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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.

Planning a special themed unit? We’ve got you covered! Our 1,400 present simple tense worksheets offer practice based around topics like holidays, countries, school and work, and even popular songs and movies. With that kind of variety, you’re sure to find some worksheets that’ll fit your class’s personality. And whether you’re getting your students acquainted with the present simple tense for the first time, or making sure they’ve got a solid grasp of it before you move on to the next topic, our 1,400 worksheets offer plenty of fresh possibilities.

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Film Star Family

Film Star Family

A basic reading comprehension exercise based on a famous film actor. It practises the simple tense of ' to be', personal subject pronouns, and some useful vocabulary like the family words. It can ...
9 Views 11,713 Beg
Song Worksheet: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger ( Present Simple)

Song Worksheet: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger ( Present Simple)

This song is almost new and I think it's good to practise  present simple with teens. This worksheet includes pre-listening activities, while-listening activities and post-listening activities.
18 Views 32,246 Pre-IntInt
Movie Worksheet: Ang Lee's Life of Pi ( Group Follow up Activities)

Movie Worksheet: Ang Lee's Life of Pi ( Group Follow up Activities)

This is a selection of fun activities that you can do after watching Life of Pi. I've used this with 5th and 6th graders with great success. They can put themselves in Pi's shoes, they can cut a ...
8 Views 17,724 ElemPre-IntIntAdv
Daily Routine

Daily Routine

» » Present Simple
To use the present simple. It's a worksheet where they have to use the correct form of the verbs and write correct sentences about someone's daily routine. It has pictures,  verbs and they ha ...
20 Views 29,242 Elem
Simple Present: Verb Conjugation Exercises

Simple Present: Verb Conjugation Exercises

Present Simple,
The exercise is made for a beginner spanish speaking student It is for drilling and practicing simple present tense. 35 questions in total:20 conjugating present tense verbs,15 looking for conjug ...
7 Views 43,165 Beg
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Composition about Grandparents

Composition about Grandparents

, Present Simple,
It was created in order to encourage young students to write a composition about their grandparents, with five simple questions as a guide. It may also reinforce the use of, he-she, his-her, can, ...
10 Views 11,039 Beg
Play Cinderella

Play Cinderella

Present Simple,
A simple play for Primary school children between nine and eleven years old. The play is for seven to nine characters and is mainly in the present simple, though there are some uses of the future. ...
16 Views 10,106 Elem
Conversation: the Weekend

Conversation: the Weekend

, Present Simple,
A good worksheet to practice speaking and weekend/ free time / leisure time vocabulary . I have used this with Elementary, Pre-Int and Int, and it can be adjusted according to the  level. I l ...
12 Views 29,910 All
Revision: Question, Negation and Pronouns

Revision: Question, Negation and Pronouns

Revision or short test about constructing questions and negations in Present Simple. Very easy sentences. Then pupils are required to fill in the correct pronoun (personal, possessive, demonstrati ...
9 Views 16,356 BegElem
Ad Mad Game

Ad Mad Game

Ad Mad Worksheet - Identify the Tense used in these popular Taglines and write your answers in the space provided. To learn English Grammar visit Magic Pathshala English Resources. For follow up ...
7 Views 10,433 All
Movie Worksheet: Monsters Inc Trailer

Movie Worksheet: Monsters Inc Trailer

Worksheet about physical description for total beginners based on the trailer of Monsters inc. Teacher should elicit what students know of the movie, get them to tell the plot. Teacher then reads ...
11 Views 15,215 BegElem
Days of the Week with a Fat Cat

Days of the Week with a Fat Cat

Present Simple,
This PowerPoint presentation contains a funny poem which helps students remember names of the days of the week. The key words are hidden and appear when clicked. It may be used for practicing both ...
27 Views 18,468 BegElem
Question Words

Question Words

This PowerPoint presentation contains several short poems based on special questions. They are easy to remember and focus on different question words. Some of them may be familiar to you while the ...
13 Views 9,955 BegElem
Present Simple Questions

Present Simple Questions

This worksheet contains different types of exercises to help students with general and special questions in Present Simple Tense. Exercises are graded by difficulty level starting from the easiest ...
10 Views 11,699 BegElem
Basic Grammar and Vocabulary Drilling

Basic Grammar and Vocabulary Drilling

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This animated Power Point presentation may prove a good grammar and vocabulary drilling for starters. It focuses on the Present Simple forms of the verbs ‘to be’, ‘can’ and ...
8 Views 9,702 Beg
Song Worksheet: Run to You by Roxette

Song Worksheet: Run to You by Roxette

This is a song by the Swedish group Roxette, and  teachers can use it to  work with the verb to be and subject pronouns. I usually use this song after the grammar explanation or as a tes ...
4 Views 10,012 Beg
Basic Test: Face Parts and Verb to Be

Basic Test: Face Parts and Verb to Be

Present Simple,
This is a basic test on face's parts and two more excercises on verb to be. Can be use as a warm up. Kids could used the face image to write the part indicated by the arrow and name as for example ...
6 Views 12,605 BegElem
Likes and Dislikes

Likes and Dislikes

, Present Simple
This is a speaking worksheet. It was created to practise Present Simple form of the verb "like". The senteces are created in positive and negative forms. It is very easy. It can be used to practis ...
5 Views 10,267 Beg
Amy's Daily Routine

Amy's Daily Routine

» » Present Simple
The following is a speaking activity to be done in pairs in order to study or review Simple Present Tense and more specifically the grammar rules for the third person singular. Each one of the stu ...
9 Views 24,132 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet : When Will My Life Begin?

Song Worksheet : When Will My Life Begin?

Practise daily activities and household chores through the song "When will my life begin?" by Mandy Moore. You'll find the video from the movie Tangled on youtube. Students may enjoy this song by ...
6 Views 25,533 Elem
Movie Worksheet: Tangled (Daily Routines and Household Chores) 1

Movie Worksheet: Tangled (Daily Routines and Household Chores) 1

Present Simple,
These are the before and after watching the clip from the movie Tangled. You can review activities through a simple TPR game such as Simon says. Then, students work labeling pictures, watch the mo ...
7 Views 21,903 Elem
Where Are You From?

Where Are You From?

Present Simple,
Worksheet to practice verb to be, countries and nationalities. Speaking and writing practice. After having introduced countries and nationalities, students will work in groups, they will ask every ...
4 Views 10,636 Elem
Mistakes in a Text

Mistakes in a Text

, Present Simple
This text is a comprehension text of present simple and past simple. There are spelling and grammar mistakes and students have to find and correct the sentenses. I have done it for my students who ...
14 Views 22,081 ElemPre-Int
The Daily Routine of a Tennis Player

The Daily Routine of a Tennis Player

, Present Simple,
This worksheet is created to work on  present simple and the adverbs of frequency, and at the same time to learn about the everyday activities of a tennis player. Students must put the verbs ...
25 Views 29,812 ElemPre-Int
Present Simple Tense with Slovak Translation

Present Simple Tense with Slovak Translation

» » Present Simple
This "worksheet" is a power point presentation dealing with the forms and use of the present simple tense - it's affirmative, negative, question, wh-question and short answer form. The examples ar ...
3 Views 5,627 BegElem

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