Verb Tenses + some common mistakes

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Verb Tenses

What are verb tenses?

Verb tenses zijn werkwoord tijden zoals:

• Verleden tijd
• Tegenwoordige tijd 
• Toekomst

Vandaag kijken we naar de present simple, past simple, present continuous en past continuous.

"You want to be a social worker"
What tense has this sentence?

1. Present simple
2. Past simple
3. Present continuous
4. Past continuous

Present simple

We use the present simple when we talk about:

• Facts/feiten: Things that are always true. Dingen die altijd waar zijn
   Snow is cold. You have two hands.
• Habits/gewoontes: 
   Signal words: always, never, sometimes, every week etc. 

      I always walk to school. I never drink coffee.

• Regularity/regelmaat
  I hang out with my friends often.

What is the SHIT rule?

SHIT rule

He/She/it get -S behind the verb

He plays football, She kisses him, It tries to escape.

"I wanted to be a pilot when I was young".
What tense has this sentence?

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Past simple
4. Past continuous

Past Simple

When something happened in the past and is now finnished.

Always a time indication!

Altijd een tijdsaanduiding.

Past tense

Hele ww: + ED

walk -> walked

Try -> tried

play -> played

Irregular: own form!

Are the verbs regular or irregular?

Zijn de werkwoorden regelmatig of onregelmatig?

Regular

Irregular

Baked

left

flew

put

studied

played

"I am following the lesson right now."
What tense has this sentence?

1. Present simple
2. Past simple
3. Present Continuous
4. Past continuous

When do we use the -ING form?

The -ING form

We use the -ING form when we want to say what is happening right now. We gebruiken de -ING vorm als we zeggen wat nu aan de gang is.
Signaalwoorden: currently, right now, at the moment, etc.

am/are/is + verb + ing

I am teaching

you are learning

What is Harry doing
right now?

"He was listening to the radio this morning"
What tense has this sentence?

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Past simple
4. Past continuous

How do you think the past continuous is made?

Past Continuous

We use the past continuous when someone was in the middle of an action at a certain moment in the past. We gebruiken de past continuous als iemand bezig was met een bepaalde actie op een bepaald moment in het verleden.

Sue was swimming this morning.

They were swimming this morning.

Was/were +  verb + ing

What were the
gladiators doing?

Let's practice!

Translate these sentences

Ik woon in Zwolle.

Ik ben in Amsterdam geboren.

Ik ben vorige week 18 jaar oud geworden.

Voor deze les, was ik tv aan het kijken.

Some other common mistakes...

Op dit moment werk ik bij de Jumbo.

A or An?

• A + medeklinker a bottle, a man, a school, a class
  
  
• An + klinker an apple, an interview, an orange
  
  BUT:        a university           a unicorn

                       an hour                   an honest person

job

email

uniform

A

An

A

When do you use capital letters?

When do you use capital letters?

Add the capital letters
to this book title:
the house in the gerulean sea