Students apply the form, use and meaning of these two present tenses and recognize their main differences. Affirmative and negative an exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Some verbs are rarely used in the present continuous, such as. Use long forms of the auxiliaries only show example. Complete the following sentences using present continuous tense.
Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present continuous. Capitalize when needed my son talk on the phone right now. To make the positive sentences, we use same structure, julia is making a sponge cake right now. In this rewarding present continuous activity, students play a board game where they try to recognize errors in present continuous affirmative and negative sentences. Present continuous tense simple present rules simple present vs continuous simple past tense past continuous tense subject exercises. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson.
Divide the students into groups of four and give each student a copy of the worksheet. Complete the sentences, choosing the correct form of the verb in brackets. B look at the char s from exercise 2 and exercise a. We often use the present continuous for things happening right now.
Present continuous progressive tense present continuous. This is extra practice for the students and can be given as a test too. Writing exercise 5 min complete with the present continuous in the affirmative form. Tutees simple present tense booklet tutors copy in tutor manual pages 103118 simple present exercises exercise 1. Present continuous tense 01 affirmative positive sentences english grammar lessons duration. Present continuous exercise 1 perfect english grammar. I a book i an email 1 2 they water they coffee 3 4 1 completa.
Affirmative statements doctor bugs most people dont like bugs, but doctor mark moffet loves them. Past continuous tense is very important and past continuous exercises are as important as it is. Present continuous positive and negative exercise 1. These exercises will help to make the verb forms automatic. English esl present continuous worksheets islcollective. Every monday, sally drive her kids to football practice. Present continuous progressive tense mixed exercises with answers to learn and practice one of the most basic verb tenses of english language. Shortcontracted forms and long forms in the present progressive he in the lake. Simple present, positive statements, exercises online. See explanations of affirmative forms in present continuous. Yes no questions present continuous all things grammar.
Present continuous exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative. Use the present continuous form of the verb in brackets. Present continuous interrogative complete the present continuous questions with the words below. We use the present continuous for temporary situations. Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences in present progressive. This ws consists of different exercises to practice forming and using the present simple and continuous.
Simple present exercises positive statements in the. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. Present continuous positive and negative form 1 make the present continuous. Practise making the english present continuous positive and negative forms here. Present continuous tense expresses the ongoing action or task of the present. Present continuous tense practice exercise duration. Nov 18, 2015 the present continuous tense is used for 1. Simple present tense simple present tense in the negative. They can easily understand some common mistakes which are made when using these tenses. Inonat, likeneedwant 121 exercise 5 here is a list of thirdperson. Remember, its really important to know the verb forms inside out, so you can make the tenses without thinking. Simple present tense affirmative and negative statements, time expressions. Students often get confuse in past continuous tense that whether they have to use waswere or isamare. So by just knowing past continuous tense formula one cannot just understand the differences between both these.
On the board, write down all the short answer types that you want to practice with your students see example below because this will take one or two minutes, this is best done either before the class, or while the students are working independently on another activity. We use the present continuous for permanent states or situations. Microsoft word present continuous form positive and negative. If you know how to make the tenses really well, you can concentrate only on choosing when to use them, which is more difficult. The underlined words are the answers to the questions. Present continuous affirmative exercises superprof. Present perfect progressive present perfect continuous. Negatives in the present continuous are formed by adding not or nt after the verb be. In the present continuous tense, negative forms are made using not, and question forms are made by changing the word order of the sentence. There are different activities to use the verb in the affirmative, negative or interrogative. Working alone, the students write six present continuous affirmative and negative sentences. It is valuable for consolidating present continuous progressive tense in english.
The present downloadable handout is recommended for elementary school at elementary a1 level. In this activity you will be able to identify how this time is used through the monologue of peter. Actions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking. Write the affirmative form of present continuous using the words below and the infinitive in brackets. Verb tenses tutorial exercise 1 simple present present. Sentences to complete by using the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Activity ideas for the blackboard or whiteboard yesno questions board game. Circle the keywords and fill in the blanks with the simple present in the affirmative. This means we have to add es in the 3rd person singular he, she, it while the main verb will be used in the infinitive. Then discuss your answers with your cl mates a teacher 1. Then find other verbs in the article from exercise 1. The present continuous can express fixed social arrangements, as you saw in the content.
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