Present Simple vs Present Continuous Unit 1

• English

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What is our goal for today?

- To sound more British

- To know the difference between 2 present tenses in English 

- to know the difference in use between a and an

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Present simple / present continuous

Mrs. Jones (to drink) ... tea every Sunday.

1. drinks
2. drink
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Now she (to drink) ... hot chocolate.

1. drink
2. drinks
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Susan (to play)... a nice song on the piano.

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

He (to play)... the guitar in a band every Friday.

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

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

Hoe? Verb

He, she, it? Verb + S

Use: gewoonte, routine,

vaak of juist nooit

In combinatie met always,

often, never, every day/week

CONTINUOUS

Hoe? To be + verb+ ING

Use: als iets NU bezig is en nog even duurt

In combinatie met: now, right now, at this moment

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

I work every day

She never eats pizza

Do you read often?
They don't play tennis ever!

CONTINUOUS

I am working today

She is eating spaghetti right now

Are you reading books at this moment?

They are not playing tennis now.

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je iets regelmatig doet of dat iets een feit is?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je nu iets aan het doen bent?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog.

3. We danced all night long.

4. She plays the piano.

5. They are my parents.

Present Simple

Not Present Simple

1

2

3

4

5

Timmy

every Saturday.

They never

with oil.

That tree

very fast.

I always

chocolate ice cream.

Those boys

in class very often.

cook

grows

dances

shout

choose

chooses

shouts

grow

We (to eat) ... a nice dinner now.

1. eat
2. eating
3. is eating
4. are eating

We always (to eat) ... chicken on Monday.

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

I (to go) ... to school by bus each day.

1. go
2. goes
3. am going
4. are going

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

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

Choose the Present Continuous.

We ___ to the pub right now.

1. go
2. are going
3. are go
4. going

Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?

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

How do you say?
Ik ben aan het winkelen.

How do you say?
Zij zijn aan het wandelen.

How do you say?
Ik eet nooit vlees (meat).

How do you say?
Zij eet nooit fruit (fruit).

Present continuous vs simple

Continuous gebeurt nu: persoon + am/are/is + werkwoord + ing.

I am shopping. They are walking.

Simple gebeurt vaker of nooit: persoon + werkwoord (+s).

I never eat meat. She never eats fruit.

Welke zin staat in de Present Simple Tense?

1. A
2. B
3. C

In welke zin wordt de Present Continuous gebruikt?

1. A
2. B
3. C

a or an?

an - use before a vowel 

a

e

i

o

u

an eye

an orange

SINGULAR NOUN

(or vowel sound)

h

an hour

an honest boy

SINGULAR NOUN

a or an?

a car                     an orange car

an orange          a nice orange

an elephant      a large elephant 

Choose between "a", "an", or "the".
There is _____ mouse under the house.

1. a
2. an
3. the

Choose between "a", "an", or "the".
I would love to go to _____ university.

1. a
2. an

Choose between "a", "an", or "the".
I would really like _____ apple right now.

1. a
2. an

Choose between "a", "an", or "the".
Why are there no teachers in _____ school?

1. a
2. an
3. the

Choose between "a", "an", or "the".
What is the difference between _____ phone and smartphone?

1. a
2. an
3. the

Articles, a-an-the

• Articles come before a noun
  
• Before most nouns in English, you need to use an article.
• We use them when we speak and when we write, there is no way to avoid them!