Teachers' Handbook of Lesson Plans
Verb tenses lesson plans geared toward GED students that appropriate for older school students.

Verb Tense Chart with Resources  A list of all active and passive tenses with resources

Keeping Tenses Straight  Strategies to clarify the tenses

Sequence of Tenses  Rules and explanations for verb tenses

Verb Tense Consistency  Rules, explanations, and printable worksheet for verb tense consistency

Using the Present Perfect  Ideas for using present perfect tense

Using The Present Perfect Progressive And The Difference Between The Present Perfect Progressive And The Present Perfect  Ideas for using present perfect and present perfect progressive tenses

Using the Past Perfect Tense  Ideas for using past perfect tense

Using the Past Perfect Progressive  Ideas for using past perfect progressive

Writing New Year's Resolutions Using the Future Tense  Students will write their resolutions in future tense

Future Perfect Progressive  Ideas for using future perfect progressive tense  

Suggestions for English Language Learners:
                 
ESL Ideas         (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B) Given a list of verbs, students locate and highlight as many verbs as possible in a newspaper article.
(I, T) Students practice changing verb tenses by rewriting sentences beginning with "Yesterday, . . . Today, . . . and Tomorrow, . . . "
(T) Students practice conjugating irregular verbs and writing sentences using various forms of each verb.
 

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