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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The objective of this worksheet is for beginning ESL students to construct sentences in the present simple in a fun way – turning it into a game. It requires a certain amount of time and pre ...
This is a fun activity about the movie Monster's Inc. I did this activity during a winter camp with an elementary class in South Korea and they loved it. Depending on the level of your students, y ...
This is a worksheet about the characters for the movie Monster's Inc. It is for beginners and can be a good introduction to the movie and the characters. It also helps practice question and answer ...
This worksheet consists of 4 different exercises to revise the use of the present simple. The students have to rewrite some sentences; fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb; put words ...
I use this presentation on my beginners classes when I am teaching present simple to explain spelling rules for he/she/it and how to make negative and questions in a very simple way. First I go ov ...
Here is a contest where students can practice usiing and identifying the verb to be. The idea is to divide your students in two groups, one person from each group is going to go to the board and t ...
Watch this video and answer the questions according what you watch and understand. It is an enjoyable video to share with your class while practising vocabulary. After watching you can use the vid ...
For practicing the present simple tense, you can play this game with your students. Here are some rules for the players. The Game Rules:
1-To start playing you should answer the first Q 2- Go up ...
There are five sentences. The aim is to build five sentences according to the right rules of word order in statements, questions. So you print the pages withour the key sentences then cut them per ...
These are several questions to practise routines, telling the time and prepositions of time. I give one to each student, then they decide the partner they are going to ask to and the partner mus ...
Target learner: Elementary level This grammar-to-writing worksheet familiarizes student about common verbs use in school. Have your class write the s-form of these verbs in a meaningful sentenc ...
This is a worksheet for revising the verb to have (got) at elementary level. There 3 easy activities in which students are asked to complete the table, write negative and interrogative sentences a ...
This is a pretty simple worksheet for revising the verb to be. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to complete the table, write the sentences given in the negative and interrogative ...
True / False sentences / Questions on the text "My family" Labeling: parts of the body and family members Who's who: family relationships Gap filling: Possessive adjectives/ Present simple of "to ...
Hello :) My worksheet is quite simple and understandable. It is for complete beginners. There are 2 parts in this worksheet. You can practice present simple - to be and also have got/ has got. In ...
Most teachers need their students to introduce themselves to them and to their other classmates especially for their first time and they need to know some information about them, this sheet can he ...
First week of class Lesson Plan: This 2- to 3-hour lesson plan provides your learners with practice in all four skills (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) as well as Grammar and Vocabulary. ...
This is a grammar review worksheet for elementary students who are asked to complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be, reorder the words to make correct sentences,change the ...
Funny exercises especially for girls - reading and writing, Present Perfect Tense, questions, describing people. One exercise is prepared for Polish students, in order to teach then some new words ...
These are cards that have to be cut before using them. Originally they were designed to practice certain verbs but they can be used to practice 'in the morning', 'in the evening' and 'at night' as ...
This is a set of pictures about a family to describe them. There is also a list of words that students should use. I don't give it to them, it should be part of the pre-teaching. I use these pictu ...
This is a two part worksheet with 26 sentences using subject verb agreement. On the second part, students write the numbers of the two sentences using the same pattern, label the pattern, and wri ...
I made this after one unit with a b1 class so we could see how they were getting on. Uses present simple tense and continuous. As well as past simple. Affirmative/negative/interrogative. Telling t ...
It is an integrated presentation for young learners. It contains speaking, writing, listening, grammar, reading and warm-up activities. There is a reading passage about Snow White and the seven dw ...
This worksheet consists of 24 pictures, 24 sentences with blanks and 24 verbs. The students have to choose a verb to fill in the gaps in the present simple. The aim of the exercise is to practise ...
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