Discover the English present tenses! 5LVI

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Discover the English present tenses!

What do you already know about present simple and present continuous?

Wat leer je vandaag?

At the end of the lesson you can recognize, use, and form sentences in the present simple and present continuous, for both positive, negative, and question forms.

Example: present simple

Look at the sentences: - I walk to school every day. - She plays tennis on Mondays.

Example: present continuous

Look at the sentences: - I am walking to school now. - She is playing tennis at the moment.

Negative and question forms

Present simple: - She doesn’t play tennis. - Does he walk to school? Present continuous: - She isn’t playing tennis. - Is he walking to school?

Compare the forms

Habit or fact Structure: subject + verb (+s)

Action happening now Structure: subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

Present continuous

Present simple

Present simple or present continuous.

Present simple -> Adverbs of frequency

A

U

O

S

O

R

N

Present continuous->Time expressions

N

R n

A iit im

C

Present simple or present continuous.

Present continuous->Time expressions

Now

Rightiinow

At the moment

Currently

Always

Usually

Often

Somtimes

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Present simple -> Adverbs of frequency

Quiz: which tense is it?

Choose the correct form for each sentence: 1. He (reads/is reading) now. 2. We (eat/are eating) breakfast every day. 3. She (watches/is watching) TV at the moment. 4. They (go/are going) to school on Fridays.

Schrijf 3 dingen op die je deze les hebt geleerd.

Schrijf 2 dingen op waarover je meer wilt weten.

Stel 1 vraag over iets dat je nog niet zo goed hebt begrepen.