 100 Common Nouns

 

Noun Worksheet 1 - an introduction to Nouns (people, places, and things)

 

Noun Worksheet 2 - an introduction to Nouns (people, places, and things)

 

Nouns Worksheet 3 - an introduction to plural nouns

 

Nouns Worksheet 4 - singular and plural nouns, using "There is" and "There are"


 

Count/Noncount Nouns

Count/Noncount Nouns Worksheet 1 - count nouns with "many", and noncount nouns with "much"

 

Count/Noncount Nouns Worksheet 2 - count/noncount nouns with "many", "much", and "a lot of"


Count/Noncount Nouns Worksheet 3 - count nouns with "a few", and noncount nouns with "a little"

 

Count/Noncount Nouns Worksheet 4 - count/noncount nouns with "some"

 

Count/Noncount Nouns Worksheet 5 - count nouns with "There are" and noncount nouns with "There is"


 

Verbs:

List of 100 Common Verbs

List of Irregular Verb Forms - Present, Past, and Past Participle

Irregular Verbs - Past and Past Participle Quiz

 

 

Adjectives:

100 Adjectives

Present Tense

 

Present Continuous Tense

Past Tense

Future Tense

 

Adjectives (cont.):

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Adverbs:

Adverb Worksheet 1 - an introduction to adverbs


 Adverb Worksheet 2 - fill in the blanks with a suitable adverb


Adjective and Adverb Worksheet - identify adjectives and adverbs, and the words that they modify


Irregular Adverb Worksheet 1 - an introduction to some irregular adverbs


 Irregular Adverb Worksheet 2 - hard/hardly and late/lately


Adverb Games - a couple of simple, printable activities that make learning adverbs fun and interactive!

 

 

Past Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

(a.k.a. Present Perfect Progressive Tense)

Basic Tense Review Quizzes

Additional Advanced 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

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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"