Present Simple (+/-/?)

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Present Simple

Grammar subjects:

• Present Simple - meaning & use   (page 90)
• Present Simple - negatives (-) &   questions (?) (page 93)

At the end of this lesson:

You know when to use the Present Simple

You know how to form the Present Simple

You know how to use LessonUp :-)

Je kan het werkwoord "to be" in de verleden tijd gebruiken.  

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What do you know about
the Present Simple?

What does the
"shit-regel" mean?

How many signal words
(which belong to the Present Simple)
do you know?

Create a short sentence
using the Present Simple
and a signal word.

We use the Present Simple
to talk about:

1. something that is happening at this moment
2. something that happened in the past
3. something that happens regularly, always or never

Negative = don't / doesn't + infinitive

I don't work

you don't work

he / she / it doesn't work

we don't work

you don't work

they don't work

Interrogative = Do / Does + subject + infinitive + ...?

Do I work ... ?

Do you work ... ?

Does he / she / it work ... ?

Do we work ... ?

Do you work ... ?

Do they work ... ?

see page 74 and 93 

Fill in the gap & Use Present Simple (negative)

Sara ... (watch) the news. She thinks it's boring.

1. doesn't watch
2. doesn't watches
3. don't watch
4. not watches

Fill in the gap & Use Present Simple (negative)


They ... (look) happy today. I wonder if something is going on.

1. not look
2. don't looking
3. don't look
4. doesn't look

Usain Bolt ____ faster than anyone in the world.

1. run
2. runs
3. running
4. run's

They ____ dinner together every night.

1. eat
2. eats
3. eating
4. are eating

He ____ snowboarding every winter.

1. go
2. going
3. gos
4. goes

____ he ____ to school every day?

1. Walks
2. Do ... walk
3. Does ... walk
4. Is ... walking

The baby ____ vegetables.

1. don't like
2. don't likes
3. doesn't likes
4. doesn't like

She ____ a pet cat.

1. don't has
2. doesn't has
3. hasn't
4. doesn't have

He often ____ new kinds of food.

1. try
2. trys
3. trying
4. tries

The chef ____ food at his restaurant.

1. doesn't fry
2. doesn't fries
3. don't fry
4. don't fries

My cousin ____ a film every night.

1. watch
2. watchs
3. watches
4. watching

My dad ____ everything.

1. fixes
2. fixs
3. fix
4. fixing

Present Simple & Question (?)
___________ your sister ___________ (eat) pizza?

Present Simple & negative (-)
You (not / like) ___________ chocolate.

Present Simple & affirmative (+)
The baby ___________ (to cry).

WELL

NEEDS WORK

I know when to use the Present Simple.

I know how to form the Present Simple.

VOCAB CHECK

words from Unit 2 lesson  2, 3 & 4

Drag the white boxes to the red boxes.

skirt

shirt

to put on

to go with

to take off

century

to set a date

midnight

last night

tonight

rok

een datum afspreken

aantrekken

passen bij

gister-avond

overhemd

midder-nacht

vanavond

uittrekken

eeuw

Drag the white boxes to the red boxes.

raspberry

strawberry

starter

dessert

vegetable

dairy

recommend

to zip up

to choose

to taste (like)

kiezen

aardbei

aanbevelen

toetje

smaken naar

dichtritsen

zuivel

voor- gerecht

groente

framboos

Well done!