Teachers can always use some new ideas so welcome to the present continuous page which has not only worksheets, but also several articles and warmers that you can use when teaching this topic. For this topic, there are now 245 available worksheets which you can print out as they are, edit, or even just use for ideas when creating handouts of your very own. This Present Progressive worksheet is perfect for young students. It consists of two exercises; in the first exercise students complete sentences with present continuous verbs and then match those sentences to the pictures in part two. This is a great way to check not only their comprehension of the tense but also of vocabulary words and sentences. The images are so cute; your students are sure to enjoy them. If you’d like to make changes, simply edit it to suit your needs. If you are teaching older students or think another activity might be better for your students, just look through the rest of the section. There are plenty of worksheets to choose from.
The present continuous is one of the present tenses used in modern English, the others being the simple present and the emphatic present. All of these can be employed in both the indicative and subjunctive moods. The present continuous is used in several instances: to describe something which is happening at the exact moment of speech, to describe an action that is taking place now, but not at the exact moment of speech, to describe an event which is planned in the future, with always, but meaning often. To form the present continuous, one uses the appropriate conjugation of 'to be' from the present simple and puts the present participle of the chosen verb after. When using the interrogative with the present continuous, one does not use the verb to do as with the present simple, rather, one swaps the positions of the conjugation of to be and the present participle.
Song Worksheet: Guavaberry
It's a song for elementary students. You can review present continuos tense. It's a tropical song useful to work with adults. Pronunciation is very clear and the rythm is nice. It has four differe ...
Stative Verbs - I'm Loving It
A student asked me to explain if "I'm loving it" was grammatically correct! I found this great blog post (http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/im-loving-it-grammar.aspx) and used it as a basis for ...
What Are the Celebrities Doing Now?
It's a powerpoint presentation that can be used to introduce present continuous to teenagers. This presentations shows activities that celebrities are doing at the moment of speaking. It can be us ...
Song Worksheet: Going Under by Evanescence
-ing forms of some verbs analyzing the song "Going Under" by Evanescence. The song might be a little heavy for some audiences but is good enough for teenagers and people who like rock. I used it t ...
Present Continuous with Slovak Translation
This "worksheet" is a power point presentation dealing with the forms and use of the present continuous tense - it's affirmative, negative, question, wh-question and short answer form. The example ...
Song Worksheet: Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega
I found this song on the internet and I noticed many teachers use it for teaching the present continuous. However, I adapted it a little bit by adding some pre, while, and post listening activitie ...
Present Continuous for Starters
A powerpoint presentation to practice present continuous with children. children choose a verb and then have to choose the correct answer to a question. I have chosen to give a choice between rig ...
Verbs for Movers
A powerpoint presentation teaching verb tenses in a colourful way for movers or starters. I usually use a section at a time, sometimes to teach a new tense and sometimes before introducing questi ...
Present Simple and Present Continuous
You can make it as a test of present simple tense and present continuous tense. I use it for my first quiz of present simple and present continuous.
Daily Activities/Routines
This worksheet can be used to reinforce and practice simple present and present progressive as well as daily activities and routines. It contains pictures of routines with the vocabulary and stude ...
Grammar and Vocabulary Test for ESL Learners
It is a multiple-choice test of grammar and vocabulary for 12-14 year old ESL learners. It tests Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Articles: a,an, the, some, zero article; Direct/Indirect speec ...
Song Worksheet: One Life by James Morrison
Hi guys, this worksheet was great in helping my students practise the Past Simple. It also helped them reflect on the importance of making the best of their youth, pondering on choices they make n ...
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