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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 Continuous

Present Continuous

Bruna Closs
» » Present Continuous
This sheet provides practice of the present continuous tense. In class it can be done entirely orally and students can practice their writing as homework. Although the present continuous tense is ...
5 Views 23,921 ElemPre-Int
Stative Verbs

Stative Verbs

Ursula Viessa
» » Present Continuous
Some verbs are not used in the present progressive. They are called “nonaction verbs” or “stative verbs”. In the example in the worksheet, want is a nonaction verb. Want ex ...
13 Views 20,494 Int
Mixed Tenses

Mixed Tenses

MINERVA
, , Present Continuous,
This worksheet is aimed at secondary students who have some trouble identifying tenses. It is perfect for all levels when practicing for exams. It will help them recognize tenses in a mixed text s ...
8 Views 27,177 Pre-Int
Write What the Children Are Doing

Write What the Children Are Doing

Rania Foka
» » Present Continuous
The worksheet has been designed having in mind young learners who have been taught the present continuous. In the worksheet learners are asked to write sentences in the present continuous facilita ...
7 Views 19,218 Elem
Song Worksheet: Sugar by Maroon 5 (Present Continuous)

Song Worksheet: Sugar by Maroon 5 (Present Continuous)

Larissa Dalprat
Present Continuous,
A complete worksheet covering vocabulary, song's message, and  the present continuous drill. Appropriate for a review activity. To activate previous knowledge it starts with a vocabulary acti ...
15 Views 58,830 ElemPre-IntInt
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What Are You Doing?

What Are You Doing?

MargaGracia
This worksheet is intended to work with present continuous. It has some contrast with the present simple, particularly in regard with collocations, but it's mostly about present continuous. I used ...
5 Views 30,160 ElemPre-IntInt
It´s Afternoon and the Family....

It´s Afternoon and the Family....

Dilley Rocio Angel Eusse
Present Continuous,
It is a worksheet about  the present progressive tense, where you can develop reading comprehension skills and practice the grammar. Students can practice and improve their vocabulary u ...
7 Views 16,711 Elem
Present Continuous: What Are You Doing?

Present Continuous: What Are You Doing?

MargaGracia
I prepared this worksheet for an elementary teen class (14-15 years old). I tried to make it as clear and comprehensive as posible, so that they could revise the theory as they were doing exercise ...
4 Views 24,013 ElemPre-IntInt
Present Simple or Present Continuous

Present Simple or Present Continuous

Natalia
These are 25 sentences where you should use the verbs given in brackets in proper tenses. Aimed at practising the difference between present simple and present continuous tenses. It's great to use ...
18 Views 105,869 ElemPre-IntInt
At the Playground

At the Playground

» » Present Continuous
This worksheet includes the vocabulary items related to the activities children do at the playground. The grammar focuses on present continuous. It is designed for elementary level. Hope it works!
7 Views 25,295 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Mickey Mouse on Ice

Movie Worksheet: Mickey Mouse on Ice

Maria
The worksheet was made for students of the age of 7-13. This winter task will help your students to practice winter vocabulary and revise the present continuous tense, the present perfect tense, ...
9 Views 28,610 BegElemPre-Int
The Verbs -Ing

The Verbs -Ing

Luzmila
» » Present Continuous
The word search can be used to learn new vocabulary about the verbs in present continuous, this activity help the students to learn new vocabulary the verbs with ing and how to add ing to each ...
4 Views 21,967 All
Present Continuous- Explanation and Exercises

Present Continuous- Explanation and Exercises

BusyTeacher Contributor
» » Present Continuous
A Powerpoint that can be used in class to present present continuous; it features the rules for when to use the tense and how to change a verb into its present continuous form. It shows all verb f ...
9 Views 27,235 ElemPre-IntInt
My Favorite Clothes

My Favorite Clothes

Present Continuous,
This power-point presentation is appropriate for reviewing clothes related vocabulary items, question formation. It includes different kinds of clothes such as: tie, watch, apron, sweater, pants, ...
10 Views 16,499 Elem
Song Worksheet: White Dove

Song Worksheet: White Dove

banana fish
A simple yet useful song worksheet for practicing present simple and present continuous with elementary students. Make your students listen to the song and fill the gaps with the words from the bo ...
2 Views 11,071 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: Tom's Diner

Song Worksheet: Tom's Diner

This is a worksheet based on the song "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega which provides an opportunity to revise tenses (simple, perfect and continuous, present, past and future), linking words, as wel ...
8 Views 20,334 IntAdv
Selfie

Selfie

Authentic Teaching
Let me present you my handout on the topic of the last years – a selfie. This lesson gives your students an opportunity to talk about something they do every day - especially young learners ...
25 Views 32,756 Pre-IntIntAdvExam
Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Continuous,
This is a four-page worksheet for present simple and present continuous. It includes different activities and it is designed for elementary level. Hope it helps!
10 Views 16,810 Elem
Song Worksheet: Baby Love by Petite Meller

Song Worksheet: Baby Love by Petite Meller

A listening set of exercises based on the Song "Baby Love" (2015). This activity includes ordering sentences, discriminating words, correcting spelling and reviewing some gerunds. [youtube=http:// ...
3 Views 17,202 ElemPre-Int
School Action Verbs

School Action Verbs

This worksheet is designed for elementary students and young learners. It contains two parts, first: school action verbs and present continuous and question formation with "what". Second part: cou ...
10 Views 20,896 BegElem
Clothes

Clothes

Mahnaz Fallah Mazlumi
Present Continuous,
This is a PowerPoint about things we wear containing images and a link to a short video which is appropriate for young learners of the English language. You can also use the questions which are ad ...
9 Views 10,939 Beg
Board Game

Board Game

This board game is really useful for teaching and reviewing school action verbs and present progressive. It is appropriate for young learners, and beginners. You copy and cut them, write a nu ...
10 Views 18,423 BegElem
School, Action Verbs

School, Action Verbs

Present Continuous, ,
This power-point presentation is appropriate for teaching and reviewing school related action verbs such as: cutting, erasing, reading, using, etc. It's suitable for young learners. It also p ...
10 Views 22,747 BegElem
Grammar:Present Simple, Continuous, Past Simple and Used To

Grammar:Present Simple, Continuous, Past Simple and Used To

This is a worksheet for practicing the grammar of present simple, present continuous, past simple, and used to. It includes two activities. First, the students are asked to use some cues to write ...
11 Views 24,339 Pre-Int
Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

In this worksheet students have to complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then they are asked to match the sentences to the pictures. This worksheet is good for pr ...
41 Views 125,242 ElemPre-Int

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