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Present simple or present continuous practise
Students read the sentences and work out if the given infinitive need tobe in present simple or past simple tense.Present simple or present continuous practise *These sentences clearly indicate whether the present continuous or present simple tense should be used. Answers on page 2
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
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Making Questions - Mixed tenses
Short activity to practice making questions (mixed tenses) with a small reminder of word order (question word, auxiliary, subject, verb) in the form of a mnemonic strategy. Key and B&W version included!
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
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simple present and present continuous

Level: intermediate
Age: 11-12
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS PRESENT SIMPLE

Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
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Simple Past Continuous, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous Minimal Exercise
A minimal exercise that contains simple past continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-12
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Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Level: elementary
Age: 12-15
Type:

 


 
Present Simple and Present Continuous
The explanation of tenses with examples easy to understand for students. Use of vocabulary and exercises designed to make students analyze the use of structures and practice the tenses in real context. It will be very useful in your classes.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
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Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
Rules to learn the difference between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous with examples.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-15
Type:

 


 
Test: Present and Past
Practice the different verb tenses (present and past).
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12
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Primary midterm review
review worksheets for the following contents: Present continuous, present simple, opposites, possessive adjectives, how much and how many. Crafted for a 2nd primary class (Spain)
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
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Future Forms (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Be Going To, Future Simple)

Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
Ways of talkng about the future
Hello, I made it yesterday for my primary school students. They liked it. Hope you will find it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type:

 


 
Revision Present Simple Present Continuous

Level: elementary
Age: 9-100
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Rules for Present Perfect Continuous and Present Perfect Simple
Read and learn the rules with the examples.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-15
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Present Perfec Continuous or Presente Perfect Simple?
Exercises to practice the present perfect simple and continuous. Key enclosed.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-15
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Present Simple and Continuous
A quick review of the differences between present simple and continuous.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Tense Review
This is a quick review explaining how to form and the uses of the tenses in Engliah. Hope you�ll find it useful.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Verbs of movement. Part II
Here you have a ppt to introduce some verbs of movement using past simple, "What were you doing yesterday afternoon at 5 o�clock?" You can also use the ppt and change it into present simple if needed. It�s a speaking activity that makes students talk. You can also divide the class into groups and give some points to those students who guess th...
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Simple Present vs Present Continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Building questions (Present Simple / Continuous)
- this exercise allows the students to work in pairs and discuss the use of the rules of Present Simple and Continuous - Students (in pairs) have to use the correct verb tense to build the questions - Present Simple and Present Continuous; - Then they answer with the correct tense and their own silly answers (after some seconds after the final an...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


present simple VS present continuous
this is a full explanation for both present simple and present continuous with practice speaking and writing
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


present simple VS present continuous
full explanation for both present simple and present continuous with practice
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


present simple VS present continuous
full explanation for both present simple and present continuous with practice
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Present perfect simple vs Present perfect continuous
Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple or continuous. (20 slides)
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Future expressed by Future Simple, Present Continuous, to be going to Present Simple
rules about Future expressed in different tenses. + Practical task
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Present Simple vs Present Continuous
A brief comparison between present simple tense and present continuous tense. I wrote this to indicate where to start comparing these 2 tenses.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


SIMPLE PRESENT VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Present and past simple and continuous

Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Conversation about elderly people!
Let�s talk about elderly people using simple present tense and present continuous to talk about experiences.
Level: elementary
Age: 15-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Present simple Present Continuous
Powerpoint
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 


Present Simple vs Present Continuous
You need to point Present Simple or Present Continuous
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100

 


Present Simple Continuous Past Simple Continuous game
One Million Pound Drop Game to review Present Simple/Continuous and Past Simple/Continuous in a fun way.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


yes/no question: present simple, present continuous and past simple
yes/no question: present simple, present continuous and past simple
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


Questions: present simple, present continuous, past simple + question words
Questions: present simple, present continuous, past simple + question words
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100

 


PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Game to work on the present simple and present continuous
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


Present Simple Present Continuous
Present Simple Present Continuous
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12

 


Unit 5-6 Revision (EngFileElementary)
A revision of grammar and vocabulary from Unit 5-6 (present simple vs continuous, verbal phrases, activities, prepositions, object pronouns): choose the correct answer
Level: elementary
Age: 11-100

 


The Raising of Lazarus (Irregular Verbs and Mixed Tenses)
This text is taken from The�Gospel of John 11:1-45 (King James version). It describes the Raising of Lazarus. It is one of the most important events before Easter. The text contains a lot of Irregular verbs. Besides Past tenses are presented there quite well. The text is religious (Christianity) so keep it in mind.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-100

 


Present Simple vs Present Continuous Quiz
Present simple and Present continuous activities
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS SIMPLE PRESENT
exercises to help students make diferences between simple present or present continuous
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100

 


Common questions with �Do�
An explanatory video with some follow up fill-in-the-gap exercises to reinforce the use of Do as auxiliary and verb in real life contexts. The students must have previously received instruction on simple tenses in present.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-100

 


Present Simple or Present Continuous Tense
This is a present simple/present continuous quiz for elementary students.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100

 


DIAGNOSTIC TEST - 6� ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This is a diagnostic test to apply to the classroom when they enter to the school.
Level: elementary
Age: 10-12

 


Test present simple and continuous
Sentence completion and multiple choice exercises
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100

 


Past tenses and Present Perfect advanced
Designed with a CAE/Cambridge Advanced class in mind (Complete Advanced coursebook), this game is supposed to help revise past tenses and Present Perfect in a fun way. Hope pictures draw the attention, too ;-) enjoy
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100

 

 

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