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