Present Simple vs Present Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-5

Today:

You can tell the difference between the present simple and the present continuous:   

 1. present simple         2.  present continuous

 3. practice 

What do you remember about the present simple?

What do you remember about the present continuous?

Remember the SHIT-rule?

The present simple - how do we make it?

Present simple 

Signaalwoorden:

always

often

ever

sometimes

every day

never

usually

every week

Jimmy ___ to play games.

1. like
2. likes

You ___ in London.

1. live
2. lives

It never ___ in Death Valley.

1. rain
2. rains

Which one is correct?

1. My mum doesn’t buy presents for me.
2. My mum buys me no presents.
3. My mum buys me not presents
4. My mum doesn’t buys me presents.

Which one is correct?

1. Know he the answer?
2. Does he knows the answer?
3. Do he know the answer?
4. Does he know the answer?

Present continuous

Signaalwoorden:

now

at the moment

look!/listen!

right now

at present

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

Choose the Present Continuous.

Our teacher ___ the grammar.

1. explains
2. is explain
3. explaining
4. is explaining

Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?

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

Even when I lose I ... ....

4. the man is looking at a mine.

present continuous-8

How many times do I have to tell you? Even when ...
you are beautiful too.

present continuous-5

4. the man is looking at a mine.

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

what did you learn?

I know the difference between present simple and present continuous