Present Tense Worksheets

Taking movies as the theme, this worksheet looks at adverbs of frequency (often, usually etc.) and the pattern 'once a week'. There's a basic conversation, with follow-up exercises, and lots of chances for your students to communicate using the language. This worksheet is written for elementary-level students. There's also a British English version, substituting 'cinema' for the 'movie theater', and 'film' for 'movie'.

This worksheet is great for practicing the Present Simple tense. There are lots of different activities, including reading, writing and plenty of speaking. There's also lots of useful vocabulary and collocations for your students to learn. It's ideal for building your students' confidence and fluency.

Students can find 'How Often' questions quite off-putting...probably because of the complicated answers. However, this worksheet will definitely help. There are four different exercises, giving your students the chance to become more confident with the target structure. For elementary-level students.

'Enjoy' can be a surprisingly difficult verb to use in conversation. This worksheet has four practice exercises, as well as a clear explanation of the correct sentence patterns. For elementary level students.

'Talking about Activities' is an excellent way of practicing basic collocations using 'Play', 'Do' and 'Go' for sports and other activities. This worksheet has both a written exercise, and an extended speaking activity. As well as teaching the vocabulary, it's also a great way of giving your students additional practice of the Present Simple. This worksheet is designed for elementary-level students.

One difficulty for lower-level students is dealing with all the different meanings of 'How'. These cards practice some of the most common questions. They cover the following: 'How Often', 'How Much', 'How Many', 'How Well', 'How Good', 'How Much Time' and more. These cards are good for Present Simple practice, and they also help build fluency and confidence, even at an early stage.

This is a lower level mixer for groups. Use this survey to practice free time activities/hobbies. Great for present simple questions and follow ups. Easy to use - and it keeps the teacher's involvement to an absolute minimum! There's an American and British-English version. This worksheet is for lower-level students.

This mixer / survey activity is a good way of getting lower-level students speaking. There is a conversation covering key low-level questions about families and jobs. Your students can practice this extensively with the survey in the second part of the worksheet. This handout is for elementary-level students.