Formal letter & grammar

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Writing a formal letter

& grammatical mistakes that are often made

bente hoogeveen

koggelaan 7, 8017 jn zwolle

13 december 2019,

zoo

1600 amphitheatre parkway

mountain view ca94043

Dear sir/madam

i want to run a internship at your company. i am bente hoogeveen. i am 26 years old. i am living in zwolle. 

i have many intrest in ur company because i will to learn things there. i will to make animals better. Animals is one of my hobby’s. i have much quality’s. i am flexible, i am cool, i am funny, and i am a very annoying teacher.

i can work on almost all days. i can not work on monday. but i can work on tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday christmas day and the rest of the holidays.  

i want to come over for a face-to-face chat.

Kind regards

Bente hoogeveen

What mistakes can you find?

13 december 2019, ___

zoo

1600 amphitheatre parkway

mountain view ca94043

____

Dear sir/madam_

i want to run a internship at your company. i am bente hoogeveen. i am 26 years old. i am living in zwolle. 

i have many intrest in ur company because i will to learn things there. i will to make animals better. Animals is one of my hobby’s. i have much quality’s. i am flexible, i am cool, i am 

i can work on almost all days. i can not work on monday. but i can work on tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday christmas day and the rest of the holidays.  

i want to come over for a face-to-face chat.

Kind regards

Bente hoogeveen

bente hoogeveen

koggelaan 7, 8017 jn zwolle

____

In formal writing, be sure to primarily use the present simple

(I am a student) and the present continuous (I am studying Hotel Business). Only when appropriate, use the past tense (Last year, I worked at Novotel) or the present perfect (I have worked at Hilton's for three years).

Most common mistakes that are made in writing are wrong use of verb tenses

Present Simple

I live in Zwolle (feit)

I go to school on Tuesday (gewoonte)

These kids often play with each other (regelmaat)

Hele werkwoord (stam)

I live in Zwolle

I work at Zone.College

You study at school

He goes to the gym once a week

De present simple gebruik je om...

1. te laten zien dat je nu iets aan het doen bent
2. feiten te tonen
3. hout mee te hakken
4. mee te zwaaien

I ___________ (to have) a cat

1. has
2. have
3. had
4. having

He _________ (to run) home

1. runs
2. run
3. ran
4. is running

You _________ (to be) my best friend.

1. are
2. am
3. is
4. was

My brother and I often ___________ (to fight) with each other

1. are fighting
2. fought
3. fight
4. fights

My mother __________ (to cook) dinner for us.

1. cook
2. cooked
3. cooks
4. cooking

Present Continuous

I am talking about grammar (doe ik nu) .

You are listening to me (doe jij nu, als het goed is).

They are considering the meaning of life (doet iemand nu, waarschijnlijk).

Vorm van to be (am, are, is) + 

-ing werkwoord

Om te laten zien dat iemand NU iets aan het doen is.

De present continuous gebruik je om te laten zien dat....

1. je een existentiële crisis doorgaat
2. je oplet tijdens de les
3. je een feit, gewoonte of regelmatigheid kunt tonen
4. je nu iets aan het doen bent

I ______________ (to put) those thoughts away right now.

1. am putting
2. are putting
3. are put
4. is putting

We _______________ (to have) a great time in my grandmother's backyard

1. am having
2. were having
3. are having
4. is having

Dad _____________ a turkey.

1. is stuffing
2. was stuffing
3. is stuffed
4. am stuffing

Mom _______________ (to talk) to the wall right now.

1. is talked
2. is talking
3. was talking
4. am talking

Zoek de present simple en present continuous 

uit de tekst

This is my classroom, and these are my classmates. My best friend’s name is Andrew. He is writing on the blackboard.

My other friend, Amy, is very funny. She is talking and telling jokes to Bradley. They aren’t listening to the teacher. The kid in the front row is throwing a paper airplane. He is always misbehaving. The teacher is looking at the map, so she doesn’t see the airplane. I’m standing near the window. 

It’s a beautiful day.

Zoek de present simple en present continuous 

uit de tekst

This is my classroom, and these are my classmates. My best friend’s name is Andrew. He is writing on the blackboard.

My other friend, Amy, is very funny. She is talking and telling jokes to Bradley. They aren’t listening to the teacher. The kid in the front row is throwing a paper airplane. He is always misbehaving. The teacher is looking at the map, so she doesn’t see the airplane. I’m standing near the window. 

It’s a beautiful day.

Present simple 

Present continuous