Recap Present Simple vs Present Continuous

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• Leerjaar 2

Welcome class!

Today:

- present simple vs

 present continuous 

- quiz

- exercise 

We'll start with the present simple

What do you remember about the present simple?

When do we use the present simple? In what situations:

Choose the correct answer:

He ... his dog very much.

1. like
2. likes
3. is liking
4. liked

Choose the correct answer:

He ... that beautiful bird every morning.

1. see
2. sees
3. is seeing

Present continuous

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How do you form the present continuous?

1. verb + s with he/she/it
2. Am/is/are + ww + ing

When do we use the present continuous?

In the next slide you will read about Susan, who is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Continuous.

Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my 

family. As you can see we ....................................... (be) 

together now. Look, everyone .................................(smile) 

and looks happy. That is because I.............................(film) 

them - usually we:...............................(not talk) 

to each other in the morning.

are being

are

is smiling

smiles

am filming

film

am not talking

don't talk

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Choose the correct answer:
She ... in her diary right now.

1. write
2. writes
3. is writing
4. is writeing

Choose the correct answer:
What .... I ....... (do)?

1. are doing
2. is do
3. am doing
4. am do

Choose the correct answer:
All the boys and girls ......... (dance).

1. is dancing
2. dance
3. are dancing
4. danced

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Present simple vs. present continuous

Read this before you go on in this quiz!

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

She often ..... documentaries.

1. watch
2. is watching
3. watches
4. watching

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous *

He ...... for his teacher at the moment.

1. look
2. looking
3. looks
4. is looking

My brother always .... (cycle) to school alone.

1. cycles
2. is cycling
3. cycle's
4. cycle

She usually ... (try) to help me when I don't understand.

1. trys
2. tries
3. try
4. is trying

She is playing the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

She plays the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

I ___ a book at the moment.

1. read
2. am reading

Right now, my parents ___ the Christmas shopping!

1. do
2. are doing

I ___ TV every day.

1. watch
2. am watching

My little brother never ___ his room.

1. cleans
2. is cleaning

I ___ for the bus.
I ___ it every Friday.

1. wait / take
2. am waiting / am taking
3. am waiting / take
4. wait / am taking

Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

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Homework

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