1E Verb patterns board game

Complete the questions with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1 2 3 4 5 6
Can you
Have you If you’re having Have you ever
envisage Go forward
START ever failed difficulty
5 spaces dared someone

J (hand in) homework

(work) with
(get) to sleep,
J (do) something


children in the
on time? what do you do? risky?
future?

12 11 10 9 8 7
How difficult When was As a child,
Have you ever Do you remember
would it be to Go back to the last time did your parents
pretended
teach someone the start you got food make you
(meet) your
(be) older than you teacher for the first
really are? (speak) your  (deliver) to your (eat) food you
time?
language? house? didn’t like?

13 14 15 16 17 18
Do you have Have you ever
Which teachers Go forward Have you ever put Would you trust
any clothes seen a film which
have inspired you 3 spaces off your best friend
that you regret wasn’t worth
(tell) someone the

(buy)? (watch)?
(study) harder? J truth? (cut) your hair?

24 23 22 21 20 19
How would
If you saw Do you ever let What have you
you persuade Go back Have you ever
someone your classmates been spending
your parents 4 spaces had something
your free time
(shoplift), what (copy) your
(buy) you
would you do?
 homework? (do) recently?
(steal) from you?
something?

25 26 27 28 29 30
What personality Which
Have you How well do
traits would you extra-curricular Go forward How often do you
ever forgotten you expect
like your future activities would 2 spaces need your eyes
husband/wife you recommend
(wish) a friend (do) in your next
happy birthday?
J (test)?
English test?
(have)? (take up)?

36 35 34 33 32 31
If you heard Should parents Have you
How do you try
your dog Go back encourage ever refused
FINISH 6 spaces their kids
(come across)
J when you first
(bark) in the middle
of the night, what  (learn) a musical
(do) something
your parents
meet someone?
would you do? instrument? asked you to?

Place all your counters on the START square. Take turns to roll the dice, move your counter and answer the question.
Make sure you give full answers, with reasons and details as appropriate. The winner is the first player to the FINISH!

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 1E Verb patterns board game

Aims  To review and practise verb patterns. To give students the

opportunity to share ideas and talk about experiences.
Time  15 minutes
Materials  1 copy of the game for each group of four students;
you will also need dice and counters
• Divide the class into groups of four and give each group
a copy of the board game. Tell students to complete the
questions, using the appropriate forms of the verbs in
brackets. Check answers as a class.
Answer Key
2 to hand in 14 watching 26 taking up
3 working 15 to study 27 to wish
4 getting 17 telling 29 tested
6 to do 18 to cut 30 to do
7 meeting 19 stolen 31 to do
8 eat 20 doing 32 to learn
9 delivered 21 copy 34 barking
11 to speak 23 shoplifting 35 to come across
12 to be 24 to buy
13 buying 25 to have
• Give each group a dice and counters. The counters should all
be placed on the START square.
• The first student rolls the dice, moves their counter and
answers the question. Encourage students to answer as fully
as possible, giving examples and reasons as appropriate.
• The winner is the first student to the FINISH square, or the
player on the highest number when you stop the game.

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