Present, past simple and continuous

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Present, past simple and continuous

1: Present simple. What to do?

Je wilt vertellen over gewoontes (habits) en over feiten (facts).

habit

I always walk to school.

I never eat meat.

he brushes his teeth every morning.

fact

The Netherlands is a country.

The Burj Kalifa is the tallest building in the world.

Penguins can swim.

signaalwoorden

Bij gewoontes (habits) komt vaak een signaalwoord:

I always do the dishes

He is never late

I sometimes drink beer

They frequently go to the movies

Niet tijd die komt, of al geweest is.

next week, last year, yesterday.

Present simple: Vorm

1. Het hele werkwoord
2. Gebruik de SHIT regel

hele werkwoord

Hele werkwoord:

To cycle    -  I cycle to school.

To walk     -  I walk to the store every saturday.

To speak   - You speak two languages.

SHIT regel

Hele werkwoord + S bij:

She - To talk - She always talks loudly.

He - To arrive - He never arrives late.

IT - To taste - It tastes great.

Present simple: Uitzonderingen

to have

I/you/they have a phone.

He/she has a phone.

It has a nice colour.

to be

I am a student.

You/They are nice to me.

He/She is a teacher.

It is not yours.

to do

I never do my homework.

You/They do whatever you/they want.

He/She always does the laundry.

It does whatever it wants.

Present simple: Vragen en ontkennen

Vraag

Do you play football?

Speel jij voetbal?

Bij vragen komt een hulpwerkwoord 

Dit hulpwerkwoord is to do

Speel jij voetbal?              Houd je van F1?

Do you play football?      Do you like F1?

ontkennen

Do you like sushi?

No I don't like sushi.

No I do not like sushi.

Bij een ontkenning wordt not toegevoegd.

Past Simple

You use the past simple when something happened in the past and is finished.

The past simple is what we call in Dutch: de verleden tijd

Present Continuous

Be + ww-ing

How do we make the past continuous?

I was walking

you were walking

he, she, it was walking

we were walking

you were walking

they were walking