Lots of multiple choice practice suitable for elementarylowintermediate students based on my ws i downloaded some time ago. This free online english language course will teach you about the present simple and continuous tenses, which are used in english to talk about things and events that are happening around you. It takes about 45 minutes if students talk about every picture. Usually she work at the office, but this week she work at home. Present simple continuous tense interactive worksheet. Anna grammar worksheet present continuous elementary. Exercise 2 present simple and continuous solutions. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Present simple, present continuous worksheets for esl. Lesson a there is there are 1 lesson a there is there are 2 lesson b there was there were 1.
Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise present continuous tense in english. John lives and works in florida but he have a holiday in england at the moment. Present simple vs present continuous exercises elementary. See the grammar reference chart at top of this site page. Present continuous exercises perfect english grammar. Simple present tense simple present tense in the negative. Write a question in the present continuous based on each statement. Present simple present continuous present perfect test 02.
Simple present tense choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. After reading both texts they have to identify the girls. Verb tense exercise 1 simple present and present continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. It is used to talk about something that is happening now. Present continuous tense simple present rules verb tenses chart subject exercises. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange. Usually she works at the office, but this week shes working at home. Repetition, judgment, irritation he is always talking. Tutees simple present tense booklet tutors copy in tutor manual pages 103118 simple present exercises exercise 1. English esl present simple present continuous worksheets. Simple present vs present continuous 1 simple present vs present continuous 2 simple present vs present continuous 3 simple present vs present continuous 4 simple present vs present continuous 5 simple past vs past continuous. Past simple present perfect simple continuous past simple present perfect simple continuous past simple and present perfect. We use the present continuous with time expressions that mean now or around now.
Present simple or past simple other english exercises on the same topic. In either case, monitor for the correct usage of the present simple and present continuous. This ws consists of different exercises to practice forming and using the present simple and continuous. For larger classes, you may have to run this part concurrently. Create a sentence affirmative, negative, or a question with the prompts in either present simple or present continuous tense depending on the time word. Present simple present continuous amazon web services. Choose the right words and expressions to complete the english sentences in.
Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. When ready, each pair can take turns performing for the class. Every monday, sally drive her kids to football practice. A writing activity where students correspond with a friend while on.
As we learned in the last lesson, the present simple describes habits, routines, facts, and generalizations. Genitive s vs of expressing possession gerunds and infinitives. Exercise on simple present present progressive ex07 ex07. Simple present and present progressive exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative.
It can be used after pair work activities about asking daily routines and wearing clothes. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. Exercise on simple present present progressive ex12 ex12. This is a simple worksheet contrasting the present simple and the present continuous tenses, for elementary students, which includes a brief explanation and an activity where students are asked to fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using the present simple and the present continuous tense. Certain verbs that express emotion, need, or a state of being are not used in the progressive tense. Test 1 mixed tenses present simple and continuous, going to, future simple pdf key with answers 2. Here is a useful present continuous worksheet for elementary students. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the. Give the students a few minutes to prepare for the task. Elementary grammar present simple or present continuous. Present continuous page 1 of 6 lesson plan teacher. The pictures and sentences help them to use the correct tense.
I now 4 have a new job in a supermarket in the city centre. Present simple, present continuous worksheets for esl this page has grammar exercises related to teaching present simple and present progressive tenses. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises. Simple present and present continuous exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative. Whether to use the present simple or present continuous can be a tricky business. Present simple versus present continuous by kawyte. Use and formation 8 min when do we use the present continuous. Repeated actions and habits harry often arrives late.
Questions in the simple present tense auxiliary verbs do. Wrapup by having students compare answers with classmates, and then choose one or two students to write their answers on the board. Present perfect simple and continuous past perfect simple and continuous future simple, future continuous tense future perfect simple and continuous 1. Habits or situations that happen regularly we use the present simple to talk about actions that we do o we dont do.
My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends. Jan 7, 2017 this is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now. If one is stating an action that is happening but will soon come to an end they use present simple when the action will end one uses present continuous tense. We use the present simple dodoes to describe things that are always true.
Choose a file and an exercise above, or choose an exercise below. They may refer to repeated actions such as my dad goes to work every day, or to things that are currently happening, such as he is going to the store. This worksheet is appropriate for basic level students helping them to make questions in simple present and present continuous. Present simple and present continuous british council.
We use the present simple for things that we usually do, and we use the present continuous for things that we are doing now. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions at a particular point in the past, often with dates or times and words like yesterday, last and ago kurt went to canada in 1991 i didnt see you yesterday. Simple present or present progressivecontinuous exercise. This exercise gives you practice forming questions in the present continuous tense instructions. Students then read a set of situations and write down what they would say in the present continuous. Home page grammar elementary present simple or present continuous gap fill exercise 4. This lesson will show if your students truly understand the difference between the simple present and the present progressive. Make questions for the words in bold in present simple or present continuous tense.
Look at the worksheet and the description and decide which one to print. These dont describe actions but describe situations where there is no change i. Simple present vs present continuous exercise 5 grammarbank. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on tv every time there is one. Present simple vs present continuous exercises pdf. Present tense simple or progressive continuous complete with the correct tense. Present simple vs present continuous exercises elementary pdf. Students solutions elementary grammar exercise 2 present simple and continuous. Simple present worksheets english online grammar exercises. Learning english online simple present or present progressive test page 2. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. We use the present continuous amisare doing to talk about particular actions that have begun but have not ended at the time of speaking. Present simple present continuous present perfect test 03 more tests. Grammar grade 10 grammar lesson 1 present simple and.
Choose the best tense for each space, present simple or present continuous. Gerund preterite or present perfect infinitive withwithout to expressing uncertainty. This article is all contains all the exercise of present continuous including, simple present continuous tense, negative present continuous tense and interrogative present continuous tense in pdf format. Jun 28, 2015 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Puttheverbsintothecorrecttensepresentsimpleorpresentcontinuous. Making questions present simple and present continuous. Check the correct answers to this exercise on present continuous make questions for the words in bold in present simple or present continuous tense. Present simple or progressive grammar exercise english4u. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Jan 24, 20 what is the difference between present simple and present continuous.
Present continuous for beginners and elementary youtube. Present simple and present continuous esl worksheet. Board, chalk, flashcards, worksheets, paper, penspencils learner. St have to read and complete a text using the present simple, complete a text and complete wit the present continuous. Present simple and present continuous efl esl activities. Present simple vs present continuous exercises pdf multiple. Past simple present perfect simple continuousenglish. Elementary level english present simple and continuous. Simple present and present continuous exercise english page.
English grammar practice exercise, elementary level. File 6 english file students site oxford university press. Present simple and present continuous other contents. There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true for the other tenses i. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of the present simple for the main verbs. Some people have a hard time differentiating when to use present simple tense and present continuous tense.
Choose the present simple or the present continuous tense to complete the sentences. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Present simple x present continuous interactive worksheet. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present. Present simple to talk about habits and routines use the present simple.
Simple present and present continuous tense exercise. Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Present continuous anna grammar worksheet present continuous elementary an elementary grammar worksheet from anna grammar the present continuous has these uses. Contrast the present simple tense with the present continuous tense teaching aids. Here is a list of the present continuous exercises or present progressive exercises on the site to help you practise forming and using the verb tense.
Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative. Learning english online simple present or present progressive test 2 page 2. Routine, present simple and progressive other english exercises on the same topic. Present simple vs present continuous language on schools. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach present simplepresent continuous, shared by english language teachers.
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