Present Simple
Present Simple
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Present Simple
Use a light, cheerful tone. The user asked for a fun theme, so frame the lesson as a friendly grammar refresh with a playful atmosphere.
Learning goal
I can recognise and use the present simple.
The teacher asked for the explanation in Dutch, but all slide content must be in English. You can explain the slide orally in Dutch.
Present simple makes me think of ...
Use this as a quick check-in. Expect words like daily, always, routine, school, play, facts. Briefly link answers back to the learning goal in Dutch.
When do we use it?
for habits
for routines
for facts
for things that happen often
Keep this simple at A1/A2 level. In Dutch, explain that the present simple is used for gewone dingen, vaste gewoontes en feiten.
Signal words
always
often
usually
sometimes
never
every day
on Mondays
Explain in Dutch that these words often help students recognise the present simple, but they are clues, not magic rules.
Which sentence is about a routine?
It is a big school.
She walks to school.
The cat is black.
They are in class.
The correct answer shows something someone does regularly. The distractors are present tense sentences, but not clear routines or habits.
Which word is a signal word for the present simple?
now
today
often
look
Students should recognise signal words from the slide: always, often, usually, sometimes, never, every day, on Mondays.
Complete the text
Tom isusually up at seven. He walks to school every day. His sister is at home on Mondays.
Answers are usually, walks, often. This checks signal words and a routine sentence in present simple.
How do we make it?
Most verbs stay the same.
I play
You play
We play
They play
With he / she / it, the verb usually gets -s.
He plays
She plays
It works
The user asked not to include explanation about questions or negatives, so stay with affirmative forms only.
Watch out for he, she, it
he walks
she reads
it rains
This is the most common present simple rule.
Stress that students often forget the -s. Give extra spoken examples in Dutch if needed.
Spelling changes
Sometimes the verb changes a little.
go → goes
do → does
watch → watches
study → studies
Keep this as recognition and simple use only. No need for a long spelling rule explanation at this level.
Example sentences
I play football on Saturday.
My mum works in a shop.
Cats like milk.
Sam goes to school by bike.
Read the examples aloud and briefly point out why each sentence is present simple: routine, job, fact, habit.
Which sentence is correct?
He play football.
He plays football.
He plaies football.
He playing football.
This checks the key rule: with he/she/it, the verb usually gets -s.
Complete the text
My mum works in a shop. Sam goes to school by bike. Our teacher watches the class carefully. My friend Ella studies English every day.
All answers need the he/she/it form or a spelling change: works, goes, watches, studies.
Write one present simple sentence about your day.
Expected elements: a correct short present simple sentence about the student's own routine or habit, for example 'I play football' or 'I walk home'. Use this as a quick application check and discuss a few answers aloud.
I can recognise and use the present simple.
Yes
A little
Not yet
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What helped you most today?
Reflection only. Invite short answers in simple English; discuss in Dutch if helpful.
What do you want to practise again?
Reflection only. Likely answers: signal words, he/she/it + s, spelling changes, making sentences.
Glossary
present simple - a tense for habits, routines and facts
habit - something you do often
routine - something you do in the same way again and again
fact - something that is true
verb - an action word or doing word
signal word - a word that helps you recognise a tense
subject - the person or thing in the sentence
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