Year 2: BG - Only Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

BRIDGING THE GAP

BETWEEN YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2

PRESENT SIMPLE

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog.

3. We danced all night long.

4. She plays the piano.

5. They are my parents.

Present Simple

Not Present Simple

1

2

3

4

5

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are not?

Signal word

Not a signal word

Next Friday

Yesterday

Never

Wednesday

Often

Every week

Timmy

every Saturday.

They never

with oil.

That tree

very fast.

I always

chocolate ice cream.

Those boys

in class very often.

cook

grows

dances

shout

choose

chooses

shouts

grow

The old man always sits in his chair.

the old man always

in his chair?

Turn the normal present simple sentence into a question

Do

Does

Is

sits

sit

sitting

Did

She is my best friend.

she 

my best friend?

Do

Does

Is

Be

Am

Are

Did

The Present Simple

Questions

For the next exercise, turn the normal present simple sentence into a question. Think about capital letters, questions marks and the SHIT Rule (do/does)!

                                    Use short forms!    

My dog likes meat.

I never go to parties.

The Present Simple

Negations

In the next exercise, try to turn the normal present simple into a negation. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops and the SHIT Rule.

                                     Use short forms!

The sun shines very brightly.

Minions like bananas very much.

I am a very happy person.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

When do we use the present simple and when the present continuous?

Fill in: He ______ (write) a story at the moment.

Fill in: I ______ (bike) to school every day.

PAST SIMPLE

What did you do yesterday?

1. I goed to the beach
2. I go to the beach
3. I went to the beach
4. I have gone to the beach

My sister .......... (play) the guitar last year.

I ... (not go) to camp last summer. Use short form!

Where ....... (be) you last night?

... she .. (leave) the house yesterday?

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

1

2

3

4

5

a concert.

before

get nervous

always

I

1

2

3

4

5

an inmportant match.

before

feels relaxed

never

She

1

2

3

4

5

they seem.

what

rarely

are

People

Adverbs of frequency

WORD ORDER

1

2

3

4

5

wanneer?

waar

wat

doet

Wie

1

2

3

4

in the weekend.

my grandparents

visit

We

1

2

3

4

5

on Sunday.

in the library

books

read

I