Present Simple vs. Present Continuous ESL Activities, Worksheets and Games

Find Someone Who...

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions

This useful present simple and present continuous speaking activity helps to illustrate to students how the present simple and present continuous tense are... read more

Greetings from Italy!

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Information Gap, Writing, Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work

In this fun present simple and present continuous information gap activity, students write and then ask questions... read more

Question Time

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Present Simple and Present Continuous Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Writing, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this free present simple vs. present continuous activity, students write questions on various topics using both... read more

Time for a Review

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Identifying, Writing Sentences, Error Correction, Gap-fill

In this comprehensive present simple vs. present continuous worksheet, students revise the use of these two... read more

Which tense?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Writing, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work

This engaging present simple vs. present continuous speaking activity helps students practice forming, asking and... read more

An Interview with Elon Musk

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Present Simple and Present Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Role-Play, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this creative present simple vs. present continuous speaking activity, students take part in a business interview to... read more

An Unusual Monday

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Worksheet - Grammar and Reading Exercises: Answering and Writing Questions, Gap-Fill, Changing Word Forms

Here is a story-based present simple vs. present continuous worksheet to help students practice the present... read more

Create a Company

Intermediate (B1) 35 minutes
ESL Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Gap-fill, Discussion, Writing Sentences, Presenting, Communicative Practice - Group Work

In this imaginative present simple and present continuous activity, students create a company by completing and... read more

Guess the Sentence

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences, Guessing - Group Work

In this free present simple and present continuous game, students describe present simple or present continuous sentences for other students to guess. In... read more