April 17, 2017 we use the present continuous tense to talk about actions and situations that are going on at the moment of speaking. Here you can find present continuous interactive and downloadable worksheets. A collection of english esl present simple vs continuous progressive tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english cla. Present continuous spelling practice onesyllable words level intermediate answer key 1. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the past perfect simple and continuous. Thompson gives a list of the largest european companies in chapter 6.
Refer to the list of examples below to understand the usage of present continuous tense in this case. 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. Present simple and present continuous learnenglish kids. While its easy for most students to distinguish, say, the future simple tense from the past simple, its not always as easy for them to tell two similar verb tenses apart. In this lesson students are introduced to the present continuous tense for actions taking place at the time of speaking. I am not very good so i am learning with a trainer. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. Download and print download a pdf version of this activity for classroom use with teacher notes. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous. English esl worksheets, activities for distance learning and physical. We use the present continuous for temporary situations. Oxford practice grammar basic free from grammarto go. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening.
Present simple and continuous create a tourist town task worksheet 1 guess the tourist site warmertry to find things in common between the area where you live and the area where your partner lives, e. Present continuous for arrangements im playing tennis on thursday evening 1 fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present simple or present continuous. Anna grammar worksheet present continuous elementary. Lesson plans for esl kids teachers esl kidstuff lesson plan. Printable and online practice present continuous tense exercises with answers. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. Theres a brief explanation at the top of the page followed by a simple activity in which students are asked to complete a dialogue using the present continuous. Actions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends. They walk footpath they are walking on the footpath. Present continuous exercises perfect english grammar. The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions and situations that are going on at the moment of speaking. Inspiration 2 worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm. Captivating pdf present continuous esl activities, games, and interactive and printable worksheets for teachers to use with a1, a2 and b1 level students.
English esl present simple vs continuous progressive tense. The teacher asks the students to recall some rules shown in the video, namely the form and the use of the verb tense, and registers the information on the board. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Present continuous worksheets the transition from teaching one verb tense to teaching another isnt always a clearcut process.
This tense form is also used to talk about preplanned future events. Present perfect continuous for actions and situations that started in the past and continue until now n show a mobile phone, if you have one with you. Continuous tense the english present quick worksheets. Twitter share english exercise present continuous or present simple created by webmaster with the test builder. Questions in the simple present tense auxiliary verbs do. Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Present perfect simple or continuous interactive worksheet. This is a worksheet and answer key for present continuous.
Adorable worksheets present continuous tense in present continuous tense worksheet free esl printable worksheets of worksheets present continuous tense a collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about present, continuous, present. The time frame of the events does not matter, but they have to end any time. They will do lots of energy burning activities, sing a song about actions and make a wall poster. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on tv every time there is one.
Continuous tense teacher answer sheet write sentences in the present continuous tense using the subject, verb and object provided. Continuous tense continuous tense continuous means ongoing without interruption. Present continuous tense is also used for describing events that are temporary in nature. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about present, continuous, present. We often use the present continuous for things happening right now. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the future continuous tense. Learning english online learning english online present progressive test 2 page 3 e put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. To practise using the present simple and present continuous tenses. The teacher presents a powerpoint with rules and uses of the present continuous form. This is a worksheet for revising the present continuous for future arrangements. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets.
The worksheet includes examples of present continuous in affirmative, negativ. Wrapup by having students compare answers with classmates, and then choose one or two students to write their answers on the board. Present continuous he is sitting down on the stairs. The continuous form is not used with stative verbs such as be, seem, taste, etc. Present continuous tense it has a simple video about the explanation of this tense and very simple exercises for the beginners. This is a worksheet for teaching or revising the differences between going to and present continuous. Future continuous pdf worksheets english grammar pdf. Present continuous anna grammar worksheet present continuous elementary an elementary grammar worksheet from anna grammar the present continuous has these uses. It is used to talk about something that is happening now. Members get accompanying flashcards, worksheets, song and classroom reader. We use the present continuous for permanent states or situations. Bbc learning english grammar challenge grammar challenge activities bbc learning english page 4 of 6 present perfect continuous answers. See the grammar reference chart at top of this site page.
We watching tv they swimming was 2 write questions. A1a5 we can use the present simple to refer to the contents of books. Complete the following sentences using present continuous tense. Microsoft word present continuous all forms exercise 1. Home tefl resources worksheets present continuous or simple. Present continuous tense worksheet english grammar. Actions present continuous page 3 of 8 copyright esl kidstuff. English esl present continuous progressive tense worksheets. Some stative verbs can be used as action verbs so there are some exceptions. Learning english online learning english online present progressive test 1 page 3 e put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise. Present perfect continuous from oxford practice grammar basic unit 17 1. Certain verbs that express emotion, need, or a state of being are not used in the progressive tense. A collection of english esl present continuous progressive tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to te. The present continuous, and continuous forms in general, are used with action verbs such as talk, drive, play, etc.
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