Ahh, the present simple verb tense. For the first time, your level-one students are stepping out of the world of basic vocabulary, and into the much wider world of English grammar. It’s an exciting stage in any class - and it’s also one of the most important stages to get right. After all, your students’ grasp of simple present tense singulars and plurals is the foundation on which they’ll build their understanding of English grammar in general. That means it’s crucial to give them views of this tense from all angles, using every kind of activity and exercise at your disposal.
Different teachers use different tactics to get their students familiar with the present simple tense. Some start with worksheets, then work their way up to listening and speaking exercises. Others kick things off with some board work, then ask their students to try to use the present simple tense in a sentence. Still others like to keep things relaxed with games - and you probably want to use at least some of all these approaches. All that’s left is to find a variety of teaching resources focused on the present simple tense.
You’ve come to the right place. BusyTeacher.org’s 1,400 present simple verb tense worksheets will make sure you never run out of new and interesting ways to help your students practice the present simple tense. Whether you’re looking for simple fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice exercises, listening and writing examples, role playing activities, or flash cards and board games, BusyTeacher.org has all the resources you need.
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Daily routines and present simple PPT presentation prepared for a group of beginner adults. I hope you will like it. There are no exercises just a presentation but it doesn't require much explana ...
This worksheet is appropriate for practicing and reviewing simple present. It contains two parts, first is related to do/does. while second part is related to "the third person", and words ending ...
This activity begins with a question: what does a family member usually do? The teacher has to make a pause and wait for the students to answer. All the slides have animated gifs or pictures as we ...
This PowerPoint contains some games that we do at the park, such as jump rope, skate, fly kites, etc. It also includes nice photos. This PowerPoint is appropriate for elementary levels, particular ...
Hi, this is Umme Kulsum from Pakistan. I prepared the present simple worksheet where I describe three important usages of the tense. Suitable for any level, and I hope it's helpful in unders ...
This worksheet contains some questions about daily routines. Cut the cards, give each student a card, set a time limit, and ask your ss to stand up, walk around the class, and talk with their clas ...
This worksheet represents a graphic presentation of the greetings and meals of the day related to various moments of the day. It could be useful for teaching daily routines to beginner or elementa ...
You can use this worksheet (Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader) to practise present simple. It can be used for practising listening (putting the lines of the song into the correct order). Child ...
This is a two-page worksheet for you to practice present simple with your students. It contains four activities in which the learners are asked to make questions, choose the correct verbs, give sh ...
This simple exercise helps elementary students to practice forms of construction ''there is/are'' and ''there was/were''. Students compare two pictures showing St.Petersburg now and then - hundred ...
This is a very simple worksheet for young learners which is aimed to practice there is and there are. It contains a gap-filling activity. You can use it at the activation part of your teaching. It ...
This is a worksheet fr teaching or revising the present simple tense and daily routines related vocabulary at elementary level. Students are asked to read the text and then fill in the blank ...
Looking at two different schedules, students practice answering questions using 1st person singular and 3rd person singular in the present simple tense. Also practices using the structure "from __ ...
This is a two-page worksheet for practicing present simple. It contains four activities in which the language learners are asked to make questions, rewrite the sentences in negative form. It is ap ...
A post-watching composition worksheet, inluding the following grammar topics: pronouns, can/can't, 3d person singular endings. Vocabulary includes action verbs, person description, animals, relati ...
This worksheet contains the name, age, and country of origin of some celebrities. You can use it for practicing greeting and introducing the third person at elementary levels. Cut the slips and gi ...
A good fun worksheet to be used as a warm-up activity, get-to-know-each-other activity or an enjoyable way to practice habitual actions and likes and dislikes using both present and past tenses. I ...
This PowerPoint will help you to teach the steps to write a simple paragraph. It provides a sample for the language learners, about why is the gorilla in trouble, and it follows with a homework as ...
This is a poster I've put together for present simple as a classroom poster with form, uses and exceptions to the third person singular "s" rule. It can be used as a poster or as a handout for any ...
The aim of this worksheet is to improve students' speaking skills. A teacher can print and cut the topic cards, then give it to students and let them ask and answer the questions in pairs. It take ...
This PowerPoint contains one story in two different tenses. First, the grammar focuses on present simple. Second, the grammar focuses on past simple. Each one follows with some CCQs to check the l ...
This Powerpoint is made for pre-intermediate students. It's about verbs of taste (like, enjoy, love) and expressions of taste (to be fond of, to be interested in, to be crazy about). Students lear ...
This power-point presentation presents daily activities. It is appropriate for teaching daily routines and reviewing the present simple tense. It is suitable for elementary students and also young ...
It includes activities to revise the content of the movie Divergent. I prepared some activities to do before watching, while watching and after watching the film. It worked really well with elemen ...
First person singular, present simple + vocabulary. Pupils study the voc uploaded by another teacher and do the test. Daily routines like : get up, have breakfast, do the ironing, do homework, tak ...
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