December 16, 2013, 6:08 pm
![Song Worksheet: Lemon Tree (Present Simple & Continuous)]()
Lemon Tree from the band Fool's Garden. It is a useful song to examine the simple present and continuous tenses. The song is really soft. And the students really like it. You can use it after you have finished both tenses. Fun way to review.
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![Movie Worksheet: Dog and the Butcher]()
Dog and the Butcher is a short silent cartoon about the touching relationship of the naughty dog and its sometimes strict owner. The worksheet consists of two tasks: the first one is to match the beginning of the sentence with its ending and the secon ...
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January 23, 2014, 7:13 pm
![Present vs. Present]()
A simple activity for students to practice present simple and present continuous (sorry, no answer key). Good for reviews and classes were you need to show the difference between the two tenses. Print the sheet and give as homework to the students. Ma ...
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January 23, 2014, 7:39 pm
![Present Simple versus Present Continuous for Beginners]()
This worksheet is designed for beginner ESL students who wish to have additional practice with simple present/present continuous. By using a word bank, students must decide on the correct word as well as the correct form of the verb to use. This exerc ...
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February 3, 2014, 6:20 pm
![Song Worksheet: Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden]()
This worksheet contains different tasks to the song "Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden: mark the sentences T(true) or F(false), fill in the chart, find and correct grammar and spelling mistakes. I hope you like it. Do not forget to rate it and write ...
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February 8, 2014, 6:32 pm
![Present Simple or Present Continuous?]()
The power point gives a brief overview of which time tags to use with which grammar tense: present simple or present progessive. It then offers a fun game for students to try and choose the best sentence for these time tags. I often play this as a sud ...
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February 13, 2014, 7:23 pm
![What Are They Doing Now?]()
This pairwork worksheet uses everyday activities to practice the contrast between present simple and present continuous. This very structured practice is best used with elementary and pre-intermediate students after modelling the question and answer s ...
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![The Present Continuous Power Point Presentation]()
This is a Power Point presentation with nice visuals. It has more pictures than writing, so it can be both entertaining and educational. It was created many years ago but proved to be effective.The teachers can use it in class and the students can rev ...
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![State Verbs (Groups and Exceptions)]()
Here is a list of some state verbs put into groups according to their meaning. There are also some exceptions when some of them are used in the progressive with a change in meaning. I usually ask my students to copy it in their notebooks or put it in ...
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![Present Simple vs Present Continuous (Progressive)]()
Present simple and present continuous, also known as progressive, is commonly a hard task as for students as well for teachers, but it is not a too dificult problem from my point of view. It is quite useful to keep in mind some simple tricks like thos ...
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![Present Simple and Present Continuous]()
Present simple / present continuous theory. Examples of habitual actions and things that are always true. Affirmative/ negative / interrogative forms. Difference between "-s" / "-es". Topic: "Doctors Without Borders". Easy to study!
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![Present Tenses Review]()
Present tenses practice with vocabulary topic - festivals and holidays. There are some exercises on present tenses and there are some words on festivals and holidays in order to know if students know the vocabulary on this topic. I hope you enjoy this ...
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![Present Simple or Present Continuous]()
This is a fill-in-exercise about the present simple tense or present continuous tense. Pupils must decide which one they use. They find "hints" in nearly every sentence. Please recollect the signal words first. There are 25 sentences for practis ...
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![Present Simple vs. Present Continuous]()
I used this worksheet with my kids group to practice the use of present simple and present continuous as well as the difference between these two tenses. Ss draw a card and make a sentence (affirmative, negative or interrogative) based on the picture. ...
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![Present Simple and Continuous Workshop]()
This worksheet has a lot of exercises to practice present simple and continuous. If you have students that need to practice for the exam at school you can work with them this worksheet. You will see the results in the grades that your student will have.
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September 26, 2014, 7:45 am
![Initial Test- 6th Grade]()
It's a test for the beginning of the year- a placement test- for students who learnt English for 3 years. Exercises can be used for the appropriate grammar or vocabulary part. It contains some gap-filling exercises and also a creative writing part bas ...
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September 26, 2014, 8:41 am
![Verb Tenses : Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Worksheet]()
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising the differences between the present simple and the present continuous tense at elementary level. There are 2 different activities in which students are asked to choose the correct option: present simpl ...
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November 25, 2014, 8:00 am
![Song Worksheet: All of Me by John Legend (Present Simple vs Present Continuous)]()
This blank-filling activity is great for students who are learning present simple and present continuous. Appropriate for young learners who know the strucutures and recognize the use of these verb tenses. This activity is great to practice them. Have ...
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December 1, 2014, 8:54 am
![Writing a Blog Post]()
This worksheets will help you to practice the present continuous tense. Students should write a blog using the information about different festivals (Chinese New Year, Holi and Up Helly Aa Fire Festival). This worksheet contains pages for writing a bl ...
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December 1, 2014, 8:56 am
![Song Worksheet: Read All about It (Part III)]()
A very inspiring video telling a moving story. Song activity: Gap filling. Skimming. Scanning. Grammar (tenses: presents, pasts, future). Lexicon (definitions, synonyms, antonyms). Speaking (class discussion). Writing. Video: https://www.youtube.com/w ...
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December 5, 2014, 6:16 pm
![Simple Present or Present Continuous]()
This worksheet has questions of two basic tenses. "present simple and present continuous tense". We can apply this worksheet for learners to test their knowledge of them. You can see questions on their distinctive usages. In my opinion, it ...
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January 13, 2015, 9:41 am
![Present Continuous]()
This worksheet is useful for reviewing and practicing grammar: present continuous and simple present. It contains two parts reading comprehension and gaps filling. It is appropriate for elementary students. Hope you and your students enjoy it.
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January 22, 2015, 9:00 am
![Song Worksheet: All about That Bass by Meghan Trainor]()
Ss have to complete the lyrics of the song All about That Bass by Meghan Trainor following the hints given. The blanks are all verbs in present simple or continuous. Then, they can listen to the song and check their answers (with verb to be, they have ...
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![Present Simple vc Present Continuous]()
This is an excellent activity for practicing the difference between present simple and continuous. They also practice everyday activities (go to work, wake up, watch TV...) and the difference between usually/every day vs right now/at the moment. In th ...
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![Present Simple vs Present Continuous]()
In this worksheet students have to complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then they are asked to match the sentences to the pictures. This worksheet is good for practicing and revising present simple and present contin ...
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October 5, 2015, 10:02 am
![Grade 7 Midterm Test]()
This is a complete worksheet for grade 7 midterm test. It covers several topics such as simple present tense, present continuous tense, and simple past tense, preposition of time (in, on, at), question words, and using of can to describe ability ...
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December 4, 2015, 8:46 am
![Make Me Say This-Card Game for Present Simple and Continuous]()
I created this worksheet in order to give my elementary students some practice of the difference between present simple and present continuous. In the first part of the worksheet there are two simple matching exercises for your students to understand ...
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![Present Simple and Present Progressive Usage Practice]()
The objective of the worksheet is to practice 2 tenses: present simple and present progressive. I consider it a good grammar drill. Students have to choose the forms, find mistakes and correct them, change verb forms and translate sentences. There is ...
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![Present Simple or Present Continuous]()
These are 25 sentences where you should use the verbs given in brackets in proper tenses. Aimed at practising the difference between present simple and present continuous tenses. It's great to use as a hand-out material in class or as homework.
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January 22, 2016, 12:27 pm
![Present Continuous: What Are You Doing?]()
I prepared this worksheet for an elementary teen class (14-15 years old). I tried to make it as clear and comprehensive as posible, so that they could revise the theory as they were doing exercises. It includes a list of keywords that go with present ...
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February 18, 2016, 11:15 am
![What Are You Doing?]()
This worksheet is intended to work with present continuous. It has some contrast with the present simple, particularly in regard with collocations, but it's mostly about present continuous. I used this worksheet with 13-year -olds and they liked it, a ...
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![Every Day and Today]()
This worksheet has been designed for elementary young learners, bearing in mind the difficulties they encounter in using the present simple and the present continuous tense in a single sentence. They will also be able to practise already taught vocabu ...
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![Song Worksheet: Girl from Ipanema by Frank Sinatra]()
In this Brazilian song you can practice translation, fill the gaps and the difference between present simple and present continuous. Very fun and enjoyable activity that might take around 1 hour to be finished. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4m ...
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![Present Perfect Simple or Continuous Slide Show]()
This slide show demonstrates the difference between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses giving explainations, examples and illustrative pictures. There are also some exercises at the end for your students to work together ...
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![The Present Simple Tense: A Complete Guide]()
A comprehensive guide to the present simple tense covering thirteen subtopics and including twelve practice activities. Teachers will be able to use it as a classroom resource and learners will be able to use it for self-study. This 31-page booklet co ...
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![Simple Present Simple and Continuous Presentation/ Explanation Powerpoint]()
Presentation of simple present vs present continuous Rules (affirmative, negative, interrogative).
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August 15, 2016, 10:28 pm
![Movie Worksheet: Star Wars Stormtrooper (Daily Routine)]()
This fun video activity is to practise using the simple present tense when describing daily routines. The video shows the daily routine of a Stormtrooper. While watching the video, learners are asked a number of questions about the Stormtroopers daily ...
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August 15, 2016, 10:35 pm
![All Tenses Comparison]()
I have created this worksheet to compare the basic use of all the twelve tenses. A simple phrase of "writing emails" has been used in each tense. At the same time, a simple timeline is provided for each tense to help students understand both the diffe ...
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February 27, 2017, 4:26 pm
![Present Simple vs. Present Continuous PPT]()
This is a power point presentation that illustrates the difference in use between present simple and present continuous forms. Most suitable for the Russian learners of English, it provides explanation and practical tasks for the students aged 10-11, ...
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![Present Simple vs Present Continuous]()
Students must complete each sentence using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. They also practice the use of adverbs of frequency and other type of adverbs. They must put both the verb and the adverb in the gap in the correct form. This workshe ...
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![Present Simple vs Present Continuous Pictures]()
Write sentences using present continuous or simple present based on the pictures given. Add an appropriate adverb. Adverbs of frequency or time. Children take a look at pictures and write a sentence.
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![Tenses Chart for the Police]()
This tense chart was made with law enforcement-related example sentences, otherwise it is a normal chart :) I have been teaching law enforcement English for 9 years now, and I made this chart for my students and anyone who is interested in police Engl ...
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![Movie Worksheet: Describing Pictures, Infographic]()
This is an infographic I made for a short video on how to describe pictures in English. It talks about the vocabulary and grammar for a great picture description. I think any level could use it especially if they have an exam that requires them to des ...
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![Speaking About Now, Before Now, After Now Question Worksheet]()
I created this worksheet to help students revise a variety of verb tenses and practice forming questions and answers. I used it in secondary schools as well as in adult conversation classes and it seems to work ! After the interview the students can c ...
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![Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Worksheet]()
Both the present simple and the continuous tenses are some of the most fundamental aspects of grammar. We use and hear these tenses every day, so it's important to understand the differences between them. This worksheet provides a deeper understa ...
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![Present Simple or Present Continuous Exercise]()
Great for homework or in-class practice, this exercise teaches students to choose between using Present Simple or Present Continuous verbs. An answer key is provided.
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February 22, 2019, 6:27 pm
![Present Simple or Present Progressive Video Activity]()
Watch the YouTube video. Look at the pictures and the sentences written on them. Choose the correct grammar to complete the sentences. Use present simple or present continuous/progressive tense. This exercise can be done as a speaking acti ...
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![Song worksheet: Someone You Loved]()
After watching and listening to the video of Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi, students then complete the lyrics by filling in the blanks. This sheet covers the verbs in the Present Simple or Present Continuous tense that appear on the chart ...
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![Songworksheet: Someone You Loved (L. Capaldi)]()
Studenst listen to the song on YouTube and complete the lyrics with the instructions in the chart for each blank. The blanks correspond to verbs in the present simple (inc. to be) and present continuous. Then they listen to the song again and c ...
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October 11, 2021, 4:19 am
![Present Simple and Continuous Chart for 5th-6th Graders]()
This chart shows the structural differences between the Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses. It's suitable for 5th-6th Graders and beginner students, who are just introduced to the continuous form. It does not include in-depth informat ...
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Lemon Tree from the band Fool's Garden. It is a useful song to examine the simple present and continuous tenses. The song is really soft. And the students really like it. You can use it after you have finished both tenses. Fun way to review.
Dog and the Butcher is a short silent cartoon about the touching relationship of the naughty dog and its sometimes strict owner. The worksheet consists of two tasks: the first one is to match the beginning of the sentence with its ending and the secon ...
A simple activity for students to practice present simple and present continuous (sorry, no answer key). Good for reviews and classes were you need to show the difference between the two tenses. Print the sheet and give as homework to the students. Ma ...
This worksheet is designed for beginner ESL students who wish to have additional practice with simple present/present continuous. By using a word bank, students must decide on the correct word as well as the correct form of the verb to use. This exerc ...
This worksheet contains different tasks to the song "Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden: mark the sentences T(true) or F(false), fill in the chart, find and correct grammar and spelling mistakes. I hope you like it. Do not forget to rate it and write ...
The power point gives a brief overview of which time tags to use with which grammar tense: present simple or present progessive. It then offers a fun game for students to try and choose the best sentence for these time tags. I often play this as a sud ...
This pairwork worksheet uses everyday activities to practice the contrast between present simple and present continuous. This very structured practice is best used with elementary and pre-intermediate students after modelling the question and answer s ...
This is a Power Point presentation with nice visuals. It has more pictures than writing, so it can be both entertaining and educational. It was created many years ago but proved to be effective.The teachers can use it in class and the students can rev ...
Here is a list of some state verbs put into groups according to their meaning. There are also some exceptions when some of them are used in the progressive with a change in meaning. I usually ask my students to copy it in their notebooks or put it in ...
Present simple and present continuous, also known as progressive, is commonly a hard task as for students as well for teachers, but it is not a too dificult problem from my point of view. It is quite useful to keep in mind some simple tricks like thos ...
Present simple / present continuous theory. Examples of habitual actions and things that are always true. Affirmative/ negative / interrogative forms. Difference between "-s" / "-es". Topic: "Doctors Without Borders". Easy to study!
Present tenses practice with vocabulary topic - festivals and holidays. There are some exercises on present tenses and there are some words on festivals and holidays in order to know if students know the vocabulary on this topic. I hope you enjoy this ...
This is a fill-in-exercise about the present simple tense or present continuous tense. Pupils must decide which one they use. They find "hints" in nearly every sentence. Please recollect the signal words first. There are 25 sentences for practis ...
I used this worksheet with my kids group to practice the use of present simple and present continuous as well as the difference between these two tenses. Ss draw a card and make a sentence (affirmative, negative or interrogative) based on the picture. ...
This worksheet has a lot of exercises to practice present simple and continuous. If you have students that need to practice for the exam at school you can work with them this worksheet. You will see the results in the grades that your student will have.
It's a test for the beginning of the year- a placement test- for students who learnt English for 3 years. Exercises can be used for the appropriate grammar or vocabulary part. It contains some gap-filling exercises and also a creative writing part bas ...
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising the differences between the present simple and the present continuous tense at elementary level. There are 2 different activities in which students are asked to choose the correct option: present simpl ...
This blank-filling activity is great for students who are learning present simple and present continuous. Appropriate for young learners who know the strucutures and recognize the use of these verb tenses. This activity is great to practice them. Have ...
This worksheets will help you to practice the present continuous tense. Students should write a blog using the information about different festivals (Chinese New Year, Holi and Up Helly Aa Fire Festival). This worksheet contains pages for writing a bl ...
A very inspiring video telling a moving story. Song activity: Gap filling. Skimming. Scanning. Grammar (tenses: presents, pasts, future). Lexicon (definitions, synonyms, antonyms). Speaking (class discussion). Writing. Video: https://www.youtube.com/w ...
This worksheet has questions of two basic tenses. "present simple and present continuous tense". We can apply this worksheet for learners to test their knowledge of them. You can see questions on their distinctive usages. In my opinion, it ...
This worksheet is useful for reviewing and practicing grammar: present continuous and simple present. It contains two parts reading comprehension and gaps filling. It is appropriate for elementary students. Hope you and your students enjoy it.
Ss have to complete the lyrics of the song All about That Bass by Meghan Trainor following the hints given. The blanks are all verbs in present simple or continuous. Then, they can listen to the song and check their answers (with verb to be, they have ...
This is an excellent activity for practicing the difference between present simple and continuous. They also practice everyday activities (go to work, wake up, watch TV...) and the difference between usually/every day vs right now/at the moment. In th ...
In this worksheet students have to complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then they are asked to match the sentences to the pictures. This worksheet is good for practicing and revising present simple and present contin ...
This is a complete worksheet for grade 7 midterm test. It covers several topics such as simple present tense, present continuous tense, and simple past tense, preposition of time (in, on, at), question words, and using of can to describe ability ...
I created this worksheet in order to give my elementary students some practice of the difference between present simple and present continuous. In the first part of the worksheet there are two simple matching exercises for your students to understand ...
The objective of the worksheet is to practice 2 tenses: present simple and present progressive. I consider it a good grammar drill. Students have to choose the forms, find mistakes and correct them, change verb forms and translate sentences. There is ...
These are 25 sentences where you should use the verbs given in brackets in proper tenses. Aimed at practising the difference between present simple and present continuous tenses. It's great to use as a hand-out material in class or as homework.
I prepared this worksheet for an elementary teen class (14-15 years old). I tried to make it as clear and comprehensive as posible, so that they could revise the theory as they were doing exercises. It includes a list of keywords that go with present ...
This worksheet is intended to work with present continuous. It has some contrast with the present simple, particularly in regard with collocations, but it's mostly about present continuous. I used this worksheet with 13-year -olds and they liked it, a ...
This worksheet has been designed for elementary young learners, bearing in mind the difficulties they encounter in using the present simple and the present continuous tense in a single sentence. They will also be able to practise already taught vocabu ...
In this Brazilian song you can practice translation, fill the gaps and the difference between present simple and present continuous. Very fun and enjoyable activity that might take around 1 hour to be finished. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4m ...
This slide show demonstrates the difference between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses giving explainations, examples and illustrative pictures. There are also some exercises at the end for your students to work together ...
A comprehensive guide to the present simple tense covering thirteen subtopics and including twelve practice activities. Teachers will be able to use it as a classroom resource and learners will be able to use it for self-study. This 31-page booklet co ...
Presentation of simple present vs present continuous Rules (affirmative, negative, interrogative).
This fun video activity is to practise using the simple present tense when describing daily routines. The video shows the daily routine of a Stormtrooper. While watching the video, learners are asked a number of questions about the Stormtroopers daily ...
I have created this worksheet to compare the basic use of all the twelve tenses. A simple phrase of "writing emails" has been used in each tense. At the same time, a simple timeline is provided for each tense to help students understand both the diffe ...
This is a power point presentation that illustrates the difference in use between present simple and present continuous forms. Most suitable for the Russian learners of English, it provides explanation and practical tasks for the students aged 10-11, ...
Students must complete each sentence using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. They also practice the use of adverbs of frequency and other type of adverbs. They must put both the verb and the adverb in the gap in the correct form. This workshe ...
Write sentences using present continuous or simple present based on the pictures given. Add an appropriate adverb. Adverbs of frequency or time. Children take a look at pictures and write a sentence.
This tense chart was made with law enforcement-related example sentences, otherwise it is a normal chart :) I have been teaching law enforcement English for 9 years now, and I made this chart for my students and anyone who is interested in police Engl ...
This is an infographic I made for a short video on how to describe pictures in English. It talks about the vocabulary and grammar for a great picture description. I think any level could use it especially if they have an exam that requires them to des ...
I created this worksheet to help students revise a variety of verb tenses and practice forming questions and answers. I used it in secondary schools as well as in adult conversation classes and it seems to work ! After the interview the students can c ...
Both the present simple and the continuous tenses are some of the most fundamental aspects of grammar. We use and hear these tenses every day, so it's important to understand the differences between them. This worksheet provides a deeper understa ...
Great for homework or in-class practice, this exercise teaches students to choose between using Present Simple or Present Continuous verbs. An answer key is provided.
Watch the YouTube video. Look at the pictures and the sentences written on them. Choose the correct grammar to complete the sentences. Use present simple or present continuous/progressive tense. This exercise can be done as a speaking acti ...
After watching and listening to the video of Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi, students then complete the lyrics by filling in the blanks. This sheet covers the verbs in the Present Simple or Present Continuous tense that appear on the chart ...
Studenst listen to the song on YouTube and complete the lyrics with the instructions in the chart for each blank. The blanks correspond to verbs in the present simple (inc. to be) and present continuous. Then they listen to the song again and c ...
This chart shows the structural differences between the Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses. It's suitable for 5th-6th Graders and beginner students, who are just introduced to the continuous form. It does not include in-depth informat ...