The Present Continuous Tense: A Free ESL Lesson Plan

• ESL
• Primary Education
• Age 4-10

Welcome!

Today's Program 

Energizer (fun, quick activity)

Small classical assignment (guided practice)

Individual assignment (student work)

Getting started

2 minutes 

1. How are you?
2. How is your energy?
3. Anything excited that happened? 

People often protest (for / against) unfair laws.

A protest is usually a (silent / public) event.

The students (is / are) demanding better education.

She (walked / walks) in a protest last Saturday.

They (carry / carried) signs that say “Stop pollution!

Say words to describe the picture.

Make a sentence.

Match pictures to sentences

By the end of this lesson,

✅ Form correct sentences using present simple and past simple in the context of protests.

✅ Ask and answer simple questions about protests using correct word order.

end of this lesson

Spelling changes

One-syllable verbs ending in vowel + consonant

Longer verbs ending in vowel + consonant

In British English, note the following exceptions:

Practice the present continuous.

Practice the present continuous.

Practice the present continuous.

Practice the present continuous.

Unfinished events

They are waiting for the bus.

They are waiting for the bus.

What about this picture?

What about this picture?

Kate says, "I am reading a book."

What is Andrew doing?

Andrew is working today?

Now what about these pictures?

Your Turn

Your Turn

Your Turn

What are these people doing now?

What are these people doing?

Practice the present continuous.

Practice the present continuous.

Practice the present continuous.