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Category Archives: English Grammar
Teaching the Simple Present Tense with the Negative
When ESL beginners learn to answer questions with positive answers they progress without too much difficulty. The negative answers, however, are more complex because the pattern is different with the use of “to be” and “to do”. Continue reading
A Fun Way to Deal With Prepositions
If you can get your esl students participating in an activity that has them using English grammar in everyday situations, they will learn quickly and remember what they learned. Continue reading
ESL Practice Questions – Future Progressive Tense – Arctic Balloon Expedition – Part 5
This article reviews the future progressive tense and provides practice questions for students. A video of Andrée, Frænkel and Strindberg’s adventures is provided to add interest to an otherwise dull subject. Continue reading
ESL Practice Questions –Simple Future Tense – Andrée Arctic Balloon Expedition – Part 4
If you are a student you may wish to practice your English grammar. This blog provides several exercises that will allow you to review the simple future tense. If you have a minute, try them now.
ESL Grammar Practice Questions – The Conditional
Conditional sentences can be tricky for the ESL student. People will understand you if you use the conditional incorrectly, but those who master it, speak with real polish. Continue reading
Introducing Frequency or Mid-Sentence Adverbs
Adverbs tell us more about the verb – they refer to how often something happens. Continue reading
Super Success with Children’s Bingo Games!
Try using ESL games. They make teaching English as a second language a lot more fun. Continue reading
ESL Grammar Practice Questions – Past Tense 2
For regular verbs, forming the past tense is simply a matter of adding “ed” to the root form of the verb. (The root form of the verb is the infinitive without the “to”.) Example: Infinitive: to walk Root form: … Continue reading
ESL Practice Questions – Past Tense – Arctic Balloon Expedition – 1
This blog will provide a short explanation of how the past tense is used plus two sets of practice questions. It’s all about an amazing true story. Continue reading
ESL Practice Questions – Present Tense – Andrée’s Balloon Expedition – Part 2
This ESL blog continues with questions referring to the story of Andrée’s balloon expedition to the Arctic in 1897. Continue reading
