Present tense

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Present simple/continuous

What do you remember about the present simple?

What do you remember about the present continuous?

Present simple: Habits

I practise Taekwon-Do every Monday

I eat pizza most Fridays

I always listen to music when I study

Present simple: Facts

The sky is blue

I live in Arnhem

You guys are smart

Dogs have four legs

Practise!

Simon ... at the Coop (work)

I always ... in the holidays (travel)

Water ... at a hundred degrees (boil)

She ... at the Utrecht University (study)

He never ... the news (watch)

She often ... the museum (visit)

Answers

Simon works at the Coop.
I always travel in the holidays.
Water boils at a hundred degrees.
She studies at the University of Utrecht.
He never watches the news.
She often visits the museum.

Present ContiNUous: things that are happening right now

He ... at the moment. (teach)

It ... dark (get)

She ... to the train (walk)

The sun ... (shine)

I ... lunch (eat)

Present ContiNUous: things that are happening right now

He is teaching at the moment.
It is getting dark.
She is walking to the train.
The sun is shining.
I am eating lunch.

Lets mix

They ... the Eiffel tower. (visit)

I always ... orange juice with breakfast. (drink)

Usually, I ... the bus to school. (take)

If you are looking for our cat, he ... on the couch. (sit)

She ... a doctor. (be)

He ... chess on Wednesday. (play)

My niece ... shells on that beach. (collect)

The kids ... a good time. (have)

They are visiting the Eiffel tower. (visit)

I always drink orange juice with breakfast. (drink)

Usually, I take the bus to school. (take)

If you are looking for our cat, he is sitting on the couch. (sit)

She is a doctor. (be)

He plays chess on Wednesday. (play)

My niece is collecting shells on that beach. (collect)

The kids are having a good time. (have)

Choose again

I (not know) what to think of my brother Tom. He (live) in London where he (have) a small flat not far from the city centre. He (be) a journalist and usually (work) from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. during weekdays. At weekends he often (spend) time with his friends. They usually (go) out to a pub or a music concert. However, at the moment Tom (not work). He (enjoy) a few days off work with his new girlfriend Jane. They (visit) our cousin George in New York. 

I don't know what to think of my brother Tom. He lives in London where he has a small flat not far from the city centre. He is a journalist and usually works from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. during weekdays. At weekends he often spends time with his friends. They usually go out to a pub or a music concert. However, at the moment Tom isn't working. He is enjoying a few days off work with his new girlfriend Jane. They are visiting our cousin George in New York. 

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Present contiNUous

Things that are happening right now