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Drill - Simple Present and Present Continuous
In this grammar learning exercise, students rewrite twenty sentences and change the verb tense in each one from simple present to present continuous or visa versa.
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ESL: Verb Tenses
In these verb tenses worksheets, students complete the fill in the speaking and writing activities on the worksheets to enhance their understanding of the present continuous verb tense and the rules for adding -ing to verbs. Students...
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English Exercises: Present Continuous-Advanced
In this present continuous instructional activity, students read about the usage of present continuous, then correctly fill in blanks in sentences. Links to additional resources and audio are included.
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English Exercises: Present Continuous
In this present continuous worksheet, students choose the correct phrase from a drop down list to describe what is happening in a picture. Links to additional resources and audio are given.
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Beginning Daily Activities Unit
Begin each day with a warm-up that has ELLs focusing their minds on a skill that will be taught that day. Focusing on verbs, each daily lesson reinforces study and self-management skills, helps learners become proficient in working with...
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Verbs And Tenses
In this verbs and tenses activity, students write a short sentence for each of the twenty verb tense directives and then underline the particular structure requested. This would be a good resource for reviewing each of the verb tenses...
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ESL: Continuous Affirmative/Present Simple
In this ESL verb tense learning exercise, students read about simple present and present continuous tense, then use correct verb forms to fill in blanks in sentences.
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Places in My Town
Introduce language learners to the present continuous tense with a series of activities that ask them to answer the question, "Where are you going?"
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ESL Verb Tense:Simple/Continuous
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences using either the present simple or present continuous form of verbs given.
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Talking About the Future
Students investigate how to communicate about the future using the proper verb tense. In this communication about the future lesson, students talk to a partner about future plans. They fill in an associated chart about the present simple...
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Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
In this present perfect simple or continuous verb tense worksheet, ESL students read 13 sentences. For each sentence, students choose the best verb form, either present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
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ESL Test-Verb Tense
In this ESL testing instructional activity, students fill in blanks with correct present continuous verbs, write sentences correctly, and fill in present simple and past tense verbs.
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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
In this ESL verb tenses learning exercise, students examine 7 pictures and the sentences with present simple verbs. Students change the sentence to the present continuous form and choose the correct sentence from 4 choices.
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ESL Verb Tense: Future Continuous/Simple Future
In this ESL simple future/future continuous worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with correct verb forms, 15 total. A link to audio and HTML code is given.
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A VIP - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Here is an interesting way to teach the present perfect and present perfect continuous. Individuals practice these verb tenses as well as the simple past by asking a partner questions about an imaginary biography. The biography is...
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ESL: Verb Tense Exercise 2
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students use words given in parentheses to complete a text with the correct verb tenses, clicking a "check" button for immediate feedback.
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ESL: Verb Tense Activity
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences using the correct form of a verb shown in brackets., 10 sentences total.
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ESL: Verb Tense Exercise 14
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students us words in parenthesis to complete text, using the appropriate tense of verbs given. A reference web site is given for additional activities
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Expressing the Future
In thisfuture tense worksheet, students read the differences between expressing the future through present simple and present continuous verb forms.
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ESL-Future Tense
In this ESL future tense instructional activity, students change verbs shown in brackets in sentences to both the "going to future" and present continuous form, and put verbs in simple future tense.
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Present Continuous TB1B
In this ESL questions and answers activity, learners analyze 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students write a statement that answers the question, "What are they doing?"
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Neil's Plans For Next Week
For this ESL conversation starter worksheet, students read a weekly/daily schedule for one person. Students discuss this diary page with a partner. Note: 24 hour clock times are used.
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Verbs & Tenses
Students in an ESL classroom practice using verbs and the correct tense. In teams, they work together to make a sentence using the same verb and tense clue word. They read their sentences aloud and gain points on the correctness of it.
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ESL: Present Perfect/Continuous
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, learners complete sentences using the correct perfect/present perfect continuous tense. A link to audio and additional resources is given.