Monday September Present Simple vs Present Continuous

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t
• Leerjaar 3,4

Welcome

  Grammar 

Do you remember?

Present simple 

1. Bij gewoonten, een feit, regelmaat.

2. I / you / we / they + hele werkwoord

     he / she / it + hele werkwoord + 's'

3. ?--> Do of does + ond + hele werkwoord.

     not--> don't  or doesn't + hele wekwoord.

4. I swim with my friends every Saturday.

     (every, always, often, usually..........)

Present contiNUous 

1. Als het om iets wat bezig is op dat moment,            (tijdelijke situaties, bij irritaties).

2. am / is / are + hele werkwoord + ing

3. ? --> Begin de zin met een form van 'to be'
     not-->  am, is, are + not + hele ww. + ing

4. He is swimming with his friends at the 

     moment.    (at the moment, now, Look! .........)

1. They’re ... a great time.

1. aren’t having
2. having
3. have
4. has

2. Angel ... with his mum and his sister.

1. is living
2. don't live
3. lives
4. are living

3. I ... young people with lots of enthusiasm.

1. am liking
2. like
3. likes
4. are liking

4. Do you ... a laptop?

1. have
2. have got
3. has
4. having

5. He ... a lot of money.

1. makes
2. making
3. are makes
4. are making

3. Correct the mistake in each item.

Example: 

I don't often shop to clothes.

I don't often shop for clothes.

WRITE THE WHOLE SENTENCE CORRECTLY

Do you has a credit card?

4. Anton and Rosa are having a pet rabbit called Flop.

5. I’m very sorry but I’m not understanding you.

6. Usually, Mary doesn't liking fish.

6. Write down the correct answer.

1 Oh, no! We can’t play tennis. It ___________ .

1. rains
2. is raining

2 It _____________ a lot in April.

1. rains
2. is raining

3 I ___________ a very good book at the moment.

1. read
2. am reading

4 I ____________ in bed every night.

1. read
2. am reading

5 She’s a doctor. She _______________ at St Mary’s Hospital.

1. works
2. is working

6 She ______________ very hard because she has a maths test tomorrow.

1. works
2. is working

7 Vegetarians ______________ meat.

1. don’t eat
2. aren’t eating

7. Answer the questions with true or false.

1. You use the Present Simple for actions.

1. True
2. False

2. The Shit- rule means that you put an -s behind the verb when you refer to "the dog", or ""my
uncle".

1. True
2. False

3. You use the Present Simple when something is a habit.

1. True
2. False

4. The Present Continuous is used when you talk about something that is happening at the time of speaking.

1. True
2. False

Is this sentence correct?

5. He always walks the dog at night.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Is this sentence correct?

6. My neighbour is never talking to me.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Is this sentence correct?

7. I am walking home right now.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Is this sentence correct?

8. Hannah are 10 years old.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

How did you do?

Answer on the next page:

How did you do this test?

1. Great, I can do this!
2. Bad, I understand the rules but I need to practise a lot more.
3. Okay, I understand the rules, I just need some more practise.
4. Terrible, I need to study the rules and do a lot of exercises.