A selection of English ESL verb preposition printables

The purpose of this worksheet is to practice time expressions via a gapfill exercise. It is aimed at pre-intermediate to intermediate students. The task is to rewrite the time expressions using the verbs in brackets.

Time expressions for pre-intermediate - intermediate students

This worksheet is designed for **B1-B2 (intermediate to upper-intermediate)** learners on the CEFR scale. It focuses on **prepositions followed by -ing forms** (gerunds) within the context of Caitlin Clark and women's basketball. Students will explore how prepositions are used with -ing verbs in authentic, engaging sports-themed material. This lesson provides a mix of **inductive learning**—where students first try to identify the grammar rules on their own—and the  Presentation, Practice, Production method, ensuring a thorough understanding of the rules. 


The warm-up activities introduce the students to Caitlin Clark’s impact on women’s sports, making the material relatable and interesting. Grammar tasks include multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and free writing exercises, ensuring students practice the grammar in both structured and creative formats. The worksheet also includes an optional **task-based learning activity**, where students research another female athlete and present on her achievements, using prepositions with -ing. This lesson is ideal for classrooms aiming to improve fluency in real-world contexts while enhancing both grammar and speaking skills.

Cailyn Clark : preposition +ing

This is a revision activity with prepositions, present continuous, verb to be, have got and vocabulary. I included the links of the videos but they may appeared blocked depending on the country you're in due to copyright.

A grand day out - third part

PRONOUNS

A Word that is used to substitute other word ( previously mentionned)



NOUN

The name we give to objects, things, animals, people, abstract things or ideas 



ADJECTIVES 

A word that gives us information about the noun 



DEFINITIVE ARTICLE

'The' is the definite article is English. It is used to restrict the meaning of a noun to make it refer to something that is known by both the speaker or writer and the listener or reader



INDEFINITIVE ARTICLE 

There are two indefinite articles in English: 'a' and 'an'. They are used before a singular noun that has a plural form. 'A' is used before a consonant sound and 'an' is used before a vowel sound.



VERB

grammar : a word (such as jump, think, happen, or exist ) that is usually one of the main parts of a sentence and that expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state of being



DEMOSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

Pronouns that point to specific things: this, that, these, and those, as in “This is an apple,” “Those are boys,” or “Take these to the clerk.” The same words are used as demonstrative adjectives when they modify nouns





DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

Demonstrative adjectives are adjectives that are used to modify a noun so that we know which specific person, place, or thing is mentioned.



PREPOSITIONS

A word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object



CONJUNCTIONS

 A word that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words 





Glossary

Reading Comprehension about a wine tasting experience in the Douro Valley in Portugal. Speaking about wine, culture, tasting experience, etc. True or false. Synonym match. Paraphrasing. Word formation. Verb tenses. Prepositions. 

Reading Comprehension: Your WINE tasting experience! (with lots of pictures)

A grammar activity in which students work with the famous family from Springfield. Students are going to answer questions about the members of the family paying attention to the pictures that appear in the photocopy. They are going to use: simple present, adjectives, verb to be, prepositions.

"The Simpsons" Getting to Know Them.

A worksheet about mixed tenses. It aims at revising the use of the simple present, the present continuous, the past simple and the past continuous and practising the use of prepositions

Grammar/Vocabulary Mock Test

Boardgame (2) – frequency adverbs, stative x active verbs, prepositions of time and in phrases, vocabulary - weddings. I prepared the game for "straightforward pi - unit 4", but it is suitable for revision of the above mentioned topics for any students of b1- level.

Boardgame (2) (level b1-) – frequency adverbs, stative x active verbs, prep. of time and in phrases, vocabulary - weddings

Sts. have to write a short paragraph about Pimboli.They have to use verb "to be" and Present simple. The purpose of this ws is to review place prepositions and physical description.Sts can write about a friend too.

Pimboli.

In this activity there are some parts that can be done without the music ( verbs, prepositions) After doing them, listen to the song and do the rest (order the lines, complete the sentences)

Ho hey by The Lumiers

As an ESL teacher, I noticed a gap in phrasal verb practice—there aren’t enough structured tasks online, and many resources overwhelm A2-level students with too many verbs at once. 
 This comic-style story introduces essential phrasal verbs in context, making it fun and easy for students to learn.
 



Prepositions (on, at, in) , Time, Irregular Verbs



















































































































Revision - Prepositions (on, at, in) , Time, Irregular Verbs

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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