Worksheets Grammar Fun

Do the following 5 activities on the Present Simple Tense and the Present Continuous Tense and
afterwards you will be sure which tense to use!

1) Present Simple Tense Worksheet

2) Present Simple Continuous – “At Home on Saturday”

3) Present Continuous Worksheet

4) Present Continuous Worksheet 2

5) Present Continuous Quiz – Bonus Worksheet!

Also do these 2 exercises in the book “Best Shots 1”:

p. 23: Exercise 3 – Present Simple Tense or Present Continuous

Exercise 4 – Writing Status Updates

 The Present Simple Tense

1) Make sentences! Use the correct form of the verb.

games
Computer Osman play always
ga
e.g.: Christoph always plays computer games.

do Youssef usually after school his homework

a) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

finish Oliwier school normally

at 1 o‘clock

b) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Stefan on Fridays Spanish

learn

c) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

do Dennis and Ali their homework sometimes with their siblings

d) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Andi on time be every day

e) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Melih never to brush his teeth forget

f) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Davin at 4 o‘clock wake up rarely

g) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
 Markus and Emil at 2 o‘clock have lunch normally

h) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Look at the Miller’s family weekly plan. What do the persons do on the different days? Write 6
sentences!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Mum singing Greek
Dad trumpet
Mukharbek PC PC cinema
Kaan friends
Moritz football
Paul watch “Doctor Who”

e.g.: Dad sings on Mondays. Remember:

Weekday + ‘s’ = every Weekday

e.g.: Mondays = every Monday

 Present Continuous Tense

Correct the grammar mistakes below. The first one has been done for you. There are 12 more.
Then rewrite the text correctly.

At Home on Saturday

Today is Saturday and my family and I relaxing at home.

My father usually washes his car on weekdays but he not washing
the car now. Now, he is read a book about cars. My mother usually
bakes cookies on weekdays, but she not baking now. Now, she
watching a cooking show on TV. My older sister usually does her
homework on weekdays but she isn’t do her homework now. Now,
she paint some pictures. My little brother usually helps my father
wash the car but he not helping my father now. Now, he plays with his toys. And me?
Usually I clean the yard but I not clean the yard now. Now, I tell you about my family! How
about you? What you doing now?

Note: “My family and I” = we

so: “My family and I are …”

Today is Saturday and …………………………………………..

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. ____We are watching TV__________. (we / watch / TV)

2. A: __________________________________________? (your classmate / study?)

B: Yes, he ____________.

3. __________________________________________. (Steven / make / dinner)

4. A: __________________________________________. (why / you / laugh?)

B: __________________________________________. (I / read / a funny book)

5. __________________________________________. (the children / play / a game)

6. __________________________________________ now. (it / rain)

7. A: __________________________________________? (they / eat / lunch?)

B: No, they ____________.

8. __________________________________________. (birds / sing)

9. __________________________________________. (I / do my homework)

10. __________________________________________. (he / not sleep)

11. __________________________________________. (my friend and I / talk)

12. __________________________________________. (John / not swim / at the beach)

 GRAMMAR WORKSHEET 2

Answer the questions below using the present continuous tense.

A: It’s four o’clock in the morning (now). What are you doing?

B: I __am sleeping (now)______________________________________________

1. A: It’s eight-thirty in the morning (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

2. A: It’s noon (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

3. A: It’s one-thirty in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?

B: I _______________________________________________________________

4. A: It’s quarter to four in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

5. A: It’s five-thirty in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

6. A: It’s eight o’clock in the evening (now). What are you doing?

B: I ________________________________________________________________

7. A: It’s ten-thirty in the evening (now). What are you doing?

B: I ______________________________________________________________
 Grammar Quiz – Present Continuous
Complete these sixteen questions to score your knowledge of PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Answer Key

The Present Simple Tense

a) Yussef usually does his homework after school.

b) Oliwier normally finishes school at 1 o’clock.
c) Stefan learns Spanish on Fridays.
d) Dennis and Ali sometimes do their homework with their siblings.
e) Andi is on time every day.
f) Melih never forgets to brush his teeth.
g) Davin rarely wakes up at 4 o’clock.
h) Emil and Markus normally have lunch at 2 o’clock.

The Millers:

Mum sings on Mondays. Mum learns Greek on Wednesdays/every Wednesday.

Dad plays the trumpet on Tuesdays.

Mukharbek plays computer games on Mondays and Thursdays/twice a week.

Kaan meets friends once a week/on Tuesdays.

Moritz has football practice on Wednesdays.

Paul watches “Doctor Who” every Friday.

On Fridays Mum, Dad, Mukharbek and Kaan go to the cinema/They go to the cinema on
Fridays.
Present Continuous Tense

Today is Saturday and my family and I are relaxing at home. My father usually washes his
car on weekdays but he is not washing the car now. Now, he is reading a book about cars.
My mother usually bakes cookies on weekdays, but she is not baking now. Now, she is
watching a cooking show on TV. My older sister usually does her homework on weekdays
but she isn’t doing her homework now. Now, she is painting some pictures. My little brother
usually helps my father wash the car but he is not helping my father now. Now, he is playing
with his toys. And me? Usually I clean the yard but I am not cleaning the yard now. Now, I
am telling you about my family! How about you? What are you doing now?

Grammar Worksheet Present Continuous

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET 2 - PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Answers can differ.