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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Students are often puzzled when they have to distinguish tenses in English. Since there are three present tenses, it can be difficult for them to know when each of them is used. This worksheet pro ...
This worksheet can be used to improve fluency. It can also serve to revise tenses at the end or beginning of the school year. Students have to read the same text using 14 different tenses. This dr ...
This is a worksheet based on the song "Too Close" by Alex Clare. You can use it with your elementary students. This song will help you to revise the Present Simple Tense and to consolidate the mea ...
Hello again dear teachers. This time I brought to you one activity about the use of "have go" and "objects". For example: Mary has got some stickers, but she hasn't got any posters". You can model ...
After you have explained about 'there to be' and the use of 'some, any, a lot of, a, an' you can use this handout to practice with the ss. You can create a presentation to describe your neighborho ...
The worsheet has two exercises. The first one focuses on 'wh-' questions that aim at obtaining someone's personal profile. Candidates are encouraged to answer with complete sentences. The second e ...
This worksheet is presented as a PPT for JOBS and verbs related to them, including sentences in Present Simple only for third person ( he, she) It works perfectly as a vocabulary warm up for the ...
Short parctice on Verb To Be - basic steps. There is a chart on affirmative to be, a chart on negative to be, a chart on contracted forms of to be, plus a chart of questions on To Be and ...
How we use the Present Simple: explanation. This is the first tense students learn so while previous lessons most likely focused on vocabulary, lessons on the present simple will emphasize basic s ...
Present Simple exercises for all levels. This is the first tense students learn so while previous lessons most likely focused on vocabulary, lessons on the present simple will emphasize basic sent ...
This worksheet was used as a test for students in 6th grade. It contains a vocabulary item, where they need to classify hobbies and sports. Reading comprehension, and questions like: Do you practi ...
This test is about the verb to be. The level is basic. Students have to read and choose the correct verb to be, they also have to put in order the sentences, yes/no questions. Students complete th ...
This worksheet is very useful for Elementary to Intermediate students who want to learn English watching famous tv series. There are 2 episodes to analyse: House "Living a dream" & Lost, ...
This is a very simple worksheet for revising the verb to be, possessive adjectives and personal pronouns. There are 3 different and easy activities. Recommended for elementary students.
This is a 2-page worksheet for revising the verb to be. The first page is basically just a grammar guide and the second page has five different activities in which students are asked to fill in t ...
Exercise number 1: Students can practice present continuous looking at the picture and writing what they are doing, they can practice using: he/she... It's a kinda mechanic exercise, that makes st ...
This worksheet provide jobs in a funny way. Students work in pairs and in groups, they guess and discuss jobs. It can also be used a class activity. Can be adapted and taught to beginners, elemen ...
This is a colourful worksheet to review house vocabulary covered with my 7-8 year olds, and to help them make some sentences in the present simple using verbs like, eat/sleep/cook/play. There are ...
This is a worksheet based on Florence and the machine's song: Breaking down. I used it to practice listening with exercises in which the Ss would work on the organization of sentences, it also has ...
A pre-intermediate worksheet with mixed tenses. There are 4 parts in here, starting from easier to hardest. The tenses included are: present, present continuous, past, past continuous, present per ...
The worksheet is based on a cheerful song "Lautar" by a Moldovan singer Pasha Parfeny, who took part in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku. The worksheet contains blanks and explanations or exer ...
This worksheet has a crossword about animals. Students have to complete the crossword by reading the sentences underneath the crossword. Each sentence gives information about each animal of the cr ...
With this worksheet students can practice the simple present tense by filling the blanks with the correct information about the animals of the pictures. This worksheet has several pictures of ani ...
This exercise is based on the Elephant Song by Eric Herman. It practices using "doesn't" for the negative present simple tense (singular), and it practices using the correct form of the positive p ...
This is a worksheet for practicing verb to be. It includes 3 different tasks. Also, there is a white and black version. It brings a completion exercise and multiple choice exercise. It is very bas ...
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