Jean work hard all day but she not work at the moment. Comparison of tenses with free online exercises, passive rules and passive voice examples. We are going to study the differences and do exercises together. You can try the quality of this worksheet in an interactive activity here. A short grammar guide and two exercises to practise present simple and present continuous. Present continuous tense simple present rules simple present vs continuous simple past tense past continuous tense subject exercises. This worksheet was made as a test for teaching or revising two tenses present simple and present continuous. Verb tense exercises present simple and present continuous i. Grammar quiz present continuous complete these sixteen questions to score your knowledge of present continuous. Present simple and present continuous other contents. Write the verb between brackets in the present simple or continuous. 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.
Give each group of three or four a set of sentence cards, which they. Present simple versus present continuous interactive. Present simple present continuous amazon web services. We start by learning when to use the present simple tense. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the. It is a very common problem to confuse these to tenses. Some people have a hard time differentiating when to use present simple tense and present continuous tense. The text heavily uses present simple and present continuous tenses in contrast, so itll be an excellent opportunity to compare the two tenses in use. I am speaking you are speaking he she it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking. Fine printable exercises on simple present tense that you must know, youre in good company if youre. Present simple or present continuous perfect english grammar.
Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. I a book i an email 1 2 they water they coffee 3 4 1 completa. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present simple or. Future going towillpresent continuous other english exercises on the same topic. Simple present and present progressive exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative. Online exercises comparison of tenses, comparison of tenses questions and comparison of tenses negative sentences. Exercise 1 exercise 2 exercise 3 exercise 4 exercise 5 exercise 6 exercise 7 exercise 8 exercise 9 exercise 10 a few more exercises. Put the verbs into the correct tense present simple or present continuous the train always. Present continuous present perfect continuous present perfect simple present perfect. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Simple present vs present continuous 1 simple present vs present continuous 2 simple present vs present continuous 3 simple present vs present continuous 4 simple present vs present continuous 5 simple past vs past continuous. Now lets compare the two tenses together present simple vs present continuous. An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website.
Lets look at the difference between the present simple and present continuous, and learn some adverbs of frequency. In the last paragraph, there are also future uses of present simple and present continuous. We use the present simple to talk about routines what you do every day or every week. Pdf exercises on the present simple and continuous. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends.
Present simple and present continuous esl reading text. Here are the sentences from the beginning of this lesson. Present continuous tense simple present rules verb tenses chart subject exercises. Some and any quoted speech reflexive pronouns relative clauses reported speech second conditional should should have stative verbs subject and object pronouns suffix. Present simple and present continuous pdf exercises. Complete the text using present simple or continuous. Present simple or present continuous worksheet free esl printable worksheets made by teachers. Present simple vs present continuous a complete revision affirmativenegati ve interrogative and short answers. Mark is studying the present continuous at the moment.
The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future. Future simple future perfect future progressive when. Ejercicios presente continuo y presente simple presente. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Simple present and present continuous use exercises. Use the present continuous for actions happening at the moment or currenttemporary projects. Use the simple present for actions that happen in general. In this lesson we are going to compare the present simple and present continuous tense. Present simple and present continuous diferencias y. Click here to return to the list of grammar exercises. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level. Choose the present simple or the present continuous.
Fill in the blanks with the present simple or present continuous. C complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Yes no questions present continuous all things grammar. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the verbs given. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on. In this english lesson we look at the difference between the present simple tense and the present continuous tense. Choose between the present simple and the present continuous for the verbs in. Dont forget to take your umbrella with you to london. Present simple and present continuous learnenglish kids. Present continuous progressive tense mixed exercises with answers to learn and practice one of the most basic verb tenses of english language.
We use the present continuous to talk about things you are doing now. The present continuous can be used to discuss something happening around the moment of speaking. Even people who have a good level of english often make mistakes between present simple and present continuous. Present simple and present continuous every day learn english kids. The present continuous also called present progressive is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. Sometimes the present continuous is called the present progressive in some workbooks or lessons. Present simple vs present continuous esl activities. Use and formation 8 min when do we use the present continuous.
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