The Boy Who Started IKEA (Irregular Verbs)

A2 (Pre-Intermediate) B1 (Intermediate) Grammar Teens Adults Reading

You can also use another lesson "Present Perfect Time Markers", "Present Perfect" on this topic before moving on to this one.

A reading and grammar lesson for A2–B1 students about the history of IKEA designed to practise Past Simple and Present Perfect through a story and real-life shopping contexts. Students discover how IKEA started, read about Kamprad’s early business ideas, and explore 14 target irregular verbs.The lesson includes reading comprehension, irregular verb reference tables, contextual gap-fills, error correction, sentence transformations, and personalised speaking practice. Students also create their own shop and tell its story using the target verbs and both tenses.

November 13, 2026