Present Simple vs Present continuous

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

By the end of this lesson, you...

...remember how to make sentences in the present simple. 

...remember how to make sentences in the present continuous. 

Table of Contents

Read your English book

Quiz: What do you remember?

Work by yourselves

Take out your books and start reading, please 

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Present Simple

Present Continuous

I am going to the farm.

I live in the Netherlands.

Brahim is grating cheese. 

Florian works at Albert Heijn. 

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Noël is baking cinnamon rolls. 

My alarm goes off at 6 am. 

Summer is hot. 

The train leaves at 9:30 every morning.

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Bij regelmatige gebeurtenissen, gewoontes en feiten.

vorm van to be + werkwoord + ing

Bij dingen die nu gebeuren.

SHIT-regel

"I go to school on horseback." What tense is this sentence in?

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

D

"The sun burns your skin." What tense is this sentence in?

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

D

"We are celebrating Easter." What tense is this sentence in?

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

D

"She is throwing a birthday party." What tense is this sentence in?

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

D

"Everyone needs friends." What tense is this sentence in?

A

Present simple

B

Present continuous

C

D

Write down all verbs in your notebook. Write down whether it is the present simple or present perfect.

The house is full of energy this morning. While I am trying to finish my homework, my father drives to the store. In the kitchen, my brothers are baking a cake for our guests, and my sister washes the dishes as soon as they are dirty. Even though my sister is feeling a bit tired today, she still helps me with my difficult math problems.

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Write down all verbs in your notebook. Write down whether it is the present simple or present perfect.

The house is full of energy this morning. While I am trying to finish my homework, my father drives to the store. In the kitchen, my brothers are baking a cake for our guests, and my sister washes the dishes as soon as they are dirty. Even though my sister is feeling a bit tired today, she still helps me with my difficult math problems.

Give me a sentence in the present simple that fits the picture.

Give me a sentence in the present simple that fits the picture.

Give me a sentence in the present continuous that fits the picture.

Give me a sentence in the present continuous that fits the picture.

Over to you...

Work on weektask 19