Present Simple vs Present Continuous Review
Lesson overview
- B1
- Grammar Brick
- 60 min
- Free
Looking for a solid revision of the present? This ESL lesson plan offers a comparison between Present Simple and Present Continuous, including some special uses:
- permanent vs temporary situations
- future arrangements
- stative verbsÂ
- Present Continuous with always for annoying behaviour.
The worksheet includes written exercises and grammar in speaking.
Grammar and speaking
This lesson is aimed at students who want to revise the use of present tenses at Intermediate level and have already practised the basics. The worksheet is constructed in a way to help your students practise the form of both tenses (Present Simple and Present Continuous), match tge tense to a specific situation, and correct common mistakes. There are also plenty of opportunities to speak – with grammar discussion questions and photo description with prompts forcing students to actively use both tenses.
The worksheet can be successfully combined with lesson bricks: The key to being healthy, From mess to fresh .
This lesson contains
- a lesson plan for students in PDF for download (Student’s Brick)
- a lesson plan for teachers with key and teaching notes in PDF for download (Teacher’s Brick)
- an online presentation in Google Slides
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