Present simple or present continuous?

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 3

Present simple or present continuous?

Repetition and practice

Learning Intentions

1. I know the difference between present simple and present continuous (rules)
2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)
3. I know how to form the two tenses :) :( ?

Present simple

Let's see how much you remember..

Sarah _______ her phone in class.

1. don't use
2. doesn't uses
3. doesn't use
4. don't uses

She always ______________ (to tell) the truth.

____ ____ ____ every Saturday? (you/work)

Translate: Simon loopt elke dag naar school.

Present continuous

Let's see how much you remember..

I __________ a book at the moment.

1. read
2. am reading
3. is reading
4. reads

Translate: Ze is piano aan het spelen.

Ben je aan het luisteren?

1. I know the difference between present simple and present continuous (rules)

Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple (for habit or fact)

Present continuous (something happening right now)

Look! Our cat is sleeping. 

They are helping their grandma right now. 

David never cleans up his mess.

She works at Mondriaan College.

Present simple (habit / fact) or present continuous (right now)?
'I always do my homework.'

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present simple or continuous?
'She is reading a poem right now.'

1. present simple
2. present continuous

What is the difference between the present simple and the present continuous?

Notes!

present simple	present conti nu ous
- feiten - gewoonten (regelmaat)	voor iets dat NU aan de hand is, vertalen met 'aan het'...

2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)

Present simple 

Present continuous

Often

Always

Sometimes

Today

Now

At the moment

Look!

Usually

as we speak

every Thursday

I am listening to music _________.

1. at the moment
2. every day

I listen to music __________.

1. every day
2. right now

Notes!

present simple	present conti nu ous
- feiten - gewoonten (regelmaat) Signaalwoorden: always, never, sometimes, every... , often	voor iets dat NU aan de hand is, vertalen met 'aan het'... Signaalwoorden: right now, now, at the moment, as we speak, look, listen, this week

3. I know how to form the two tenses

 :) :( ?

Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

I am working

you / they / we are working

he / she /it is working

 

I listen to music all the time.

She listens to music all the time.

Vragen maak je bijna altijd met Do of Does

Vragen maak je altijd met Am, Is of Are 

I don't work

He doesn't work

shitregel

Soms verdubbelt de medeklinker. Bijvoorbeeld: 

I am stopping the car.

My friend .......... (niet leuk vinden) Stranger Things.

1. are not like
2. don't liking
3. doesn't like
4. like not

Wat bedoelen we met de shit regel? Leg uit en geef een voorbeeldzin.

Notes!

present simple (hele ww, pas op SHIT )	present conti nu ous ( am/is/are + ww + ing)
:) I always walk / He always walk s home.	:) I am walk ing you/we/they are walk ing she/he/it is walk ing
:( I don't watch / She do es n't watch many movies	:( I am not walking you/we/they are not walk ing she/he/it is not walk ing
? Do you always listen to him? Do es she always listen to him?	? Am I talk ing too fast? Is he talk ing too fast? Are we talk ing too fast?

Look! The dog .......... (play) with the ball.

1. plays
2. is playing
3. are play
4. are playing

They.......... (not talk) to each other at the moment.

1. don't talk
2. are not talking
3. don't talking
4. talk not

It .......... (be) cold out here.

1. is being
2. is
3. are
4. are being

.............. you .......... (take) notes? Because I won't explain it again!

1. Am you taking
2. Do you take
3. Are you taking
4. Take you

Archie _______ a movie with his friends right now.

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

Laura _________ pizza as we speak.

1. eats
2. are eating
3. am eating
4. is eating

They_________ pizza every day.

1. eats
2. are eating
3. am eating
4. eat

It .......... (rain) right now.

1. is raining
2. are raining
3. raining
4. rains

____________ in England?

1. Do it always rain
2. Rains it always
3. Does it always rain
4. Is it always raining

Simon always__________ (to say) that he is going to be famous one day.

Stan __________ (to do) the dishes right now.

_______________ (your parents / to work) at the hospital?

How much do you know about the present simple and continuous?

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