Teach complex sentences with time words using this Functional Skills English worksheet pack. Clear models and visual support help learners explain when events happen in relation to one another.

The resource links sentence structure with the meaning a reader needs to understand. It is useful for students who need support choosing time connections and expressing events clearly, rather than simply adding more words to a sentence.

Who this pack supports

Supports the development of complex sentence writing towards Functional Skills English Levels 1 and 2. Learners should already have some confidence with complete simple sentences.

Suitable for SEN/SEND literacy intervention and learners who benefit from predictable layouts, visual sentence support and repeated practice. This can include autistic and other neurodivergent students who find explicit teaching helpful.

Included in this PDF pack

• Teaching guidance and worked examples
• Focused student practice and worksheet answers
• Additional grammar reference material supporting the wider series
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Use in one-to-one tuition, small-group Functional English teaching or supported home education. Having guidance, practice and answers together reduces the need to assemble separate materials.

Created by Kate Coldrick, a qualified teacher with over 25 years’ experience across mainstream and specialist settings, including Functional Skills English tutoring.

Worksheet 13 in the 30-part Functional Skills English Sentence Types series, part of English Language Foundations. This individual pack can be used on its own for the selected skill; you do not need to purchase the full series. Choose a starting point that matches the learner’s prior knowledge.