Past Simple vs. Present Perfect Task Cards

50 task cards focused on the use of past simple and present perfect. Each task card contains a picture prompt. Use them to play Kaboom Game or Scoot, they are great for Centers, Quiz Games, can be used as Bell Ringers. Low prep, just print out and cut up.

Contains:

• 50 task cards - they double up as Kaboom! sentence cards and Scoot cards
• 10 Kaboom! cards
• 5 answer sheets for Scoot
• instructions
• keys

This product focuses on:

• past simple
• present perfect
• the difference in use between the two tenses

INSTRUCTIONS:

Kaboom! Game

• print out and cut up the numbered sentence cards and Kaboom! cards, laminate (optional)
• put them in a receptacle of your choice
• decide on how long you want to spend on this activity and set a timer
• pupils take turns pulling out a card and finishing or making a sentence using cues and picture prompts
• if they say it right, they get to keep the card
• if they get it wrong, they put it back
• the next pupil takes a turn
• if they pull out a Kaboom! card, they put all their cards back, feel free to use as many (or as few) Kaboom! card as you wish
• pupil with the most cards at the end wins

**Scoot Game
**

• use the numbered sentence cards, each student gets a recording sheet
• place one card on each student’s desk. If you have fewer students than cards, feel free to not use the whole deck.
• plan a route, make sure your students understand which way they are supposed to move
• start the game by having each pupil write the answer to their card on their answer sheet
• when students are finished, call out “SCOOT” and they move to their neighbor’s desk where they write the answer to the card on that desk
• call out “SCOOT” again, students move again, continue until students have answered all the cards
• answer sheets can be corrected with the whole group, in pairs or collected for a later correction