Present Tense Review ESL Games, Activities and Worksheets
In this engaging present tense review game, students play Connect 4 by making sentences in the present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. The first player chooses a square and completes the sentence with the verb in brackets in the present simple, present continuous, present perfect or present perfect continuous. The player then reads the complete sentence aloud to the group. The student acting as judge checks the player's answer on the answer sheet. If the present tense verb form is correct, the player writes the verb form in the space and marks the square with an O or X. It's then the other player's turn to choose a square. If the player says the wrong verb form, play passes to the other student. The first player to get four squares in a row wins the game. If no one manages to do this, the player with the most squares wins. Afterwards, students swap roles and play game 2, giving the student who acted as judge a chance to play.
In this useful present tense review worksheet, students revise the use of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. To start, students match each sentence to the correct present tense. Next, students match sentence halves together to make present tense sentences. Students then read a text and underline the present tense verb forms that best complete the text. After that, students complete sentences by putting each verb in brackets in the correct present tense. Students then read a set of sentences and decide if the verb tense is correct in each sentence. If they think it is incorrect, they cross out the mistake and correct it. Lastly, students complete sentences with verbs from a box in the correct present tense.
In this fun present tense review game, students play battleships using the affirmative and negative forms of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous. To begin, students mark four ships on their grid. Students then play a game of battleships using different present tense affirmative and negative forms. The aim of the game is to be the first student to find and destroy all their partner's ships. Students take it in turns to choose a square on their partner's grid. However, instead of giving a grid reference to find a ship, the student makes a present tense sentence or question according to the item and tense shown on each axis. The other student listens to the sentence or question, looks at their grid and says whether it is a hit or miss. The first student to sink all their partner's ships wins the game.
This free present tense review speaking activity helps students practice forming, asking and answering conversation questions in the present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple, and present perfect continuous. In two groups, students use the verbs in brackets to complete the conversation questions on the worksheet with the correct present tense. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take it in turns to ask and answer the questions with their partner. Finally, students share what they found out about their partner with the class.
In this fast-paced present tenses activity, students race to complete sentences with suitable endings in the correct present tense. In pairs, students take it in turns to read each sentence beginning to their partner who chooses a suitable ending from their worksheet. Their partner reads the letter and ending to the other student, putting the verb in brackets in the correct present tense. If both students agree it is correct, the student writes down the corresponding letter and ending. If not, they ask for another ending to find the correct one. The first pair to match and complete all their sentences correctly wins the race.
