1eng 21/9/18 collocations/present continuous/theory quiz

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Which of these sentences is incorrect?

1. He is doing his homework.
2. She is doing her hair.
3. They are doing noise.
4. I enjoy doing exercise.

Which of these sentences is incorrect?

1. He is doing a mistake.
2. Lottie is making fun of Jimmy.
3. You have to make a decision.
4. My mum is doing the dishes.

Which of these sentences is incorrect?

1. My brother is making his bed.
2. She is making her homework.
3. I was making friends.
4. She was doing him a favour.

Why do you think these sentences are incorrect?

Collocations

Collocations are words that are often used together. 

• Collocations with 'make'
• Collocations with 'do'

There are no rules on how to make them, 

you just need to learn them. 

Make

DO

friends

a meal 

a favour

a mistake

the housework

a difference

good

your hair

the shopping

a phone call

How do you make the present continuous?

1. to have + verb + -es
2. to be + verb
3. to be + verb + -ing
4. to do + verb + -ing

Why do you think the sign says "it's happening here"?

When do you use the present continuous?

When you want to talk about:

1. actions that are happening right now;
2. actions that are happening around now, but maybe not at the moment of speaking;
   
3. planned future arrangements.
   

timeline

When do you use the present continuous?

Sentences with the present continuous usually contain words that will give you a clue about the time something is taking place:

Signal words

Actions taking place at the moment of speaking

Actions taking place "around now" 

Actions taking place in the near future

right now

now

at the moment

tomorrow

tonight

in the summer

No signal words

Actions that are happening "around now"

There are no signals words for these actions

"Paul is teaching English in Africa"

"Freya is studying Japanese at university"

happening at the moment of speaking, around now, 

and in the near future at the same time. 

At what time is the following action taking place:

"He is flying to India right now"

1. At the moment of speaking
2. Around now
3. In the near future
4. Yesterday

At what time is the following action taking place:

"Jessica is flying to New York next month"

1. Around now
2. In the near future
3. Right now
4. At the moment of speaking

At what time is the following action taking place:

"We're organising a party"

1. Tomorrow
2. At the moment of speaking
3. Right now
4. Around now

When do you use the present simple?
When you want to talk about...

Which of the following words is a preposition?

1. shoe
2. walking
3. are
4. up

What does an adjective tell you something about?

1. verb
2. adverb
3. present simple
4. noun

Fill in the present continuous:

"Jack ... to Egypt tomorrw" (flying)

1. flies
2. are flying
3. is flying
4. flying

Adverb

Adjective

fast

beautiful

funny

well

good

slow

far

happy

You use the present simple if you want to talk about...

1. rules
2. jokes
3. habits
4. the future

Use the present simple to complete the sentence:

"She always ... her dog after dinner" (to walk)

1. walking
2. is walking
3. walk
4. walks

Which of the following sentences is an affirmative sentence?

1. Are you hungry?
2. She never listens!
3. I don't want to go there.
4. My mother was born in France.

Which of the following words is a compound noun?

1. T-shirt
2. get up
3. jeans
4. walk