pitfalls + recap present and past

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

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Content for today

• Newsround
• Past & Present
• The pitfalls 
• Words

Infographic: past & present tense

Present  tense (tegenwoordige tijd)

• present simple

• present continuous

• feiten, gewoontes, dingen die regelmatig gebeuren

• activiteiten die nu aan de gang zijn?

• he/she/ it --> werkwoord + s
• anders hele werkwoord

• are/ is/ am + werkwoord+ing

She _____ pasta.

1. love
2. loves

We ______ it every day.

1. eat
2. eats

(+)I ____ (sing)

Present continuous:
They ___ (eat)

Infographic: past & present tense

Past  tense (verleden tijd)

• past simple

• past continuous

• gebeurtenissen in het verleden

• gebeurtenissen in het verleden die langere tijd aan de gang waren

•  werkwoord + ed

• was/ were + werkwoord+ing

Guess the correct past tense of:
CHASE

1. Chasd
2. Chassed
3. Chasied
4. Chased

Vul in was/were:
I __________ running through the forest.

1. was
2. were
3. allebei

Vul in was/were:
They __________ playing golf.

1. was
2. were
3. allebei

Pitfalls 

• : Words that are often used wrongly. 
• : Because they sound the same, but are written slightly different. 
• They also have different meanings.

Your

• It is about something that belongs to someone.

• Example: 

What is your name? 

you're 

• Is a contraction of you are.

• Example

You're a student, right? 

Its

• Is used to replace lifeless things or ideas. 
• Is used as a contraction of it's 
• Is used as a possessive pronoun. 
• Example: 

Its leaves were soft.

It's

• Is used as a contraction of it is or it has. 
• Is used when talking about something.
• Example: 

It's nice to meet you!

Your

1. Jij bent
2. Jouw

Whose

• Possessive pronoun.
• Is used to describe that an object belongs to a person. 
• Example:

Whose homework is this?

Who's

• Contraction of who is and who has. 
• Talking about a person that has done something.
• Example: 

Who's eaten this pizza?

ThereThere

Is used to point at a place.Is used to point at a place.

Answers the question where something is. Answers the question where something is. 

Example:Example:

The restaurant is over there.The restaurant is over there.

Their 

• Possessive pronoun.

• Something belongs to them. 

• Example: 

They left their car.

They're 

• they are. 

• Talking about multiple people that are doing something.

• Example:

They're calling in sick.

Whose

1. Van wie
2. Wie heeft

Too

• Is used instead of beside or also. 
• Example:

I liked that movie too.

• Is used when indicating something big. 
• Example:

There were too many cars.

To

• Is used to indicate the location, action or receiver of something.
• Is used with verbs. 
• Example:

 My friend and I went to the movies.

Then 

• Is used to say when something is happening. 
• Is used to indicate time. 

• Example:

Then we went to a restaurant.

Than

• Is used to compare objects or people. 

• Example:

She is smarter than I am.

They're

1. Van hun
2. Zij zijn

Then

1. tijdsaanwijzing
2. vergelijking

Chapter 6I - Pitfalls

Make exercise 51 and 52

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