Actions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking. He said, i have worked very hard he said that i have worked very hard. English grammar exercises online with answers pdf on this page you will find various free grammar worksheets of increasing difficulty that can be completed directly online, or at home. Present simple and present continuous british council.
Some and any quoted speech reflexive pronouns relative clauses reported speech second conditional should should have stative verbs subject and object pronouns suffix. Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Present simple, present continuous, or past simple. The continuous form is not used with stative verbs such as be, seem, taste, etc. I play tennis every weekend and i watch tennis matches on tv every time there is one. Use and formation 8 min when do we use the present continuous. Some lay out exercises or activities that help students learn the differences between these.
Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. Learning english online simple present or present progressive test 2. Present continuous positive and negative exercise 1. Simple present worksheets english online grammar exercises. Some verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc. We can use the present continuous for future arrangements. Past simple present perfect simple continuous past simple and present perfect. Remember, its really important to know the verb forms inside out, so you can make the tenses without thinking. These dont describe actions but describe situations where there is no change i. Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative. Present continuous all forms exercise 1 make the present continuous. Maybe he isnt working now maybe he is sleeping now, but usually he works at a bank. Present simple and present continuous multiple choice. There are 10 questions in this quiz and each question has only one true answer.
Theyll help you to put into practice all the key notions of the english grammar previously shown in the grammar lessons part of the website, and if you are a beginner. Every monday, sally drive her kids to football practice. Read morereported speech exercise present continuous tense. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous. Present continuous free online english exercises practise the present progressive tense by doing the grammar exercises below. There are some verbs that we never or rarely use in the present continuous form also true for the other tenses i.
Direct and indirect speech practice exercise for present continuous tense, solved with answers and explanation. Present continuous progressive tense mixed exercises with answers to learn and practice one of the most basic verb tenses of english language. Wrapup by having students compare answers with classmates, and then choose one or two students to write their answers on the board. Present continuous present perfect continuous present perfect simple present perfect. Reported speech present perfect continuous tense exercise direct and indirect speech exercise present perfect continuous tense solved with answers pdf. Present simple vs present continuous exercises pdf. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous read the situations below and write a sentence using the present perfect progressive tense to say how long the situation has been happening.
Tutees simple present tense booklet tutors copy in tutor manual pages 103118 simple present exercises exercise 1. You can check the answers and learn the result of your quiz after you finish the test. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. She said, i loved my sons more than all she said that i loved my sons more. The present continuous, and continuous forms in general, are used with action verbs such as talk, drive, play, etc.
Present continuous worksheet 1 exercise 1 choose correct forms. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Microsoft word present continuous all forms exercise 1. Exercise ask questions by using present continuous ing. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements. She said that they were working day and night to succeed. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends. Present continuous exercises pdf with answers 3 click here to download this exercise in pdf.
The present continuous, the future 43 exercise 1fill in the blanks with the words you hear to complete the conversation between a 59yearold man a and the manager of a retirement home b. A short grammar guide and two exercises to practise present simple and present continuous. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Actions in progress we use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now or around now a time around this moment, such as these days, weeks or months i cant talk know. See the grammar reference chart at top of this site page. Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. Present continuous exercise 1 perfect english grammar.
The present continuous tense multiple choice test 1. Present simple and present continuous multiple choice 1 a. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. Present continuous exercises online positive statements, questions and negative forms.
Some stative verbs can be used as action verbs so there are some exceptions. Present simple vs present continuous rules and exercises. Complete the following sentences using present continuous tense. English esl present simple worksheets most downloaded. She said, we are working day and night to succeed she said that we are working day and night to succeed. Puttheverbsintothecorrecttensepresentsimpleorpresentcontinuous. Formal and informal english politeness or colloquial language future continuous tense. This ws consists of different exercises to practice forming and using the present simple and continuous. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions at a particular point in the past, often with dates or times and words like yesterday, last and ago kurt went to canada in 1991 i didnt see you yesterday. This worksheet was made as a test for teaching or revising two tenses present simple and present continuous.
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