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Verb Tenses: A Problem To ESL Learners
Many educators have trouble with ESL students learning verb tenses. Moreover, several pupils have difficulties acquiring this concept because they cannot make a connection between the native language and the second language. This blog aims to help teachers and students to clarify their doubts, get new ideas for teaching, and novel exercises to practice this skill.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Check Your Comprehension
After seeing tutorial videos, reading relevant information and playing games about verb tenses, now is time to check your comprehension!!! Visit the following sites, practice and check your comprehension...
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm
http://www.verbs-online.com/english-verbs/english-verbs.htm

http://www.verbs-online.com/english-verbs/english-verbs.htm
Let's Practice

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Past_Irregular_Verbs.htm
http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Present_vs_Progressive.htm
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense.htm
The Sequence of Verb Tenses
This handout explains and describes the sequence of verb tenses in English. Reading this handout will help you to clarify any doubts you may still have. Once you finish, select 5 verbs and express them in the six tenses emphasize in this page.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/01/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/01/
Lessons for each of the 12 basic tenses
In this link you will find lessons for each of the 12 basic tenses. Travel trough this web page dedicating more time to the tenses in which you still have doubts or the ones that are harder for you to work with. Once you are done, select 3 verbs. Then, write a sentence for each tense of the selected verbs.
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses.htm
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Learn the Basics of Verb Tenses
This videos offer a very detailed explanation of verbs forms and tenses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQy38-_rtL0
http://www.knewton.com/blog/gmat/2011/02/01/video-understanding-verb-tense-errors/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQy38-_rtL0
http://www.knewton.com/blog/gmat/2011/02/01/video-understanding-verb-tense-errors/
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Learning Verb Tenses
Next to nouns, one of the most relevant parts of speech is verbs. Verbs are the action in the sentence, which tells what the subject is or does. Have you noticed that they have the same definition in English and Spanish? Yes, they have the same meaning and job than in English. Most pupils do not have problems with regular and irregular verbs in present tense and often they are easy to learn. However, when an irregular verb is put in the past and future tense, it might become problematic.
In the classroom, the teacher tells students that they have to memorize all irregular verb of common use. This is partially true, but how can a pupil translate that knowledge to real life? Besides texts and isolated exercises, we present a series of modules, videos, worksheets, and other instruments to practice this concept and make learning meaningful.
Check this YouTube tutorial to review the verbs.
Verbs: A Tutorial
In the classroom, the teacher tells students that they have to memorize all irregular verb of common use. This is partially true, but how can a pupil translate that knowledge to real life? Besides texts and isolated exercises, we present a series of modules, videos, worksheets, and other instruments to practice this concept and make learning meaningful.
Check this YouTube tutorial to review the verbs.
Verbs: A Tutorial
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