The first page is basically just a grammar guide and the second page has 3 different activities in which students are asked to underline the correct form of the verbs, say if the given sentences are right or wrong and make the necessary corrections and fill in blank spaces with the correct form of the. Home page grammar exercises preintermediate past simple or past continuous exercise. The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the ing form of a verb. Past simple or past continuous exercise esl lounge student. Put the verbs into the correct tense present simple or present continuous the train always. Present continuous, can answers a 1 is watching 5 isnt washing 2 arent playing 6 are driving 3 am writing 7 is studying 4 are sitting 8 arent swimming b 1 is dad making breakfast this morning.
This test is for preintermediate level students who just started. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level. In this present continuous teaching activity, students complete and match sentence parts together to form 15 present continuous sentences. English esl present simple present continuous worksheets. Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Give each pair of students a set of long cards and short cards. The library close in five minutes and i have four books to return. Learning english online simple present or present progressive test 2. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. Present simple or present continuous form, test a 31 161221. Choose the best tense for each space, present simple or present continuous.
Present simple vs present continuous intermediate worksheet. Talks about things that are happening now or around now e. Tutees simple present tense booklet tutors copy in tutor manual pages 103118 simple present exercises exercise 1. A1a5 we can use the present simple to refer to the contents of books. Lesson b going to, present continuous 1 english file. Stative verbs nonaction verbs or stative verbs cannot be used in present continuous. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. Students english file students site preintermediate third edition grammar file 3 lesson b going to, present continuous 1 grammar. A collection of english esl past simple tense, preintermediate a2 worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to. Present simple and present continuous pdf exercises.
Present simple vs present continuous exercises elementary pdf. Present continuous rules and exercises for intermediate. We can use the present continuous for future arrangements. Present simple vs present continuous esl activities. Some lay out exercises or activities that help students learn the differences between these. Helen do her weekly shopping when she meet her old friend, june. 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. Present simple and present continuous british council. Online resource of intermediate level english students.
Mar 15, 2017 present simple vs present continuous exercises elementary pdf stay safe and healthy. Simple present tense simple present tense in the negative. Students solutions preintermediate grammar exercise 1 present simple and continuous. New inspiration 1 this page has been downloaded from.
In this exercise you will practise the past simple tense exercise instructions. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Pdf exercises on the present simple and continuous. C complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Check the correct answers to this exercise on present continuous. Present perfect simple or continuous interactive worksheet. Fill in the blanks with the present simple or present continuous. Exercise 1 present simple and continuous solutions. There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true for the other tenses i.
Thompson gives a list of the largest european companies in chapter 6. Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. The students spread out the long cards face up on the table and shuffle the short cards, placing them face down in a pile. Puttheverbsintothecorrecttensepresentsimpleorpresentcontinuous. Simple present tense choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. We often use the present continuous for things happening right now.
But we must use the present perfect simple with stative verbs, and we normally use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs although the present perfect simple is also possible. Present simple and present continuous every day learn english kids. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise past simple tense in english. Puttheverbsintothecorrecttense present simple orpresent continuous.
Part one grammarquestions 20, part two vocabularyquestions 15, part three readingquestions 8. For each sentence, choose between the present simple and the present continuous. Fill in the verbs in brackets in present continuous or present simple. Present perfect simple or continuous for pre intermediate students.
English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Present simple present continuous amazon web services. These dont describe actions but describe situations where there is no change i. Present simple or present continuous perfect english grammar. Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. Present continuous tense simple present rules verb tenses chart subject exercises. Divide the students into two groups a and b and give each student a corresponding worksheet. Simple past vs past continuous exercises learn english. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise present continuous tense in english. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends. I am not very good so i am learning with a trainer. Some verbs that are called state verbs are never used with the present continuous. Explore the structure of the present continuous tense with straight forward explanations, examples and exercises. Our app for both android and ios to help you improve your english.
In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on. Present simple to talk about habits and routines use the present simple. Choose the present simple or the present continuous. John lives and works in florida but he have a holiday in england at the moment. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Some verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc. We can use either the present perfect simple or continuous for situations that started in the past and still continue. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous.
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