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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 399 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.

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Present Tenses Exercises Mix

Present Tenses Exercises Mix

Several exercises to practice present simple / continuous / perfect / perfect continuous. Created using some info from the book Total English Intermediate and Upper-intermediate. Just a document t ...
22 Views 38,648 Pre-IntIntAdv
Present Tenses for Russian Students [table]

Present Tenses for Russian Students [table]

A table describes the main difference between Present tenses. It has the main meaning of each tense, the markers, the grammar formation. For Russian students. I hope it can really help in understa ...
21 Views 15,091 BegElemPre-Int
To Be Worksheet (Present Simple, Present Continuous)

To Be Worksheet (Present Simple, Present Continuous)

Present Continuous, ,
An exercise sheet with a number of sentences to practice am-is-are. May be used as a homework exercise or a test in class for elementary students. Hope it will be useful!
9 Views 11,782 BegElem
Present Continuous Formation Worksheet

Present Continuous Formation Worksheet

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It's a clear worksheet which emphasizes the situations in which present continuous must be used in addition to easy exercises dealing with the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Besid ...
18 Views 30,689 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Verb Tenses Boardgame

Verb Tenses Boardgame

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Here's another board game I made to get your students into verb tenses. I've used the present simple and present continuous/past simple and past continuous but you can of course use all tenses, it ...
168 Views 4,186,016 ElemPre-Int
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Simple Present versus Present Continuous

Simple Present versus Present Continuous

Present Continuous,
This worksheet is about the contrast between simple present and present continuous. Students are going to complete sentences using the present simple of the verbs. Also they are going to complete ...
8 Views 13,556 Pre-IntInt
What Are These People Doing?

What Are These People Doing?

Present Continuous,
Easy exercise to practice the Present Continuous tense. In this task each student will be asked first to match the pictures with the words which describe the pictures. In the second part of the ex ...
14 Views 14,169 Elem
Present Continuous Worksheet: The Green Family

Present Continuous Worksheet: The Green Family

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This is a worksheet with a picture about the Green family. Underneath the picture there is a text. Pupils read the text and try to form question word questions with present continuous in them for ...
8 Views 15,947 Int
Spelling -ing Words Worksheet

Spelling -ing Words Worksheet

Present Continuous,
This worksheet clearly explains the 4 spelling rules for adding -ing to verbs and provides practice. While the narrative portions may be too advanced for beginners, the simple formulas and exampl ...
19 Views 57,339 ElemPre-IntInt
Present Continuous Practice Worksheet

Present Continuous Practice Worksheet

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The worksheet contains 6 exercises. Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 are about adding the -ing form to some verbs. Exercise 3 and Exrcise 4 deal with making the short and long forms of verbs in some sent ...
16 Views 23,531 Elem
Pairwork Activity - Describe an Image

Pairwork Activity - Describe an Image

Present Continuous,
Describe Vince, Mary and Frank. Listen to your partner describe Rosa, Louise and Richard. For each person, find at least one difference between your picture and your partner's picture. Perfect to ...
12 Views 23,942 ElemPre-Int
Memo - Past Continuous

Memo - Past Continuous

, Present Continuous
Look at this picture of what was happening at 4.30 yesterday afternoon. Write at least five questions about the scene in the past continuous. Then swap your picture with your partner. After two mi ...
18 Views 15,988 ElemPre-IntInt
Introducing The Present Continuous (All in English)

Introducing The Present Continuous (All in English)

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This PDF file has plenty of information you can use when introducing the Present Continuous to your students. The PDF contains information regarding form, uses, spelling, state verbs, and time exp ...
18 Views 10,925 All
Introducing the Present Continuous

Introducing the Present Continuous

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This PDF file has plenty of information you can use when introducing the Present Continuous to your students. The PDF contains information regarding form, uses, spelling, state verbs, and time exp ...
7 Views 7,031 All
Present Simple and Present Continuous Worksheet

Present Simple and Present Continuous Worksheet

Present Continuous,
An easy worksheet for elementary learners comparing the use of the present simple and the present continuous. You can also use it as a test to check if your students have understood the difference ...
21 Views 11,692 Elem
Describe a Picture

Describe a Picture

Present Continuous, , ,
This activity will help your students practice in picture discussion. Also They can revise weather vocabulary, seasons vocabulary and Present Simple and Continuous.
24 Views 29,413 Elem
Revision of Verb Tenses

Revision of Verb Tenses

This is a worksheet which practises the conjugation of Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Simple Future and Simple Conditional tenses ...
17 Views 36,763 Pre-IntInt
Past Simple or Continuous Worksheet

Past Simple or Continuous Worksheet

, Present Continuous
Worksheet for pre- and intermediate learners of English. 13 sentences to practice. May be used in the classroom or as a test or homework.
6 Views 6,099 Pre-IntInt
What Are They Doing?

What Are They Doing?

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This worksheet focuses on Present Continuous. It's simple but efficient for beginners. It's just the grammar part. It contains a first part with pictures to match to the sentences and a second par ...
17 Views 7,516 BegElem
Verb To Be Exercises

Verb To Be Exercises

Present Continuous,
This is a worksheet for elementary students and it is aimed at practicing the usege of the verb to be in Present Simple and Present Continuous. More that 30 sentences for you, have a good practice ...
25 Views 59,945 Elem
Present Continuous: Focusing on Form

Present Continuous: Focusing on Form

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This worksheet is meant to work on the form of the present progressive. It has two parts: - One where students have to complete the conjugation of the verb to work in the Present Progressive - An ...
10 Views 16,830 Pre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Chantal Kreviazuk (WITH VIDEO)

Song Worksheet: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Chantal Kreviazuk (WITH VIDEO)

Hello, I chose to use 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' to practice past simple and past continuous (the target language of the lesson) despite the fact the song contains present simple and present contin ...
6 Views 15,429 ElemPre-IntInt
Present Continuous Revision Exercises

Present Continuous Revision Exercises

Present Continuous,
Present Continuous - All types of sentences - Revision. This worksheet is very useful when revising Present Continuous. It has got 11various exercises from adding- ing ending to making sentences. ...
16 Views 14,527 ElemPre-Int
My Robot

My Robot

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This worksheet consists of two parts: reading and writing. Student's practice body parts vocabulary, verbs, have got/has got, can/cannot, Present Continuous. There are questions after the text. In ...
14 Views 19,489 Elem
Present Continuous: 3 Common Uses

Present Continuous: 3 Common Uses

This worksheet will help your students to understand and to use the Present Continuous. The good thing about this worsheet is the approach given to the Present Continuous. Students will realize th ...
13 Views 10,424 All

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