TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Time for a Review

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar Exercises: In this grammar review worksheet, students revise the present
matching, identifying, simple and present continuous tense.
writing sentences, error
correction, gap-fill Procedure
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
Focus
Students begin by using phrases to write grammar rules for the
Present simple vs. present simple and the present continuous.
present continuous
Exercise A - Answer key

Aim 1. T
 he present simple is used for habitual actions and
To review the present information that is true.
simple and present 2. T
 he present continuous is used for actions happening now
continuous tense. and fixed future plans.

Next, students look at a set of time expressions and decide which

Preparation ones are used with the present simple and which are used with
the present continuous.
Make one copy of the
two-page worksheet for Exercise B - Answer key
each student.
Present simple: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
Present continuous: 2, 4, 7, 8,
Level
Pre-intermediate (A2) Students then move on to answer questions in the present simple
or present continuous, according to the time expression used in
each question.
Time
Example:
30 minutes
1. What do you do every day? A: I study English every day.

After that, students rewrite sentences, correcting the mistakes.

Exercise D - Answer key

1. A
 lice never goes to the cinema. She doesn't like watching
films.
2. A: Are you working right now?
B: No, I'm not. I don't usually work in the evening.
3. Greg usually reads before he goes to bed. It helps him relax.
4. Rahul isn't sleeping at the moment. He is watching TV.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Time for a Review

Activity Type Procedure continued

Grammar Exercises: In the last exercise, students complete sentences with verbs in
matching, identifying, their present simple or present continuous form.
writing sentences, error
correction, gap-fill Exercise E - Answer key

1. am hanging (out)
Focus 2. eat
Present simple vs. 3. am concentrating
present continuous 4. is looking (for), wants
5. sleep (in), don't work
6. runs, is jogging / jogs, is running
Aim 7. aren't talking, is sleeping
8. are visiting, go
To review the present 9. doesn't speak, is taking
simple and present 10. feels, is drinking
continuous tense. 11. doesn't (usually) wear, is wearing
12. eats, is having
13. is listening, doing
Preparation 14. don't like
Make one copy of the 15. speak
two-page worksheet for 16. smell
each student. 17. is waiting
18. stretches

Level
Pre-intermediate (A2)

Time
30 minutes

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 PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Time for a Review

A. Use the phrases below to write grammar rules for the present simple and present
continuous tense.

actions happening now habitual actions fixed future plans information that is true

1. When do we use the present simple tense?

..................................................................................................................................

2. When do we use the present continuous tense?

..................................................................................................................................

B. Which time expressions do we use with the 'present simple' and which do we use
with the 'present continuous'? Write 'PS' or 'PC' next to each time expression.

1. .......... every day 4. .......... next weekend 7. .......... now

2. .......... right now 5. .......... always 8. .......... currently

3. .......... on Mondays 6. .......... usually 9. .......... never

C. Answer the questions in the present simple or present continuous.

1. What do you do every day? ............................................................................

2. What are you doing now? ............................................................................

3. What aren't you doing right now? ............................................................................

4. What do you do on Mondays? ............................................................................

5. What do you never do? ............................................................................

6. What are you doing next weekend? ............................................................................

D. Rewrite the sentences, correcting the mistakes.

1. Alice never go to the cinema. She isn't like watching films.

..................................................................................................................................

2. A: Do you working right now? B: No, I'm don't. I doesn't usually work in the evening.

..................................................................................................................................

3. Greg usually read before he going to bed. It help him relax.

..................................................................................................................................

4. Rahul doesn't sleeping at the moment. He watching TV.

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 PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Time for a Review

E. Complete the sentences with the verbs below in their present simple or present
continuous form. You can use each verb once.

look sleep hang eat

sleep concentrate not like not talk
go visit take speak
drink run feel wait
eat not speak smell want
stretch not wear not work jog
do have listen wear

1. Tonight, I ....................... out with my friends. I can't wait to see them.

2. I never ....................... vegetables because I don't like them.

3. I can't help you with your homework right now because I ....................... on mine.

4. A
 t the moment, Carla ....................... for a new job. She ....................... to leave her
current job.

5. On Saturdays, I ....................... in because I ....................... on the weekend.

6. Mike usually ....................... along the beach, but today he ....................... in the park.

7. We ....................... loudly right now because the baby upstairs .......................

8. N
 ext weekend, my family and I ...................... my uncle at his farm. We .......................
to see him quite often.

9. Elisa ....................... English, so now she ....................... lessons.

10. Hubert ....................... very hot, so he ....................... a lot of water.

11. P
 atrick ....................... usually ....................... hats, but today he ........................ a
cap.

12. Robert usually ....................... healthy food, but today he ....................... a hamburger.

13. M
 arc ....................... to music and ....................... his homework. He can't come
outside to play right now.

14. I generally ....................... chocolate, but this cake is very good.

15. I ....................... three languages, English, French and Spanish.

16. The flowers in my garden ....................... amazing!

17. Sabrina ....................... for me outside right now, I've got to go!

18. Raj ....................... every morning before working out. It warms up his muscles.

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