A2 Grammar Worksheets
209 printable grammar worksheets · A2 (Elementary)
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A2 grammar worksheets
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About A2 grammar worksheets
At A2 learners start to talk about the past, plans and experiences. Key structures are the past simple with regular and irregular verbs, past continuous, going to and will, comparatives and superlatives, the present perfect for experience with ever and never, much, many and a lot of, adverbs of frequency, and must, have to and should.
Worksheets pair each structure with a realistic context, such as a holiday story or a job advert, then practice it through gap fill, multiple choice, matching, sentence building and short writing tasks. Contrast sheets, such as past simple versus present perfect, help learners choose between forms. The level matches Cambridge A2 Key.
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Teaching tips: A2 grammar worksheets
- Pre-teach irregular verbs in small groups of ten and test them in a quick game before a past simple worksheet.
- Introduce the present perfect with a 'Have you ever…?' mingle, then use the worksheet to consolidate what learners already said.
- Give learners the going to sheet before a real planning task, such as organizing a class outing, so they have immediate use for it.
- Ask learners to find the time expressions in each gap fill sentence first; yesterday, ever and next week tell them which form to use.
Questions teachers ask
Should I teach the present perfect at A2?
Yes, but mainly for life experience with ever and never, and with just, already and yet. Contrasts with for and since and the continuous form usually come at B1.
Do these worksheets match A2 Key?
The grammar follows the A2 Key syllabus and some sheets use exam-style tasks, such as open cloze and multiple-choice gap fill.
How can I stop learners saying 'I have been to Paris last year'?
Teach the rule that finished time words like last year and yesterday need the past simple, then use the contrast worksheets where learners sort time expressions before choosing the tense.