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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.

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Verb To Be PowerPoint Presentation

Verb To Be PowerPoint Presentation

» » Present Simple
It's a simple powerpoint tutorial to review the present simple of the verb to be. It's essentially addressed to elementary students A1. It is useful for reviewing the verb before a test or when yo ...
17 Views 82,918 Elem
Have Got Worksheet

Have Got Worksheet

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Here´s a pretty easy worksheet for elementary students on the verb to have got. There are two pages with 6 different exercises where students are asked to write the short form of the verb t ...
21 Views 38,741 Elem
Present Simple Cards

Present Simple Cards

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You can use this card game for groups of 12 students or less. Each student has to finish the sentences on their card. After the first student finishes, the second student asks the first a question ...
10 Views 24,237 ElemPre-Int
Present Simple PowerPoint Presentation

Present Simple PowerPoint Presentation

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A PowerPoint presentation with audio for teaching or revising the present simple tense. Students are asked to fill in the blank spaces with the most suitable option. Suitable for elementary stude ...
25 Views 26,303 ElemPre-Int
The Passive Voice

The Passive Voice

, Present Simple
There are 25 pictures and a sentence under each sentence with a verb in brackets. The students have to fill in the gaps with the present simple in the passive voice. The heading can be changed to ...
32 Views 33,647 ElemPre-Int
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Daily Routines Wordsearch

Daily Routines Wordsearch

Present Simple,
In this worksheet there are 24 pictures with daily routine activities and their names + a wordsearch activity. The students have to match the pictures and the names and then find out the words in ...
13 Views 31,098 Elem
Daily Routines Flashcards

Daily Routines Flashcards

Present Simple,
This is a lovely and colourful set of cards for teaching daily routines and the present simple tense. Suitable for elementary students, these cards can also be used as conversation cards or to pl ...
82 Views 358,683 BegElem
Sample High School Grammar Exam

Sample High School Grammar Exam

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This worksheet is a sample of a grammar and vocabulary exam I use for the second course of high school. It includes grammar (present simple, present continuous, past simple, used to) vocabula ...
11 Views 35,170 ElemPre-Int
Simple Present and Daily Routines Worksheet

Simple Present and Daily Routines Worksheet

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This is a 2-page worksheet, suitable for elementary students, on present simple and daily routines. There are four different exercises in which students mark sentences as true or false, answer qu ...
24 Views 78,541 ElemPre-Int
Present Simple

Present Simple

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This is a two-page useful worksheet with a mix of exercises about Present Simple and the 3rd Person singular, for elementary students, where they can practise and study this tense and the verbs sp ...
7 Views 15,731 Elem
Simple Present and Simple Past Worksheet

Simple Present and Simple Past Worksheet

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A worksheet contrasting the present simple and the simple past tense for intermediate students. There are 3 different exercises in which students are asked to circle the correct form of the verb, ...
30 Views 107,799 Pre-IntInt
Present Simple: 3 Forms

Present Simple: 3 Forms

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There are 30 sentences to revise the present simple in the affirmative, negative and interrogative. Students have to fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets paying attention ...
9 Views 19,342 ElemPre-Int
The Seasons

The Seasons

Present Simple,
There are four activities: 1- read the descriptions, and write the seasons next to them 2-write the months next to the right season 3-look at the pictures and write true or false 4-write the ...
17 Views 21,472 BegElem
What Do They Do In Their Jobs? 25 Images [part 2]

What Do They Do In Their Jobs? 25 Images [part 2]

Present Simple,
This is the 2nd ws about jobs, with 25 new jobs to describe. Sudents have to choose a verb from the given list to fill in the sentences, then they will have a sentence to describe what these peopl ...
19 Views 21,380 ElemPre-IntInt
What Do They Do In Their Jobs? 25 Images [part 1]

What Do They Do In Their Jobs? 25 Images [part 1]

Present Simple,
There are 25 pictures for 25 jobs. Sudents have to choose a verb from the given list to fill in the sentences, then they will have a sentence to describe what these people do in their jobs. They c ...
20 Views 19,243 ElemPre-IntInt
Song Worksheet: The Best by Tina Turner

Song Worksheet: The Best by Tina Turner

This worksheet is on Tina Turner's song called 'The best'. Its main purpose is listening, it has comparative & superlative instances and mixed tenses such as present simple, continuous and pre ...
12 Views 19,885 Int
Let's Talk About Paul

Let's Talk About Paul

Present Simple, , ,
This exercise can be used for oral or written practice. Following the instructions in the body and outside it students can guide themselves to talk about his name, physical appearance, nationalit ...
7 Views 16,536 Elem
Making Questions

Making Questions

This worksheet is for beginner or elementary - pupils make a question to the answer. Teacher can use it as a test or revision of present simple. Pupils can correct it themself and choose the righ ...
11 Views 20,010 Elem
Have & Has Got: 3 Forms

Have & Has Got: 3 Forms

Present Simple,
4 exercises to practise the 3 forms of have got. There are two children, Mark & Jane, and their possessions. In exercise 1 students have to fill in the gaps with the correct affirmative or n ...
19 Views 27,469 Elem
To Be: Affirmative & Negative

To Be: Affirmative & Negative

Present Simple,
4 exercises to revise the verb to be in the affirmative and the negative form: exercise 1: students have to fill in the gaps with the correct affirmative form; exercise 2 with the negative of to ...
18 Views 56,542 Elem
Written Test: School, Family and Friends

Written Test: School, Family and Friends

This is a written test with two reading comprehension exercises, 5 grammar exercises ( TO BE, THERE TO BE, possessive adjectives and pronouns, present simple and question words), a vocabulary exer ...
16 Views 25,221 Elem
Have Got - Has Got Game

Have Got - Has Got Game

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It's a game for elementary level students. You've got 3 cards with people and 12 cards with different stuff. The task for your students is to read the information about people and then say what th ...
16 Views 41,206 Elem
Present Form of Verb To Be

Present Form of Verb To Be

Present Simple,
Simple Present of the verb "to be" for complete beginners practising the affirmative, negative and interrogrative forms of the verbs. You can use it in the classroom or as an extra acitivity to be ...
8 Views 8,804 Beg
Actions Worksheet

Actions Worksheet

, Present Simple
There are 3 activities: - find the actions in the wordsearch, - complete the sentences using the verbs from the pictures and write them in the simple present form, - complete the sentences usin ...
9 Views 13,844 BegElemPre-Int
Giving Directions - Shops

Giving Directions - Shops

Worksheet to practice different skills: speaking - giving directions, vocabulary - shops and place prepositions, reading - definitions. First, as an individual activity, make students read the def ...
44 Views 64,117 Elem

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