Verb Patterns Remix Battleships
Students find hidden ships by building present simple sentences with mixed verb patterns: verb + -ing, verb + to-infinitive, verb + object + to-infinitive, and let/make + object + base verb.
A free Battleships Game for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Verb Patterns (Remix).
Grammar focus: Verb Patterns (Remix)
Grid rows
- I
- My sister
- Our coach
- We
- My parents
- Leo
Grid columns
- every weekend
- after school
- in the summer
- on Fridays
- in the evening
- at lunchtime
Vocabulary
- enjoy
- need
- hope
- love
- try
- avoid
- practise
- forget
- ask
- hate
- prefer
- let
- make
- plan
- tell
- keep
- expect
- like
- stop
- look forward to
- remember
- spend time
- want
- allow
- offer
- remind
- go
- learn
- invite
- finish
- refuse
Printable worksheet
This Battleships Game comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Play Battleships on paper · Draw 3 ships on your grid: one of 3 squares and two of 2 squares. Don't show your partner. To fire, say a full sentence. Your partner says hit or miss.
- Build the sentence · Use the words to write a full sentence.
Part 1: Play Battleships on paper
Draw 3 ships on your grid: one of 3 squares and two of 2 squares. Don't show your partner. To fire, say a full sentence. Your partner says hit or miss.