Teaching tenses Xmas lessons

Teaching past, present and future verb forms in end of the year lessons tips and photocopiables:

Teaching tenses in Christmas lessons article

Present tenses Xmas photocopiables

Present Simple Xmas photocopiables

It is and they are Xmas photocopiables

It is and They are with adjectives Xmas pick and draw game

Xmas pictures for It is/ They are

It is/ They are Xmas flashcards

Xmas vocabulary categories activities (it is and they are)

Other Present Simple Xmas photocopiables

Xmas mix and match (third person S, Present Simple and Xmas vocabulary)

Christmas Adverbs of Frequency– Present Simple and lots of lovely (not stereotyped) cultural information

Present Continuous Xmas photocopiables

Present Continuous Christmas mix and match – NEW 

Xmas actions Present Continuous drawing game – NEW

Present Continuous and like with ing Xmas questions games

Present Simple and Continuous Xmas photocopiables

Christmas Present Simple and Continuous mimes– contrasting routines and things happening now, with lots of nice Chrimbo vocab

Future tenses Xmas photocopiables

Going to Xmas photocopiables

Xmas actions going to games – NEW

Xmas going to games

Going to Xmas mimes – for predictions with present evidence

New Year resolutions adverbs of frequency – going to for plans and learner training

Will Xmas photocopiables

Xmas problems will for spontaneous intentions practice – NEW

Will for future predictions Xmas

Future Continuous Xmas photocopiables

New Year action and state verbs

Future Perfect Xmas photocopiables

Future Perfect New Year predictions

Future desires Xmas photocopiables

Festivals and celebrations like and would like practice (starting with Xmas and New Year)

Future tenses review Xmas photocopiables

Xmas and New Year future tenses review

Past tenses Xmas photocopiables

Present Perfect Xmas photocopiables

Xmas experiences bluff Present Perfect practice – NEW

Past Simple Xmas photocopiables

Make a Xmas story Past Simple practice

Past Continuous Xmas photocopiables

Christmas Past Tense mimes – Past continuous when they finish miming and then tense review as they talk about their own experiences of those things

Used to Xmas photocopiables

Past and present Xmas used to practice – NEW

Past tenses review Xmas photocopiables

Xmas in history trivia quiz past tenses review – NEW

Christmas Past Tense mimes – Past continuous when they finish miming and then tense review as they talk about their own experiences of those things

Conditionals Xmas photocopiables

First conditional Xmas photocopiables

Xmas first conditional superstitions bluff game – a classic, hopefully not ruined in my version

Imperative Xmas photocopiables

Business English Christmas cards Do’s and Don’ts – imperatives and important cultural information

Passive voice Xmas photocopiables

Xmas vocabulary passive voice guessing game

Christmas traditions passives bluff game

More coming soon. For other language points like functional language, numbers and business English, see here:

Xmas and New Year games, worksheets, flashcards, videos and songs for EFL classes

Updated 24 December 2024

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