A short grammar guide and two exercises to practise present simple and present continuous. Present continuous for arrangements im playing tennis on thursday evening 1 fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present simple or present continuous. While use 1 of present continuous only deals with the near future, use 2 can deal with events that will happen in near or distant future. Complete the sentences with an appropriate future form. Heres an interactive exercise about the present simple and future simple tenses. Visiting our friends in the country is a rare occurrence. Future progressive intermediate and advanced level esl. Predictions we use will to talk about something we think that will happen i think he ll win the election.
This is a very simple worksheet for teaching or revising future forms. Present simple and continuous in future aba journal. Download printable version pdf please use short forms e. We use the present continuous here because the time expression now gives the indication that we are talking about the present. Present simple or present continuous as future tenses. Verb tense exercise 23 simple future and future continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. Exercise present simple and present continuous for future present simple is used more for the future with timetable events. It is not a gerund, which would function as a noun. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form. Be going to exercises will future simple will or be going to future continuous future perfect exercises future perfect continuous. Cram up grammar future i progressive future i progressive future i continuous future i progressive puts emphasis on the course of an action taking place in the future. English grammar exercises teaching english grammar english grammar worksheets english vocabulary tenses english simple present tense worksheets present continuous worksheet present continuous tense what is. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl present simple and present continuous present simple vs present continuous present simple vs present continuous the use of the present simple and continuus.
We use them to talk about our intentions and plans. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements do the test then write down your score. Present continuous vs future simple tests englishteststore. Future perfect vs perfect continuous tenses exercise. Some scientists believe the polar ice caps are melting completely within the next hundred years. I think the research team is finishing its work sometime this evening. The continuous form carries a we buy and sell shares on the open market.
We use the future continuous here because we are talking about an action or situation that will be in progress at a particular point of time in future. Grammar board game future continuous 36 squares, each asking about a different future time speak for at least 1minute per roll. Three of them have similar task students have to put a verb into the right form. Toms story a comical story of tom, the esl student. English esl present simple worksheets most downloaded.
Simple future and future continuous exercise english page. Future simple or continuous a free english exercise to learn english. Future perfect exercises intermediate and advanced level esl. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. Present simple and continuous for future esl lounge. Exercise 4 is different, students have to use their imagination and tell about themselves using different verb tenses. We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements plans which you have organised in the future. Students are asked to fill in blank spaces by putting the verbs in brackets into future simple or the future continuous.
Activities to revise the future with will, be going to, present simple and present continuous. C complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Pdf future simple future continuous future perfect. The plane by the time we arrive at the airport in this slow traffic. We use the present simple to talk about future actions that are. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous. Future going towillpresent continuous a free english exercise to learn english.
Present simple and future simple exercise 1 perfect english. We usually use the present continuous when the activity has been arranged. Simple and continuous exercises worksheet present continuous. Put the verbs into the correct tense present simple or present continuous the train always. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. Present simple vs present continuous past simple presentation o. Future i progressive future i continuous english grammar.
Read the questions below and decide which answer best fits each space. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets and use future simple or continuous. Be going to exercises will future simple will or be going to future continuous future perfect exercises future perfect. We also can use be going to to make predictions about the future, which are based on observa tions in the present. We use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements 1, 3, 6 and 7. He will be a good doctor we use be going to to talk about something that is very near to happen or that we see is going to happen there is present evidence. Use the verbs in the box in either future perfect or present perfect continuous tense.
For each sentence, choose between the present simple and the present continuous. The objective of this worsheet is to train the present simple and the present continuous. My brother is playing football with his friends tonight. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise. Today we are going to be looking at the present simple and present continuous tenses and how we can use them in english to express a future meaning. Present perfect vs perfect progressive 2 present perfect perfect progressive 3 present perfect vs perfect progressive fill in present perfect vs past perfect present perfect vs present perfect progressive present perfect vs past perfect tenses future perfect vs perfect continuous pdf exercises. Simple present vs present continuous exercise 5 grammarbank.
Wstaw podany w nawiasie czasownik w odpowiedniej formie czasu future simple badz future continuous. View homework help present tensesfor future exercise 4. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about present, simple, present simple. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements. Another way in which we use the present continuous is for future plans which are generally agreed between more than one person. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present simple or progressive as appropriate. Future simple, future continuous or future perfect. Beginnerintermediate fill in each blank with the correct words to change each present continuous tense sentence into a future perfect tense sentence. Choose the present simple or the present continuous tense to complete the sentences.
Monitor carefully to ensure students are using the tense correctly. Pdf present simple vs present continuous past simple. I am reading a book by this time tomorrow, i will have read the book. Present continuous future arrangements learnenglish.
This is not actually a future continuous form, but rather a present participle the ing form with an adjectival role describing the noun. Will, going to, simple present and present continuous. Present simple vs present continuous simple present present continuous action set by a time table or schedule action already arranged for the near future the bus arrives at 6. Exercise present simple and present continuous for. The present continuous is used more the future with personal arrangements. The men for six hours without taking a break to be able to finish the job today by five p.