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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Choose the correct verbs and auxs. Have students choose the correct verbs and auxs in the missing spaces. This is intended to check students' knowledge on the basic use of present tense. An easy w ...
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Song activity sheet (gap fill) to review the Present Simple Tense. There is the answer sheet as well. This song can also be used for discussion about cities: What is the song about? Who is the sin ...
Song activity and teacher's key sheets to work on the parts of the body. This song by Rihanna is very popular mainly among youngsters but adults often enjoy listening to it too. The labels coverin ...
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This is a present simple quiz that the teacher can use as an exam or as a way to check if the students understood the materials about present simple. Through the following quiz, students will be ...
Simple worksheet to practice "My favourite ... is..." construction. Students complete the first sentence and then add their own ideas. Then they draw pictures to illustrate their favourite things. ...
Simple yet fun way to practice vocabulary related to countries, nationalities and languages. Divide your students into teams of 4 and have them compete against each other to complete the first wor ...
The exercise contains the basic expressions. The pupils have to write the correct questions e.g. how old are you? how are you? and afterwards give a short answer to each of the questions. There is ...
A 3-page worksheet for elementary students on have / has got. There's a brief explanation followed by 4 activities in which students are asked to fill in the blanks with have got or has got, ask ...
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In this activity the students have to write the correct form of the simple present's to be. On the board, I will go over the simple present form of "to be" and will make sure the students understa ...
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This worksheet contains brief descriptions of 12 situations to which students are supposed to react by using one of the verb phrases in bold. It practices verbs followed by infinitive or -ing form ...
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