Students learn the simple present and present progressive verb tenses early on in their English language studies. The problem is that most textbooks don’t present these tenses together! It’s easy enough to remember the conjugation of one tense and practice it over and over. It’s quite another when both tenses appear in the same context—that’s when students really have to understand the differences in order to use the correct tense. Our Spotlight lesson this week, Pako – Simple Present / Present Progressive Reading, uses both tenses in the story so that students can see them compared and contrasted.
We’ve got many resources to help your learners figure out the differences between these tenses. Go over our free, printable grammar chart on the simple present vs. present progressive with your students, then print out the worksheet below and see how they do. If they are still confused, try some of our other resources at the end of this post!
Download the grammar worksheet PDF
Answers:
1. studies 2. am doing 3. are watching 4. get 5. eat
6. is ringing 7. go 8. is 9. starting 10. reads
Other simple present and present progressive materials:
- Over 100 simple present and present progressive lessons and worksheets in the Grammar School
- 32 simple present and present progressive stories in the Library
- 48 simple present and present progressive dialogues in the Conversation Station
- Simple Present Vs. Present Progressive - Grammar & Teaching Tips
- Movie Poster Activity: Practicing the Simple Present & Present Progressive
Find Pako – Simple Present / Present Progressive Reading, our lesson of the week, in the Library – Present Continuous Stories.
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