Present Simple Passive ESL Games and Worksheets
In this comprehensive present simple passive worksheet, students practice identifying and writing sentences in the present simple passive. Students start by changing present simple sentences from active to passive. Next, students complete present simple active or passive sentences with verbs from a box in their correct form and identify if each sentence is active or passive. Students then write active or passive yes/no questions about the sentences. Finally, students correct mistakes in active and passive sentences.
In this free present simple passive game, students practice describing objects using the present simple passive. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and describing the object to the other students in the group using the present simple passive along with the pronoun: it, they, this or these. For example, if a student picked up the picture of a dictionary, they might say, "It's made from paper. It's used in the classroom. It's bought by someone learning a language. It's used to find the meanings of words." The first student to guess the object wins the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.
In this fun present simple passive game, students complete true or false facts with the present simple passive and then take part in a quiz. First, in two groups, students complete true or false facts with the present simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns reading their facts to their partner, who guesses if they are true or false. Students score one point for each correct guess. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.
In this useful present simple passive worksheet, students practice the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the present simple passive. First, students read the present simple affirmative sentences and rewrite them in the present simple passive. Afterwards, review the answers with the class. Students then repeat the process with the negative and interrogative forms.
In this engaging present simple passive game, students make sentences about what two things have in common. Teams take turns picking up a card and asking the opposing team what the two things on the card have in common, e.g. 'What do football and basketball have in common?' The opposing team then has two minutes to think of as many answers as they can using the present simple passive, e.g. 'Football and basketball are played in teams.' For each grammatically correct and appropriate sentence, the team scores one point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
This describing a process worksheet helps to teach students how to describe processes in the present simple passive. To begin, students complete sentences with the present simple passive to describe how bread is produced. Students are then introduced to sequence words and shown how to write a process in stages. Next, students use sequence words and the present simple passive to describe the process of planning a party. After that, students write two processes using sequence words and the present simple passive. Finally, students present their processes to the class.
