TEACHER'S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Present Perfect Board Game

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, listening and Here is an excellent board game to help students practice talking
speaking activity, group about various topics in the present perfect tense. This activity is
work also ideal for reviewing the various uses of the present perfect.

Procedure
Language Focus
Explain that the students are going to play a board game where
Present perfect
they have to talk about various topics for 30 seconds using the
present perfect tense.
Aim
Divide the students into groups of three or four.
To talk about various
topics in the present Give each group a copy of the game board, a dice and counters.
perfect tense.
Have one student keep the time in each group.

Preparation Students place their counters on the start square.

Make one copy of the
Students then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their
game board for each
counter along the board.
group of three or four.
Enlarge the game board When a student lands on a square, they have to talk about the
to A3 if possible. You topic on the square in the present perfect tense for 30 seconds
will also need to prepare without stopping.
some dice and counters.
Students are allowed to combine the present perfect with other
tenses if need be.
Level
When a student lands on a 'Free Question' square, they must ask
Intermediate (A2-B1) a present perfect question to another member of the group. The
group member must then answer the question.
Time If a student can’t think of anything to say, makes a grammar
35 minutes mistake, or stops talking before the 30 seconds are up, they must
go back to their previous square.

The first student to reach the finish wins the game.

As an alternative, you could have the students miss a turn instead

of going back to their previous square. You can also increase the
time limit to one minute to make the game more challenging.

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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Present Perfect Board Game

The most
Something A place you How long
exciting An important
dangerous Miss a have been you have
thing you exam you
you have turn going to a
have ever have passed
studied
done lot recently English
done

The most
Something The best Something
expensive
important game you you have
thing you
that you have ever done
have ever
have learnt played recently
bought

Something Someone Super

Go
you have interesting skip!
forward 2 learnt in the you have Move
spaces last class met recently ahead

The longest Something

A capital city
journey Free you have
you have
been to
you've ever Question stopped
been on doing

The best A new A friend you

meal you Oh no! word you have known
have ever Go back have learnt for a long
eaten recently time

Something
A sport you Something
A film you that has
have never you have
have seen made
tried but done too
many times you smile
would like to many times
recently

The longest
A sport you The nicest
What you time you
have played car you
have done have spent
for a long have ever
this week away from
time travelled in
home

The best The longest

Free holiday you time you
Question
Finish have ever have been
had awake for

Someone Something A beautiful

you have horrible you place you
just met have eaten have visited

How long
The best
you have Something
teacher you Miss a Go back 2
have ever turn
lived at your you haven't
spaces
Start
present done yet
had
home

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