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Present Simple

How do we form the Present Simple?

I .... (to like) volleyball

He .... (to like) volleyball

Present simple

I/ You/We/They                    like   volleyball

                                                     INF

He/She/It                               likes   volleyball

!  Shit-people                             INF+ S   

I.... (to play) the piano

She.... (to play) the piano

I... (to study) English

He... (to study) English

verbs ending in -Y

He/she/it          studies                        y--> ies    

there is a consonant (medeklinker) in front of the y

He/she/it          plays                             y+s

there is a vowel (klinker) in front of the y

I ... (to kiss) my friend

She ... (to kiss) her friend

I ... (to brush) my hair

She ... (to brush) her hair

verbs ending in a hissing(sissende) sound

He misses

She watches

It buzzes                                        verbs ending in a hissing sound

He mixes                                          + ES

She washes

She kisses

I ... (to go) to school

He ... (to go) to school

I ... (to do) his homework

He ... (to do) his homework

verbs ending in -o

He goes

She does

verbs ending in -o          + ES

Describe your daily routines

New Ace 1.2 p. 171 ex 3  (oral)

What do you do in the morning?

What do you do in the evening?

Fill in the missing words

New Ace 1.2 p. 172 ex 4

You have 5 minutes to make the exercise.

Use of the Present Simple

- Routines and habits
( I have breakfast every morning, I play football every week)
-Facts 

( We live in Belgium)
-General truth
(A hockey match takes 60 minutes)

How to say when things happen

New Ace 1.2 p. 173 yellow box

Op maandag gaan we naar school met de auto.

1. On monday we go to school by car.
2. On mondays we go to school by car.
3. We go to school by car on monday.

Op woensdagavond neem ik een douche na het eten.

1. On wednesday evening I take a shower after dinner.
2. On wednesday evening after dinner I take a shower.
3. On wednesday I take a shower after supper.

How often do you take breakfast?

1. I always have breakfast.
2. I never have breakfast.
3. I have breakfast most of the times.
4. I seldom have breakfast.

What is the correct?

1. He goes rarely to his grandparents
2. He rarely goes to his grandparents
3. He gos rarely to his grandparents
4. He rarely gos to his grandparents

Which one is correct?

1. She always is happy
2. She's always happy
3. She is always happy

adverbs of frequency

He always studies for English.

In front of the main verb (hoofdwerkwoord)

! to be!

He is always happy.

Behind the verb to be

nooit

altijd

zelden

soms

vaak

regelmatig

gewoontelijk

never

always

rarely

sometimes

often

regularly

usually

adverbs of frequency

New Ace 1.2 - Frank always takes pictures

p. 174 ex. 7

always

usually

regularly

often

sometimes

rarely

never

altijd

gewoonlijk

regelmatig

vaak

soms

zelden

nooit