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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A Power point presentation teaching the interrogative, negative and affirmative forms of the simple present tense. It contains an explanation of when to use the endings (s, es and ies) with exampl ...
The worksheet is about the usage of do and does. It has its own grammar chart with the structures for the questions (interrogative) and answers (negative and affirmative) Also students are expecte ...
This is a very simple listening task for beginner students. The video is subtitled so it should be covered. The link where you find thevideo is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4Pr5EPjtQ The ...
The pupils have to fill in the gaps with 15 missing words ( 13 verbs and 2 possessive adjectives ) to be able to use the simple present with "he". In class they listened to a dialogue between Ama ...
This worksheet works great with beginner or elementary students. It is a simple and easy worksheet for revising days of the week related vocabulary.The students are asked to read the text and to ...
So one of my students asked for a song by Guns n' Roses and since his level is complete beginner I made this worksheet. It contains a fill in the blanks exercise and the answers in a separate page ...
This English resource was created for elementary/primary students and is a useful activity for practicing using there 'is' or there 'are'. Students must complete the sentences by writing there 'is ...
This English resource was created for elementary/primary students and is a useful activity for practicing using there 'is' or there 'are'. Students must complete the sentences by writing there 'is ...
This English resource was created for elementary/primary students and is a useful activity for practicing using there 'is' or there 'are'. Students must complete the sentences by writing there 'is ...
This is a beginner/elementary level worksheet that reviews simple yes/no question structure for third person simple present with this/that/it. It includes vocabulary check of several objects that ...
This is a personal worksheet about my son, Tom. Students are asked to read a text and answer a few questions. They can practise the present simple tense. This worksheet is not suitable for young l ...
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It's a song activity which deals with verb to be (simple present), personal pronouns, possessive adjectives and listening skills. Students need to listen to the song and fill the blanks with the m ...
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