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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It's my new powerpoint for your students. It's a speaking activity using ppt and whiteboard. Students will need to ask each other using Present Simple affirmative and negative. They will need to c ...
This worksheet is great for learning and practicing the Verb To Be, Indefinite Pronouns and Jobs Vocabulary. There are lots of different activities, including matching activities, asking questions ...
This is a PowerPoint presentation extremely detailed and complete about Simple Present Tense. Explains the use, form, how to make he / she/ it forms and it also includes some other important notes ...
Practise "Do you like?" "Yes I do/ No I don't". After completing the exercise students are asked to complete the second exercise (b) and they have to write two sentences "I like ...." "I don' ...
Worksheet on verb “ Have Got”, clothes and colours vocabulary, including reading comprehension, writing and several grammar exercises. It can be used as a test for elementary students.
A new song worksheet for your students to practise their listening skill. They will need to fill in the blanks with the words they hear, complete a crossword with words from the song, turn senten ...
A simple but very useful exercise for elementary students in "Verb To Be". Includes several exercises to practice affirmative, interrogative and negative forms. in which students fill in the gaps ...
It is a speaking activity using PPt. Students work in pairs and practise Wh- questions and answers using Present Simple. One of the students who is sitting with his/her back to the board has to an ...
You can find basic excercises about the verb "to be". It is practised in different forms like making positive & negative sentences and questions. I prepared it for complete beginners and it se ...
This task is based on the film "the day after tomorrow". It can be used on a lesson about global warming. Students watch the movie and then complete this worksheet. At the end of the task they hav ...
Worksheet on Present Simple tense, daily routines and frequency adverbs, including 8 pages with several exercises to review and reinforce the topic. Fill in the blanks, matching, sentence build ...
Revision on colors and the verb to be Affirmative and Negative. Through a link toa short video, students listen, analyze and complete a chart on colors. Also an analysis on the difference between ...
This is a writing exercise, revising the Present Simple and Continuous, the Past Simple and Continuous and the Future Simple. There are affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences to be form ...
This is a reading comprehension about daily routines. Students read the text then they do a True /False exercise, correcting the false ones, and answer some questions. It can be used as a test for ...
This is a simple activity I came up with and used with my Elementary class. The purpose is to have the students practice writing sentences with 'there is/are' as well as remind them of the differe ...
This is a great game for pair work. You’ll need one sheet per student pair. Instructions: • Students choose a mark of their own. (star, smiley face, heart, diamond) • Decide who go ...
Easy exercises for beginners to practise Present Simple Tense: affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. Including 16 illustrated sentences in which students have to complete sentences with ...
A simple text i've made for one of my junior students. We were making a workbook built around a knight story, so the main character was Sir Arthur. This text describes his daily activities. Also c ...
Yet another small easy text for reading. Some basic information about summer and the most popular summer activities. Also includes some description of Russian weather and nature that can be easill ...
A small simple text i've made for my 11 yr.o. student. Makes nice easy reading, some phrases and expressions are written in italics. The text describes autumn in Russia although the 'Russia' part ...
Some simple explanation and exercises about verb to be, possessive adjectives, demonstrative pronouns, articles, possessive case and interrogative pronouns. You can also find some simple vocabular ...
Grammar exercises about simple past and complete beginner vocabulary. You can find also some preposition exercise and simple present questions. It can be used as a review for a test or even to tes ...
Worksheet on verb have got, clothes, patterns, colors and order of adjectives. Including a study sheet and several exercises: 1. Write the short form of the verb have got 2. Complete these quest ...
This a worksheet to practice Food vocabulary, verb to like, some/any, and Indefinite pronouns containing 3 pages with 8 different tasks: Reading comprehension, answering questions, matching, com ...
This a worksheet for practicing the Present Simple Tense and Family vocabulary through reading. It was specifically designed for beginners or pre-intermediate students, therefore all the exercises ...
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