Pdf icon print a reference card for this grammar topic. Enjoyable way to practise using the present continuous in the classroom. Do your students need help with understanding the difference between present perfect continuous and present perfect simple direct them to unit 18 of oxford practice grammar basic. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level. Simple present and present progressive exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative. Present simple and continuous activities with no or minimal resources. Present simple and present continuous fichas interactivas. By connyz this is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Ask the students to imagine that there is a man on the roof. Present simple and present continuous learnenglish kids british.
Use these conversation questions to clarify its use. The recommended way to view these materials is through the tefl handbook app, which gives you offline access to everything on the site. My adult, less formallyeducated, spanish speaking students often get confused about the continuous vs. Then we compare the difference in meaning by comparing two similar sentences together, one in the present simple, the other in the present continuous. Choose the answer you think is correct and check your answers. To support teachers who are teaching from home, we have made onestopenglish free until the end of june 2020. Give each group of three or four a set of sentence cards, which they shuffle and place face down in a pile on the desk.
English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Ec offers various english courses, including online english speaking courses i surf i am surfing. Present continuous activity writing, listening and speaking preintermediate 35 minutesin this engaging teaching activity, students write and then ask present simple and present continuous questions in order to complete missing information in. Find out what your eslefl students have been doing recently with these conversation questions focusing on the present perfect continuous. Present continuous activities games esl worksheets teach this. Present simple and present continuous flashcards quizlet. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about present, simple, present simple. Simple present present progressive english grammar. Whats the difference between the present simple present continuous and how to use them.
Present continuous present simple and present continuous revuew. Choose the present simple or the present continuous. Recognition of present simple, present continuous, present perfect continuous and future tense 30 terms. Use the simple present for actions that happen in general. The students write present continuous sentences, describing what the people in the pictures are doing. Explain fillin the blank activity worksheet for use with adverbs and actions in the present simple and present continuous tenses edition located in green study worksheets folder students fill in the blanks to complete the. Put the verbs in the correct forms, present continuous or present simple. This worksheet helps ss to practice present simple vs past simple. Some lay out exercises or activities that help students learn the differences between these. Present simple vs present continuous esl activities. Present simple to talk about habits and routines use the present simple. The students write the names of 14 people in the class in the column. Esl conversation questions present perfect continuous. Give each student a folded copy of the worksheet with only the name column showing.
Present simple and present continuous interactive worksheets. We use the present simple to talk about routines what you do every day or every week. Present continuous esl activities greetings from italy. Present simple and continuous games, worksheets, stories and. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl present simple present simple vs.
This lesson will help you introduce esl students to the present continuous tense through its basic grammar formula. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. There are differences between the simple present and the present continuous the major difference between them is that we use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines. If you are a current subscriber and have any questions, please contact us please feel free to share the resourcesremember to acknowledge the source and use the original without any alterations. Present simple affirmative negative esl activities games. This lesson will show if your students truly understand the difference between the simple present and the present progressive. Each sentence contains needs a verb in either the present simple or present continuous. This esl lesson plan contains activities, games and resources for teaching the present simple and continuous to intermediate level students b1. Present continuous page 5 of 6 discussion study cont. Present simple vs present continuous esl activities worksheets. Make questions for the words in bold in present simple or present continuous tense.
I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on tv every time there is one. It also provides you with visual aids, acting activities, and conversational. Learn the present continuous tense in english for kids through an easy compilation of actions, including verbs and a sample sentence that answers the question what are you doing. Sign up for the busyteacher weekly and be the first to get direct links to our latest teaching articles, worksheets and lesson plans. Present simple and present continuous learnenglish kids. They have to write sentences using the present simple or the present continuous with their words where possible, they can write two sentences with the same word. When children become teenagers, they more time with their friends. This game is also excellent for classroom teaching. Present simple, present continuous, past simpleenglish. The sample board below can be used to compare and contrast the. I agree that jane is a good person to be with, but she to be aggressive now and again. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange. Divide the students into two groups a and b and give each student a. Print the reference card, activity sheet and test for more practice.
Use the present continuous for actions happening at the moment or currenttemporary projects. To begin, the students are presented with twelve pictures of people doing everyday activities. After teaching your students present continuous, put them in pairs. The simple tense is a simple form but implementing it can be difficult for students. Mark is studying the present continuous at the moment. This is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now. The present continuous can be used to discuss something happening around the moment of speaking.
Have one student sit with her back to the video screen, and the other student across from her, facing it. Do you want to practise using present simple and present continuous in english. Captivating pdf present continuous esl activities, games, and interactive and printable. English esl speaking present continuous worksheets most. Use the verbs in the box in either simple present or present continuous tense. There are many wellknown and fun activities for the present continuous, such. I am not very good so i am learning with a trainer. Most suitable for the russian learners of english, it provides explanation and practical tasks for the students aged 1011, but it can be used for various age groups.
A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach present simplepresent continuous, shared by english language teachers. Present continuous in english for kids what are you. Practice present tenses present simple and present progressive using this esl present tenses game. It is a common mistake for english learners to mix these two tenses up, but after this lesson you will know when to use the correct tense. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Each chapter contains authentic reading texts and a variety of listening and speaking activities.
Preparation make one copy of the cards for each pair of students and cut as indicated. Present tenses esl interactive grammar, vocabulary game. This is a power point presentation that illustrates the difference in use between present simple and present continuous forms. Esl present continuous game matching and speaking activity. Present simple and present continuous learn english. In todays lesson we will be discussing the differences between the present simple and the present continuous. We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines things that dont change. Including speaking activities with minimal resources, ideas for. Maybe he isnt working now maybe he is sleeping now, but usually he works at a bank.
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