While its easy for most students to distinguish, say, the future simple tense from the past simple, its not always as easy for them to tell two similar verb tenses apart. Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. English grammar practice exercise, upper intermediate level. English esl past simple tense, intermediate b1 worksheets. Dec, 2016 here are 10 exercises to practise the present simple and present continuous tense. Home page grammar elementary present simple or present continuous gap fill exercise 4. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, the present. This upper intermediate esl lesson plan is the second of three on the theme of people. Jean work hard all day but she not work at the moment. This is a 2page worksheet contrasting the present simple and the present continuous tense.
Present simple to talk about habits and routines use the present simple. Puttheverbsintothecorrecttensepresentsimpleorpresentcontinuous. Click here to return to the list of grammar exercises. The present continuous tense or the present simple tense. Simple present vs present continuous 5 grammarbank. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise present continuous tense in english.
Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises for. Dont forget to take your umbrella with you to london. Past tenses exercise past simple,past continuous and past. Present continuous learnenglish teens british council. These days, more and more people are preferring lowcalorie foods. Intermediate b1b2 american english british english. Check the correct answers to this exercise on present continuous fill in the verbs in brackets in present continuous or present simple. Students solutions pre intermediate grammar exercise 1.
Simple present or present progressivecontinuous exercise. Oliver, alfie and daisy are working hard for their endofyear exams. Complex test simple present or present progressivecontinuous. Present continuous present simple test a2 b1 grammar exercises. This exercise focuses on the difference between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous.
Intermediate grammar present perfect simplecontinuous. Lets look at the difference between the present simple and present continuous, and learn some adverbs of frequency. Present continuous worksheets the transition from teaching one verb tense to teaching another isnt always a clearcut process. Present simple vs present continuous intermediate worksheet. Put the verbs in the correct forms, present continuous or present simple.
Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the present perfect simple or. There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true. A collection of english esl past simple tense, intermediate b1 worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teac. This worksheet provides a more indepth practice into the difference between present perfect and simple past. Elementary level 97 questions intermediate level 4 questions advanced level 90 questions. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level agendaweb. Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. Im liking my job a lot more now than when i started. Present continuous present simple test a2 b1 grammar exercises 20 multiple choice. Choose the present simple or the present continuous. Simple present and present progressive exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative.
Exercise 1 present simple and continuous solutions oxford. Choose the right words and expressions to complete the english sentences in present simple and present continuoous. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Fill in the verbs in brackets in present continuous or present simple. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. The first page is basically just a grammar guide and the second page has 3 different activities in which students are asked to underline the correct form of the verbs, say if the given sentences are right or wrong and make the necessary corrections and fill in blank spaces with the correct form of the. The present continuous tense or the present simple tense test.
English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Present simple vs present continuous a complete revision affirmativenegati ve interrogative and short answers. Learning english online simple present or present progressive test 2. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises. John lives and works in florida but he have a holiday in england at the moment. Maybe he isnt working now maybe he is sleeping now, but usually he works at a bank. Check the correct answers to this exercise on present continuous choose the right words and expressions to complete the english sentences in present simple and present continuoous. Choose the best tense for each space, present simple or present continuous.
We can use both present perfect simple or continuous for recent actions with a present result, but we use the present perfect simple when the present results come from having finished the action, and we use the present perfect continuous when the present results come from the process of performing the action which may or may not have finished. Efl esl activities and games for teaching the present perfect simple and continuous. Learning english online simple present or present progressive test 2 page 2. It is best to preteach the grammar before doing this worksheet and my slide show for this topic is a good way to do so. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level. The first page is basically just a grammar guide and the second page has 3 different activities in which students are asked to underline the correct form of the verbs, say if the given sentences are right or wrong and make the necessary corrections and. Exercise 1 present simple and continuous solutions. Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense the past simple or past continuous. This exercise focuses on the difference between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous exercise instructions.
Some verbs which are normally noncontinuous can be used in continuous form to emphasize the idea of change or development. Read through these sentences and for each space, choose between the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous. Habits or situations that happen regularly we use the present. Present simple or present continuous gap fill exercise 4. Teaching the present perfect simple and continuous esl.
Present continuous present simple test a2 b1 grammar. Every day just now nearly always on fridays these days this afternoon hardly ever today very often when im tired in the evening at present at the moment rarely. Home page grammar exercises intermediate present perfect simplecontinuous. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. Present perfect simple or continuous read through these sentences and for each space, choose between the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
Choose the present simple or the present continuous tense to complete the sentences. This printable, downloadable handout is best suited for at intermediate b1 and upperintermediate b2 level. Check the correct answers to this exercise on present continuous. Present simple or present continuous stative verbs english esl. Thompson gives a list of the largest european companies in chapter 6. Included are exercises and answers, a scoreboard and a short explanation at. Present simple vs present continuous esl activities. Present simple vs present continuous 1 exercises 1. Present simple present continuous amazon web services. Present simple or present continuous english grammar exercises. Some verbs that are called state verbs are never used with the present continuous. The present continuous tense or the present simple tense test a1 a2 level exercises 16 multiple choice questions with answers the present continuous tense or the. Present simple exercises for intermediate level esl.
Jun 05, 2018 the present continuous tense or the present simple tense test a1 a2 level exercises 16 multiple choice questions with answers the present continuous tense or the. Present simple or present continuous stative verbs. In this exercise you will practise the past simple and past continuous tenses. Only use contractions for negatives like havent or hasnt. English esl present simple vs continuous progressive. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. The use of the past simple with just is more common in us english, where the present perfect is slightly less common.
Habits or situations that happen regularly we use the present simple to talk about actions that we do o we dont do. Genitive s vs of expressing possession gerunds and infinitives. A1a5 we can use the present simple to refer to the contents of books. Here are 10 exercises to practise the present simple and present continuous tense. Jul 29, 2018 home english grammar tests a2 b1 level grammar tests present continuous present simple test a2 b1 grammar exercises. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. As you watch the video, look at the examples of the present continuous. English esl present simple vs continuous progressive tense. Talks about things that are happening now or around now e. Even people who have a good level of english often make mistakes between present simple and present continuous. Put the verbs into the correct tense present simple or present continuous the train always. There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true for the other tenses i. Had worked provides a clearer connection between the two actions and suggests that one influenced the other in some way, but this is contextdependent, of course.
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