Present Simple vs. Continuous Task Cards

50 task cards focused on the use of present simple, present continuous and stative verbs. Each task card contains a picture prompt. Use them to play Kaboom Game or Scoot, they are great for **Centers, Quiz Games, **can be used as Bell Ringers. Low prep, just print out and cut up.

Contains:

50 task cards - they double up as Kaboom! sentence cards and Scoot cards
10 Kaboom! cards
5 answer sheets for Scoot
instructions
keys

This product focuses on:

• present simple
• present continuous
• the difference in use between the two tenses
• stative verbs

INSTRUCTIONS:

Kaboom! Game

• print out and cut up the numbered sentence cards and Kaboom! cards, laminate (optional)
• put them in a receptacle of your choice
• decide on how long you want to spend on this activity and set a timer
• pupils take turns pulling out a card and finishing or making a sentence using cues and picture prompts
• if they say it right, they get to keep the card
• if they get it wrong, they put it back
• the next pupil takes a turn
• if they pull out a Kaboom! card, they put all their cards back, feel free to use as many (or as few) Kaboom! card as you wish
• pupil with the most cards at the end wins

Scoot Game

• use the numbered sentence cards, each student gets a recording sheet
• place one card on each student’s desk. If you have fewer students than cards, feel free to not use the whole deck.
• plan a route, make sure your students understand which way they are supposed to move
• start the game by having each pupil write the answer to their card on their answer sheet
• when students are finished, call out “SCOOT” and they move to their neighbour’s desk where they write the answer to the card on that desk
• call out “SCOOT” again, students move again, continue until students have answered all the cards
• answer sheets can be corrected with the whole group, in pairs or collected for a later correction