2. 4D - Monday, 17 November 2025

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• English
• Secundair onderwijs
• Algemeen secundair onderwijs
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome to my class!

Mrs Makhan

Which sentence is about a temporary situation,
not a permanent one?

A

She lives in London.

B

She's living in London for six months

C

She lived in London last year.

D

She has lived in London since 2020.

Which sentence sounds strange in English?

A

I think you're right.

B

I'm thinking about my plans.

C

I'm believing you.

D

I believe you.

Which sentence is NOT natural English?

A

I'm tasting the soup to check the flavour

B

The soup tastes delicious.

C

The soup is tasting deliciousl

D

She tastes the soup every Sunday.

Today we will...

🎯 Review & practise stative verbs

🎯 Start with the verb to do

Verbs that can be stative or continuous

taste

be

have

think

look

smell

Verbs that can be stative or continuous

taste = natural flavour
tasting - checking flavour

be = who you are
being - temporary behaviour

have = possession
having - activity (having dinner)

think = opinion
thinking - process happening now

look = using your eyes
but look as in 'look tired' = appearance

smell = natural smell
smelling - using our nose on purpose

Laptops closed

S

A

TASTE

The cake tastes great. (S)

She is tasting the soup. (A)

The fruit tastes strange today. (S)

BE

He is friendly. (S)

He is being rude today. (A)

You are a good student. (S)

HAVE

I have a cat. (S)

I’m having lunch now. (A)

She has long hair. (S)

THINK

I think English is easy. (S)

I’m thinking about lunch. (A)

I think that’s true. (S)

LOOK

She looks tired. (S)

He is looking at his phone. (A)

You look happy today. (S)

SMELL

This soup smells amazing. (S)

He is smelling the soap. (A)

Those flowers smell terrible. (S)

How do you feel about using stative verbs?

1

😊 Confident

2

😐 Not sure

3

😅 Help!

When do we use is / are / was / were?

A

Only for actions

B

Only for descriptions

C

For both actions (continuous) and descriptions

Do it... or Be it?

Do you like ice cream?

She is happy today.

They are studying for the test.

He goes to school every day.

I do not understand the question.

We are in class right now.

Do

is

are

goes

do

are

1

minute

00

second

+30 s

When do we use "to do"?

Rule 1: Questions

Use do/does for present simple questions

❌ except "to be"

Examples:

• Do you like chocolate?

• Does she play the piano?

• Are you tired? --> no "do"!
  
  

Rule 2: Negatives

Use do/does not for present simple negatives

Examples:

• He does not eat meat.

• They don't watch TV.
  
  

Rule 3: WH-questions

Wh-word + do/does + subject + verb

Examples:

• What do you want to eat?

• When does she leave?
  
  

Rule 4: No "do" when there is another auxiliary

If the verb has am/is/are, was/were, have/has, will, can

--> NO "do"

Examples:

• What are you doing?

• Where have you been?

• Is the teacher here?

What – a parrot – to eat (present simple)?

What – the elephant – to eat (present continuous)?

Make these into questions...

What – a parrot – to eat (present simple)?

⇒ What does a parrot eat?

Add do/does before the subject when the main verb is an action.

What – the elephant – to eat (present continuous)?

⇒ What is the elephant eating?

Add is/are before the subject when the action is happening now.

Turn these into correct sentences or questions

7. She – to finish (pres. perfect) – her homework? (inversion)
   

8. He – to like (pres. simple) – carrots
   (+not)
   

9. You – to watch (past simple) – the movie?
   

10. What – she – to do (pres. continuous) – now?
    

11. He – to be (pres. simple) – ready?
    (inversion)
    

12. Why – they – to leave (past perfect) – early?

1. The parents – to be (pres. perfect) – friendly? (inversion)
   

2. The parents – to be (pres. simple) – friendly? (inversion)
   

3. Lucy – to dance (past simple) – yesterday
   (+not)
   

4. Who – he – to meet (past simple) – last night?
   

5. Who – to sleep (past simple) – there?
   

6. What – they – to eat (pres. perfect) – already?

Answers

7. Has she finished her homework?
   

8. He doesn't like carrots.
   

9. Did you watch the movie?
   

10. What is she doing now?
    

11. Is he ready?
    

12. Why had they left early?

1. Have the parents been friendly?
   

2. Are the parents friendly?
   

3. Lucy didn't dance yesterday.
   

4. Who did he meet last night?
   

5. Who slept there?
   

6. What have they eaten already?
   or... What have they already eaten?

Summary

Tense

I play tennis.

I am tired.

I am eating.

I have seen it.

I watched TV.

Example

present simple

present simple (be)

present continuous

present perfect

past simple

Uses "to do"?

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO (positive)
YES (questions) eg: Did you watch TV?
YES (negatives) eg: I didn't watch TV.

(1) present simple | (2) present perfect | (3) past simple | (4) present continuous

1

We have visited that museum several times over the past year.

2

The students are discussing the answers in pairs.

3

She usually walks to school, even when the weather is bad.

4

They didn't finish the project because the computer crashed.

Write one question using do or does

Do you like animals?

1

❤️ Love them!

2

🙂 They’re ok

3

😬 Not really

4

😱 I’m scared of some

Type a sentence to express "I'm SO hungry"

I'm so hungry,
I could eat a horse.

To be very hungry.

(not literal)