Some people have a hard time differentiating when to use present simple tense and present continuous tense. Learning english online simple present or present progressive test 2. Use the present continuous for actions happening at the moment or currenttemporary projects. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on. Exercise 3 choose the present simple or the present continuous. Exercise 1 present simple and continuous solutions.
Put the verbs in the correct forms, present continuous or present simple. This worksheet was made as a test for teaching or revising two tenses present simple and present continuous. This game is also excellent for classroom teaching. Present simple or present continuous as future tenses. Simple present or present progressivecontinuous exercise. Present simple, present continuous, or past simple. Use the simple present for actions that happen in general. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Present simple vs present continuous exercises pdf. I am speaking you are speaking he she it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking.
Present tenses esl interactive grammar, vocabulary game. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. We use the present simple to talk about future actions that are fixed such as a timetable or a schedule 2, 4, 5 and. Present simple present continuous amazon web services. Present simple and present continuous learnenglish kids. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise present continuous tense in english. Present simple vs present continuous 2 interactive worksheet. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on tv every time there is one.
There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true. Online exercises comparison of tenses, comparison of tenses questions and comparison of tenses negative sentences. Use and formation 8 min when do we use the present continuous. Present simple vs present continuous 2 five simple exercises to practise the differences between present simple and present continuous. We use the present continuous to talk about things you are doing now. To say how many times to talk about a recent action which might not be finished to talk about life experience when the result is more important to explain the side effects of an activity. Practice present simple and present continuous in comparison and get the essence of these two tenses. Students must complete each sentence using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 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. Fill in the verbs in brackets in present continuous or present simple. Check the correct answers to this exercise on present continuous. And we also use the present perfect simple to ask or talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished. Pdf exercises on the present simple and continuous.
We use the present simple to talk about routines what you do every day or every week. The boys clothes are dirty because he play in the mud. We use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements 1, 3, 6 and 7. Heres the online version of the present simple vs present continuous consolidation worksheet. Practice present tenses present simple and present progressive using this esl present tenses game. We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment, but will soon finish. If one is stating an action that is happening but will soon come to an end they use present simple when the action will end one uses present continuous tense. We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines things that dont change. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present simple or. Maybe he isnt working now maybe he is sleeping now, but usually he works at a bank. We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the moment. Summary chart we use the present perfect simple with past finished actions or experiences when we dont mention or we dont know when they happened. Simple present vs present continuous 5 grammarbank. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends.
Choose the present simple or present continuous exercise 2. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. Present simple and present continuous british council. Puttheverbsintothecorrecttensepresentsimpleorpresentcontinuous. Exercise 2 make the present simple or present continuous. Mixed exercisethe present simple, present continuous or the past. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present simple or progressive as appropriate. Present simple and present continuous other contents. Lets look at the difference between the present simple and present continuous, and learn some adverbs of frequency. They also practice the use of adverbs of frequency and other type of adverbs. Decide if you need to use the present perfect simple or the progressive i study all day, but i am afraid i learnnot much.
Choose the present simple or the present continuous tense to complete the sentences. Put the verbs into the correct tense present simple or present continuous the train always. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Simple present and present continuous exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. Habits or situations that happen regularly we use the present. Present simple vs present continuous online consolidation. A short grammar guide and two exercises to practise present simple and present continuous. Present continuous worksheets the transition from teaching one verb tense to teaching another isnt always a clearcut process. I am not very good so i am learning with a trainer. Present simple and present continuous pdf exercises.
Present simple vs present continuous online consolidation exercise. Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. Repetition, judgment, irritation he is always talking. We use the present simple to talk about future actions that are fixed such as a timetable or a schedule 2, 4, 5 and 8. This is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now.
New inspiration 1 this page has been downloaded from. There are differences between the simple present and the present continuous the major difference between them is that we use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Present simple and present continuous fichas interactivas. English esl present simple vs continuous progressive. Present simple and present continuous every day learn english kids. Test comparison of tenses with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples.
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