ESL Lesson Plan Present Perfect Continuous

Level
B1-B2
Time
1 Hour
Media
Article
Present Perfect Continuous

Lesson Overview

This ESL Grammar lesson plan on the present perfect continuous teaches ESL students when and how to use this tense correctly. It does that by providing a great explanation and multiple, fun exercises.

This ESL Grammar lesson plan on the present perfect continuous begins with an explanation of the grammar point, detailing how to form the tense and…

This ESL Grammar lesson plan on the present perfect continuous teaches ESL students when and how to use this tense correctly. It does that by providing a great explanation and multiple, fun exercises.

This ESL Grammar lesson plan on the present perfect continuous begins with an explanation of the grammar point, detailing how to form the tense and when to use it. That is followed by a fun sentence completion exercise which allows students to put the theory into practice. 

Next, students are challenged to form questions using the tense, before being presented with a for / since activity. The lesson finishes with a series of fun discussion questions which encourage students to talk and use the grammar point naturally. 

Activity Layout

  1. Explanation.
  2. How to Form. 
  3. Complete the Sentences. 
  4. Question Forming Exercise. 
  5. Present Perfect Continuous - For / Since
  6. Grammar: Activities.
  7. Present Perfect Continuous Questions. 

Homework

There is a homework task to supplement this grammar lesson. Students consolidate their learning by practising the target grammar through a range of activities designed to reinforce and improve their accuracy.

  1. Reading
  2. Reading: Writing Task.

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