Present continuous activities, grammar activities, taboo. Present perfect continuous discussion dice game worksheet. Jan 10, 2016 speaking activities are one of the most popular teaching activities. Present simple, present continuous speaking cards pdf. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on tv every time there is one. Lots of great worksheets and activities to keep your students engaged and learning. Do you want to practise using present simple and present continuous in english. To begin, the students are presented with twelve pictures of people doing everyday activities. They can also see how much their students remember about the picture they have just seen. Present simple vs present continuous esl activities worksheets. Present continuous worksheets the transition from teaching one verb tense to teaching another isnt always a clearcut process. Fun pdf past simple yesno question esl activities, games and worksheets to help teach a1, a2 and b1 levels how to ask and answer did you. 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 activity, learners need to distinguish between temporary and.
Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Board game present simple vs present continuous you are in the right place about board games costumes here we offer you the most beautiful pictures about the. Have one student sit with her back to the video screen, and the other student across from her, facing it. Cut the sheet into strips, one for each situation left side and explanation right side. Present simple and present continuous efl esl activities. The sample board below can be used to compare and contrast the. Students complete sentences by choosing verbs from a list, and then make corresponding questions. This fun video activity is to practise using the simple present tense when describing.
In the last paragraph, there are also future uses of present simple and present continuous. English esl speaking present simple worksheets most. In this present simple teaching activity, students find out about their classmates habits and lifestyles by playing a guessing game using present simple affirmative and negative statements. Esl warmup activities and time fillers 34 fun ways to start a class. Find and correct five more errors with the simple present. This present continuous worksheet is ideal for teaching students how to ask what people are doing and reply using the present continuous tense. Cd2 bush pilots see page a4 for a guide to pronunciation symbols.
Interactive classroom activities for using both present tenses together, comparing and contrasting their uses. Present continuous speaking worksheet busy teacher. One final thing that i would like to add is that, at kmutt, i learned a great deal about studentcentered, selfaccess, taskbased learning, and curriculum development, working with richard watson todd of the faculty of applied linguistics, so it follows that much of what you see. Efl esl activities and games for the present simple and present continuous. One student makes general or specific statements about what people do with the thing they have chosen e. Download a pdf version of this activity for classroom use with teacher notes. 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. The target language is the present continuous tense present progressive tense.
This is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now. Speaking activities are one of the most popular teaching activities. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. The others in the group have to guess the correct explanation using either present perfect simple or continuous. Practise present simple and continuous forms by comparing things in your life that are permanent with things that are more temporary or in the process of happening.
You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Students usually like them and they are very useful. It is easy to set up and requires no preparation or materials, except a board and a board pen. You can try the quality of this worksheet in an interactive activity here. The simple tense is a simple form but implementing it can be difficult for students. Present simple and present continuous esl reading text.
Present perfect continuous discussion dice game worksheet 3 free speaking version 2 change groups again. Bank materialow pdf bezplatne materialy do pobrania. Exercise 2 make the present simple or present continuous. This is a 12 day lesson working on combining the simple present and present continuous or progressive. This is a 4 page speaking based lesson, with one page of homework, and teachers instructions. Present continuous tense speaking games to learn english. Present simple vs present continuous esl activities. Without sufficient practice, learners cant use grammar structures properly. Present continuous activities, grammar activities, taboo game. Students will read each strip and sequence the conversationstory in order. Present simple affirmative negative esl activities games.
It takes about 45 minutes if students talk about every picture. Print the reference card, activity sheet and test for more practice. About 70 pdf photocopiables and other teaching ideas. This is a drawing and speaking activity that is fun to use with primary classes to revise the present continuous form.
Present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple and past continuous speaking cards pdf. These ideas will show you how to do the even more difficult task of combining them in practice activities, all of them done in simple and entertaining ways. Jan 7, 2017 this is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now. 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. This esl lesson plan contains activities, games and resources for teaching the present simple and continuous to intermediate level students b1. Simple present s and es endings the ending of thirdperson singular verbs has three. What is your favourite task on present simple vs present continuous.
Which food am i vocabulary practice information gap activities 1 pyramid worksheets for esl students worksheet free. The students write the names of 14 people in the class in the column. To support teachers who are teaching from home, we have made onestopenglish free until the end of june 2020. Its packed with 50 role plays and is perfect for small or large classes. After teaching your students present continuous, put them in pairs. Present perfect continuous discussion dice game worksheet 1 speaking game throw the dice twice, the first time to decide which category of question and the second time to decide which question. Each photo shows someone with a clearly identifiable job who is doing something that the job usually doesnt entail.
Put the verbs into the correct tense present simple or present continuous the train. This is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or. English streams lesson daily activities part 1 of 5. Amazon paper back kindle or gumroad pdf, word, epub, mobi. Present simple and present continuous vocabulary activities. The text heavily uses present simple and present continuous tenses in contrast, so itll be an excellent opportunity to compare the two tenses in use. Play our present simple and present continuous games and have fun while you learn. Esl present simple wh questions activity reading, writing and speaking elementary a1a2 30 minutes in this free present simple wh questions activity, students complete a text about a football players routine on match day by asking and answering wh questions. It is easy to set up and requires no preparation or materials, except a. This is a photoset which you can use to illustrate the difference between present simple and present continuous. Present continuous he is sitting down on the stairs. Present perfect activity reading, writing, listening and speaking preintermediate 35 minutes in this fun past simple vs. Give each student a folded copy of the worksheet with only the name column showing.
Use these conversation questions to clarify its use. Present continuous speaking lesson plan 40 yourenglishsource. Speaking about now, before now, after now question worksheet. I am not very good so i am learning with a trainer. The students write present continuous sentences, describing what the people in the pictures are doing. Students take it in turns to read out the situation. Questions using present simple and continuous 29 january 2014 freeware, speaking present continuous, present simple, questions, speaking, tools cristina cabal spicing up my lessons.
Present simple and present continuous british council. An esl worksheet to practise using the present continuous and present simple. Download past perfect simple and continuous speaking practice pdf. That is the reason why i created several dealing with present continuous tense. Present simple vs present continuous photoset esl games. Preparation make one copy of the cards for each pair of students and cut as indicated.
The final tense subsection deals with present simple and present continuous verbs. Perhaps the main reason why this approach isnt used more in the classroom is that it can be difficult to find speaking and writing activities with a natural mix of the. Some lay out exercises or activities that help students learn the differences between these. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about speaking, present, simple, sp. Present simple and continuous games, worksheets, stories and. Oneonone students often find gapfilling exercises boring and promise to cope with them at home. There are subjects, verbs and objects each on separate strips to help the. In fact, the tasks in this article are modified drills but learners still feel that they gain more use from them than just making exercises in writing. Grammarbased worksheet aimed at practising the use present simple questions. Enjoyable way to practise using the present continuous in the classroom. We use the present simple to talk about routines what you do every day or every week. Busy teachers can use this worksheet to make their students talk about t present actions.
Throw the dice twice, then your partner will make their own question to ask you about the same topics. The recommended way to view these materials is through the tefl handbook app, which gives you offline access to everything on the site. So we can give them controlled speaking practice to help memorize the pattern. Past perfect simple and continuous speaking practice. Students use the present perfect continuous in a game based on jobs. Present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple and past continuous speaking cards pdf 31 present perfect speaking card already yet pdf. We use the present continuous to talk about things you are doing now. Show students a list of things that people use in different ways, e. Present perfect continuous discussion dice game worksheet 1. Check out role play book specifically designed for esl efl classes. Weve got a resource thats going to help save you some prep time. Board game for practising the use of future tenses present simple, going to, present continuous for the future. Grammar genius c unit 1present simple present continuous stative.
Past perfect simple and continuous speaking practice esl. Answer the questions your partner asks you, including any follow up. Present simple or present continuous worksheet free esl printable worksheets made by teachers present simple or present continuous english esl worksheets for distance learning and physical classrooms basic exercises to distinguish between the use of the present simple and the present continuous. Pick it up and use one of the role plays in your next class. The pictures and sentences help them to use the correct tense. English esl speaking present continuous worksheets most. The best way of teaching the present tenses is to compare and contrast them. Present continuous english teaching materials, teaching. Write the questions and the answers into your notebook. Weather and seasons speaking es prei prxnugr ssies writing a og bl vocabulary activities 1 2. Speaking present continuous, present simple, questions, speaking, tools cristina cabal. However, there are not many speaking activities around. Present simple wh questions esl activities games worksheets.
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