Present Simple or Present Continuous - Grammar Practice
An A2 lesson on present simple or present continuous, with contextual examples, grammar guidance, controlled practice and space for written answers. Includes an answer key and teacher notes.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Contextual examples and grammar guidance
- Choose, complete and rewrite activities
- Space for written answers
- Answer key and teacher notes on page 3
Distinguish usual routines from actions now and temporary changes. The A2 lesson combines a different-journey dialogue with a working-from-home context, corrections, question writing and personal speaking; page 3 supplies answers.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Keep the key separate. Compare usually with now, while explaining that meaning matters more than a single time word. Review state verbs such as need and want.
- Read the dialogue and complete Part A, explaining whether each situation is usual, temporary or happening now.
- Complete Part B, then correct Part C sentences and form the two question-word questions.
- Write the three personal sentences and discuss usual study habits and a temporary change using Part E.
Support and extension
For support, draw two columns for routines and current/temporary situations. In Part C preserve the tense when making Where does Ben work? and What are they doing? Time phrases are helpful clues, not automatic tense rules. Optionally add a follow-up about why a routine has changed.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
