present/past simple versus present/past continuous

GOALS
  1.  Present Simple and Present Continuous
  2.  Past Simple and Past Continuous 
  3.  Use the Present and Past Simple and Continuous in ONE sentence
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GOALS
  1.  Present Simple and Present Continuous
  2.  Past Simple and Past Continuous 
  3.  Use the Present and Past Simple and Continuous in ONE sentence

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous
CONTINUOUS
How? To be + verb+ ING


Use: something is happening AT THIS MOMENT and hasn't stopped

In combination with: now, right now, at this moment, today

Present ContINGuous
SIMPLE
How? Verb 
He, she, it? Verb + S 

Use: habit, routine,
often, never

In combination with: always,
often, usually, never, every
day/week 

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous
CONTINUOUS
How? To be + verb+ ING

Use: something is happening IN THE NEARBY FUTURE
In combination with: next week, right after this, next day, this afternoon

Use: ERGERNIS
In combination with: always
You are always picking your nose, I hate it!
SIMPLE
How? Verb 
He, she, it? Verb + S 

Use: fact / fixed
The river Thames flows 
through London.
School starts at 8:15.

Use: static verbs
I understand what you mean.

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Slide 4 - Slide

Messi is playing football.
(right now)
Messi plays football.
(but NOT at the moment)

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Which words are used with the Present Simple and which with the Present Continuous?
Present Continuous
Present Simple
Right now
Always
Never
Often
Usually
Today
At the moment
Now

Slide 7 - Drag question

Present Simple
signal words
Present Continuous
signal words
Never
Now
Listen!
At the moment
Often
Every day
Sometimes

Slide 8 - Drag question

You use the ___ to talk about habits and facts.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 9 - Quiz

The shit-rule goes with?
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 10 - Quiz

Did we use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous in this sentence?

"She is talking to her grandmother right now."
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 11 - Quiz

Present Simple or Present Continuous? Drag the sentence to the right tense. 
Present Simple 
Present Continuous
I sing every day. 
I am singing right now. 
Water boils at 100 *C.
He likes pizza. 
I am playing a game.
He is sleeping at the moment. 
He likes to dance.
I am dancing. 

Slide 12 - Drag question

Jimmy ___ to play games.
A
like
B
likes
C
is liking
D
is to like

Slide 13 - Quiz



He___ beer in the pub right now.
A
spills
B
is spilling
C
are spilling
D
spilling

Slide 14 - Quiz


Our teacher ___ the grammar tomorrow.
A
explains
B
is explain
C
explaining
D
is explaining

Slide 15 - Quiz

You ___ in London.
A
live
B
lives
C
living
D
is living

Slide 16 - Quiz


Look! The birds ___ away now!
A
fly
B
flying
C
are fly
D
are flying

Slide 17 - Quiz



It never ___ in Death Valley.
A
rain
B
rains
C
is raining
D
raining

Slide 18 - Quiz


We ___ English class right now.
A
have
B
are having
C
are have
D
are haveing

Slide 19 - Quiz

Present Simple and Present Continuous in one sentence?
" While Lisa is watching a movie, Mike goes to the supermarket."

background activity = Present Continuous
suddenly = Present Simple

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Slide 22 - Video

Past Simple vs Past Continuous
SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
  • verb + -(e)d
  • happened in the past and is finished
  • Signal words:
      yesterday, last week,               when
  • was/were + verb + -ing
  • happened in the past and is still going on
  • Signal words:
      while, at that moment, at that time
Past ContINGuous

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Past Simple + Past Continuous
  • Together in 1 sentence to say that something happened (Past Simple) while something else was already going on (Past Continuous)

  • The short action = Past Simple  
     the long action = Past Continuous

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Past Simple + Past Continuous
Examples

  • While Lisa was doing her homework, Mike went to the supermarket.
  • I was reading when my mother called me.
  • They were doing their homework when I came in.

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Can we use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous in 1 sentence?
A
Ja
B
Nee

Slide 27 - Quiz

Past Continuous and Past Simple are both used in the past time.
A
niet waar
B
waar

Slide 28 - Quiz

With words like 'yesterday', 'last week', and 'two years ago' we ALWAYS use:
A
Past Simple
B
Past Continuous

Slide 29 - Quiz

She often ..... the piano when she was 10.
A
play
B
plays
C
played
D
plaid

Slide 30 - Quiz

Yesterday she ..... at a hotel in Brussels.
A
stay
B
stays
C
stayed
D
staid

Slide 31 - Quiz

While she ..... the piano, her husband ......
A
played/sang
B
played/was singing
C
was playing /sang
D
was playing/was singing

Slide 32 - Quiz

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

My sister .............. (walk) in while I was doing my homework
A
walked
B
was walking

Slide 33 - Quiz

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

They ____ (talk), when the teacher ___ (get) angry.
A
was talking - got
B
were talking - got
C
talked - was getting
D
talked - were getting

Slide 34 - Quiz

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

When they .... (talk) we .... (hear) something
A
was talking - heard
B
were talking - heard
C
talked - was hearing
D
talked - were hearing

Slide 35 - Quiz

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

He ____ (break) his leg, when he _____ (play) frisbee.
A
breaks - played
B
broke - was playing
C
was breaking - played
D
broke - played

Slide 36 - Quiz

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

I ______ (fall) asleep, while I ________ (watch) TV.
A
fell - watched
B
was falling - was watching
C
was falling - watched
D
fell - was watching

Slide 37 - Quiz

Past simple vs past continuous
The lights ....................(go out) while I .................(eat) dinner
A
go out / was eating
B
went / was eating
C
gone / was eating
D
went out/ was eating

Slide 38 - Quiz

Thank you for your attention! 

Slide 39 - Slide