TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Present Tense Talk
Activity Type Introduction
Reading, writing, This communicative present tense review activity helps students
listening and speaking practice forming, asking and answering conversation questions in
activity, pair work the present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple,
and present perfect continuous.
Focus Procedure
Present tenses:
Divide the students into two groups (A and B).
Present simple, present
continuous, present
Give each student a corresponding worksheet.
perfect simple, present
perfect continuous
Working alone or together, students use the verbs in brackets to
complete the conversation questions on the worksheet with the
correct present tense.
Aim
To practice forming, When the students have finished, check the questions with each
asking and answering group.
conversation questions
in the present simple, Answer key (some questions may vary)
present continuous,
present perfect simple, Student A Student B
and present perfect
continuous. 1. do you usually wake up 1. have you been
2. Have you done 2. do you usually go
3. have you visited 3. are you doing
Preparation 4. have you been sitting 4. do you go
5. Are you feeling 5. are you thinking
Make one copy of the two
6. are you having 6. Have you been studying
worksheets for each pair
7. Are you enjoying 7. are you planning to do
of students.
8. have you been studying 8. have you been
9. Have you met 9. Have you read
Level 10. are you doing 10. have you known
11. Do you like 11. are you going
Intermediate (B1) 12. have you been living 12. have you been hanging out
13. Do you have 13. have you drunk
14. do you have 14. Do you have
Time 15. Have you ever been 15. have you been listening
35 minutes 16. Are you watching 16. do you usually have
Next, students pair up with someone from the other group.
Students then take it in turns to ask and answer the questions
with their partner. Remind students to answer their partner's
questions in the same tense as the question being asked. Also,
encourage students to give as much information as they can.
Finally, students share what they found out about their partner
with the class.
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PRESENT TENSE REVIEW
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Present Tense Talk
Student A
A. Use the verbs in brackets to complete the conversation questions with the correct
present tense.
1. What time ................................................... (usually / wake up)?
2. ................................................... (do) any exercise recently?
3. How many countries ................................................... (visit)?
4. How long ................................................... (sit) in this classroom today?
5. ................................................... (feel) hungry at the moment?
6. What ................................................... (have) for dinner tonight?
7. ................................................... (enjoy) this activity?
8. How long ................................................... (study) English?
9. ................................................... (meet) any interesting people recently?
10. What ................................................... (do) after class today?
11. ................................................... (like) spicy food?
12. How long ................................................... (live) in your home?
13. ................................................... (have) any tattoos?
14. How many siblings ................................................... (have)?
15. ................................................... (ever / be) to Australia?
16. ................................................... (watch) any good TV shows at the moment?
B. Now, take it in turns to ask and answer the questions with your partner.
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PRESENT TENSE REVIEW
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Present Tense Talk
Student B
A. Use the verbs in brackets to complete the conversation questions with the correct
present tense.
1. How long ................................................... (be) awake today?
2. What time ................................................... (usually / go) to bed?
3. What ................................................... (do) this weekend?
4. How often ................................................... (go) on holiday?
5. What ................................................... (think) about at this very moment?
6. ................................................... (studying) hard recently?
7. What ................................................... (plan / do) for the semester break?
8. How long ................................................... (be) a student at this school?
9. ................................................... (read) anything interesting recently?
10. How long ................................................... (know) your best friend?
11. Where ................................................... (go) for your next holiday?
12. Where ................................................... (hang out) recently?
13. How many glasses of water ................................................... (drink) so far today?
14. ................................................... (have) any pets?
15. What music ................................................... (listen) to lately?
16. What ................................................... (usually / have) for breakfast in the mornings?
B. Now, take it in turns to ask and answer the questions with your partner.
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