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Used to/Would Speaking Game

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Past and present habits verb forms speaking through a fun personalised guessing game.

By: Alex Case
Level: All Levels
Theme: General
Study Area: Past Tenses
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Lesson Plan Content:


Past or present used to, would and Present Simple speaking game

Make a statement about your past or present with the grammar taken out, e.g. “Jog five miles a day”. Your partner will make what they think is a true past or present sentence about you using those words, e.g. “You would jog five miles a day” or “You (often) jog five miles a day”. Tell them if they are correct. After discussing that if you like, switch roles and do the same again. Use “would” for past habits, “used to” for past states, and Present Simple for current habits.

Suggested topics:

  • Adventurousness/ Trying new things
  • Allergies
  • Anger/ Irritation
  • Animals
  • Art/ Media
  • Books
  • Character
  • Clothes/ Fashion
  • Communication
  • Drinks
  • Energy levels
  • Evenings
  • Exercise
  • Famous people
  • Fears
  • Fitness
  • Food
  • Games
  • Going out/ Eating out
  • Health
  • Hobbies/ Interests
  • Holidays
  • Household decoration
  • Languages
  • Likes and dislikes
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Possessions
  • Relationships
  • Routines/ Habits
  • Skills/ Abilities
  • Sleeping
  • Spending money
  • Spending time
  • Sports
  • Studies
  • Technology
  • TV
  • Weekends

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