Theme 4 lesson 3

Welcome 3GT3

What is our goal for today?

To practise reading skills by correcting mistakes 

Stepping things up

Stepping things up

Read page 73 of your textbook

Do exercise 7  

Present simple / present continuous

Mrs. Jones (to drink) ... tea every Sunday.

1. drinks
2. drink
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Now she (to drink) ... hot chocolate.

1. drink
2. drinks
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Susan (to play)... a nice song on the piano.

1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. are playing

He (to play)... the guitar in a band every Friday.

1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. am playing

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

Hoe? Verb

He, she, it? Verb + S

Use: gewoonte, routine,

vaak of juist nooit

In combinatie met always,

often, never, every day/week

CONTINUOUS

Hoe? To be + verb+ ING

Use: als iets NU bezig is en nog even duurt

In combinatie met: now, right now, at this moment

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

I work every day

She never eats pizza

Do you read often?
They don't play tennis ever!

CONTINUOUS

I am working today

She is eating spaghetti right now

Are you reading books at this moment?

They are not playing tennis now.

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je iets regelmatig doet of dat iets een feit is?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je nu iets aan het doen bent?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

We (to eat) ... a nice dinner now.

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

We always (to eat) ... chicken on Monday.

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

I (to go) ... to school by bus each day.

1. go
2. goes
3. am going
4. are going

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

Choose the Present Continuous.

We ___ to the pub right now.

1. go
2. are going
3. are go
4. going

Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

How do you say?
Ik ben aan het winkelen.

How do you say?
Zij zijn aan het wandelen.

How do you say?
Ik eet nooit vlees (meat).

How do you say?
Zij eet nooit fruit (fruit).

Present continuous vs simple

Continuous gebeurt nu: persoon + am/are/is + werkwoord + ing.

I am shopping. They are walking.

Simple gebeurt vaker of nooit: persoon + werkwoord (+s).

I never eat meat. She never eats fruit.