Lesson 43: present simple vs present continuous + 5.4 reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 1

Silent learning in your student book or online (studygo) (5.4)

Lesson aim:

I can understand the difference between the present simple and present continuous and use them correctly.

Present simple vs present continuous

Present continuous

+ I am walking to school at the moment.

-

?

+ He is eating a chocolate bar right now.

-

?

I am

He/she/it is

They/We/You are

Voorbeeld:

+ I am walking

- I am not walking

- Am I walking

Present simple

+ I walk to school every day

-

?

+ He likes to play games

-

?

+ ww of ww +s (he/she/it)

- Don't /doesn't + hele ww

? Do /Does + hele ww

+ I walk to school

- I don't  I walk to school

? Do I walk to school

+ She walks to school

- She doesn't walk to school

? Does she walk to school

Present continuous (Iets dat nu gebeurt of je wilt verwijzen naar de nabije toekomst.)

Signaalwoorden:

• right now
• at the moment  
• now
• Look
• Over there
• listen

(etc.)

Present simple (Feiten, gewoontes, iets dat regelmatig gebeurt)

Signaalwoorden:

• always 
• never 
• frequently 
• often
• sometimes 
• seldom
• on Saturdays
• in the weekend
• during the week.

(etc.)

Present continuous vs Present simple

1. + She ______________ (to have) two daughters who live in Paris.
2. - I  _______________(to play) tennis every Friday.
3. + Do you hear that? She __________________(to wake up).
4. ? _________you _________________(to laugh) at me right now?
5. - They _______currently_________(to cycle) to school.
6. ? ________you ________(to fly) to England on the weekends?

antwoorden:

1. has (feit)

2. don't play (elke vrijdag = regelmatig)

3. is waking up (gebeurt nu)

4. are you laughing (gebeurt nu)

5. aren't cycling ( currently = op dit moment)

6. Do you fly ( in het weekend = regelmatig)

5.4 reading

What?

Please make project 5.3 speaking in your Student book. Exercise 1 till 12.

Finished?

• Practice with the grammar of unit 5
• Learn your words on studygo.com

Exit ticket: Make one sentence with the present continuous and one sentence withthe present simple