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.
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A powerpoint/boardgame about two verb tenses: present simple vs present continuous. Students are asked to play this boardgame by choosing the correct tense. They should be able to use these two te ...
This is a worksheet for revising the negative form of the verb to be at elementary level. There's a brief explanation followed by 4 different and easy exercises in which students are asked t ...
This a very easy worksheet for teaching or revising the interrogative form of the verb to be. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the questions using the words in b ...
This is a worksheet for revising the verb to be affirmative form at elementary level. There's a brief explanation followed by 4 easy activities in which students are asked to put in am, is or ...
In this worksheet you practise present simple, the verb 'can', and read about animals' habitats, food they eat, body characteristics and customs. This is also about environment/nature. This is a r ...
Pupils learn vocabulary for talking about fruit, vegetables and drinks. They can talk about their likes and dislikes, they learn and practise I like and I don't like. The worksheet provides adjec ...
This worksheet is designed for students of beginner and elementary levels and has four exercises to practice different forms of the verb “to be” including positive, negative, question ...
In this worksheet, the names of various sports are introduced, and students learn how to speak about their likes and dislikes using the present simple. Pupils learn the structure like, don't like, ...
In this present simple revision battleship game students will have to use everything they know of this tense form. They will have to make up affirmative, interrogative and negative sentences, use ...
This worksheet presents three exercises using there is/there are and some prepositions of place such as opposite, between, next to, far from. Students have to use positive, negative and interrogat ...
Song activity in which students have to fill in the gaps. The song has a nice message about bravery and what it means to be brave. It's all in the present simple. This activity focuses on this ten ...
A simple PowerPoint about Mary's bedroom. Students take a look at the image then should be able to tick the correct answer using the verb "have got". The ppt can be used to study house/objects and ...
This is a 2-page worksheet for revising present tenses: present simple, present continuous and present perfect at intermediate level. There are 3 activities in which students are asked to fil ...
A very simple worksheet which can be used with elementary or pre-intermediate students when revising questions. Involves present simple, present continuous, past simple, have/has got, can, there i ...
It's a test for my ss at highschool, they learn English as a foreign language, their command is not good at all. I tried to check the use of Simple Present, food, clothes, sports. I'ts done to che ...
This song by Madonna is a great way to exemplify one of the most problematic structures for elementary students ‘there is/are’. It also will be quite easy to work with the lyrics as i ...
This PPT is for kids who are going to have fun studying the topic. I think when a kid learns something he'she can make his/her own resources with our guidance. Let's help them create their own ma ...
Four activities about verbs to be, have got and there is/are. You can use them to revise these grammar points. The first activity is about the verb to be. The second activity is about the verb hav ...
The simple present tense explained in a short way for the beginner. This is easy to use and it works well with students of all ages. It talks about four uses in this tense, it does not go into it ...
This worksheet can be used as an ice breaker at the begining of a course or also as a fun warmer for the class. Students will walk around asking questions to their classmates and looking for affir ...
This is a 2-page worksheet for revising the verb 'to be' at elementary level. There are 4 different activities in which students are asked to fill in the blanks with am, is or are, write full ...
This handout is based on the video by Norwegian duo Röyksopp “Remind Me” (not the song) and can be used within studying Chores/Daily Routines with elementary students. It is ...
This worksheet is designed for adults (only!) who study Daily Routines at elementary level. It represents a pair-work activity where students have to find the differences (there should be 4) by as ...
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