The Present Simple in English

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PRESENT SIMPLE:
Form and usage here
Chart with the Present Simple and Past structure here

VERB ‘TO BE’
Add ‘is’ or ‘are’ to the sentences here – general
Add ‘is’ or ‘are’ to the sentences here – food

Sentence builder ‘to be’ games:
Level 1 here (affirmative sentences)
Level 2 here (negative sentences)
Level 3 here (interrogative sentences)
Level 4 here (interrogative sentences with question words)
Level 5 here (affirmatives, negatives and interrogatives)
Level 6 here (Contractions with TO BE)

Questions words with ‘to be’ – Add the question word drag and drop game here

English teachers usually teach the verb ‘to be’ first, because it is fundamental and also because it doesn’t act like normal verbs. Normal verbs follow the same pattern in affirmative sentences. But they need help to make negative and interrogative forms.

NORMAL VERBS

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Contractions with to be and to do – explanation and practice
Practice Quiz with verbs – using do with negatives and questions
Present Simple Family Quiz – Read and add the correct form of the verb.

Present Simple 3rd person ‘s’ practice here (online and downloadable)
Spell the verbs – Present Simple 3rd person singular ‘s’

Find and correct the errors – Be or do here
Sentence Builder Games – Make affirmative sentences here
Sentence Builder Games – Make negative sentences here
Contracting do+not and does+not – mini quiz here
Present Simple mutiple choice quiz (affirmative, negative and interrogative) here
‘Be’ or ‘do’- Match the answers to the closed questions here
What’s in the backpack?  Sentence builder games here (Closed questions and answers, ‘do/does’ practice)
Sentence Builder Games – Make interrogative sentences with question words here
A chat about business – Complete and practice the dialogue here (‘be’ or ‘do’?  – High beginner/low intermediate)
Present Simple – Sentence Builder Games here (affirmatives, negatives and interrogatives together)
Present Simple – Put the words in order here
Sentence Builder with ‘to be’ and normal verbs together here
Present Simple Mega Quiz – ‘to be’ and normal verbs – Beginner

Verb to be and normal verbs

MODAL VERBS
Can- Form, Usage and Practice here
‘Be’, ‘do’ or ‘can’ – Silly Comparisons games here

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

Verbs Board Game 1 – here
Verbs Board Game 2 – here
Tic tac Four Board Game – here
Question words Leap Frog Game here

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