Download this free A2–B1 grammar worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson helps students practise the difference between the present simple and the present continuous in clear, practical English.
Students learn how to use the present simple for routines, habits, facts, permanent situations and state verbs. The worksheet gives clear examples such as I work from home on Mondays, She walks to college every day, Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, He lives in Cardiff and I understand the question.
The worksheet also teaches the present continuous for actions happening now, temporary situations around now and changing situations. Students practise examples such as I am writing an email now, They are waiting outside, She is staying with her aunt this week, We are working from home today, The price is going up and My English is improving.
Students also practise the difference between question and negative forms. The worksheet shows that the present simple uses do / does for questions and negatives, while the present continuous uses am / is / are before the -ing verb. This helps students avoid common mistakes such as She is work, She does working, Does he works? and I am not understand.
The PDF includes a grammar focus section, present simple vs present continuous exercises, choose-the-correct-form practice, sentence matching, mistake correction, mini-dialogues, sentence rewriting, meaning-and-use practice, speaking questions, writing practice, vocabulary and grammar sentence practice, an error-checking challenge, useful reminders and a full answer key.
This worksheet can be used in one-to-one lessons, group classes, online English lessons, adult ESL lessons, EFL classes, homework or independent grammar practice.
Level: A2–B1
Grammar point: Present simple vs present continuous
Focus: grammar accuracy, routines, habits, actions now, temporary situations, changing situations, speaking and writing
Format: Free grammar worksheet PDF with answer key
This free worksheet includes:
- a clear explanation of the present simple and present continuous
- practice with present simple routines and habits
- practice with present simple facts and permanent situations
- practice with state verbs such as like, know, understand, need, want and believe
- practice with present continuous actions happening now
- practice with present continuous temporary situations
- practice with present continuous changing situations
- practice with time expressions such as usually, often, every day, now, at the moment, today and this week
- choose-the-correct-form practice
- sentence-to-reason matching
- mistake correction
- mini-dialogues
- sentence rewriting
- meaning-and-use practice
- speaking practice
- writing practice
- vocabulary and grammar sentence practice
- an error-checking challenge
- useful reminder table
- full answer key for teachers and students
The worksheet focuses especially on common A2–B1 mistakes such as She go, They are play, I am not understand, Does he works, It rains heavily when the action is happening now, We staying, does not watches and The prices is going up. The main classroom point is simple: use the present simple for routines, habits, facts and states, and use the present continuous for actions now, temporary situations and changes around now.
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