present simple vs present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school

Present simple/cont - p10

you know:

What the present simple and the present continuous are

How to make a present simple or a continuous

When to use both tenses.

When do you use the present simple?

1. When something happens always, never, regularly
2. With words like never, often, usually, sometimes
3. With facts
4. With words like while and when

When do you use the present continuous?

1. When something happened at a particular moment in the past
2. When something happens always, never regularly
3. With words like now, right now, at the moment
4. When something is happening right now

How do you form the present simple?

1. verb+ing
2. verb+ed
3. full form or full form+s
4. verb+s or verb+ing

How do you form the present continuous?

1. verb+ing
2. have/has+past participle (3rd row)
3. 2nd row of irregular verbs
4. form of "to be" + verb + ing

What is the shit-rule?

1. an extra s after the verb in the pres simple with he/she/it
2. ing behing the verb in the present simple for she and it
3. everything extra can be removed
4. you have to clean up after your dog

Present simple

Infinitive (full form of the verb)

Shitrule: she/he/it (+substitutes): extra s after the infinitive

Signaling words: always, every day/week/month/year, never, often, sometimes, usually

Present simple

When to use? Fact, Habit, something that regularly happens.

Later we'll see it used for the future tense as well.

A day has 24 hours.

I bite my nails.

I visit my grandparents every Sunday.

She visits her grandmother every day.

Present continuous

Present tense of to be (am/is/are) + verb + ing

Signaling words: 

at the moment, at present, now, right now, still, today, tonight.

Look! Listen! Mind....!

Present Continuous

When to use? At/around the moment of speaking + annoyance in  the present + developing situation

Later we'll see it used for the future tense as well.

I am teaching English at the moment.

You are writing. 

She is constantly talking in class.

The climate problems are getting worse.

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are not?

Signal word

Not a signal word

Next Friday

Yesterday

Never

Wednesday

Often

Every week

Present simple

Present continuous 

He is writing a book.

He writes books.

I am studying English

I usually go to bed by 9 o'clock

She does yoga every Monday.

I am calling my best friend.

He plays Fortnite all the time

Every Sunday we (go) __________ to see my grandparents.

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

She usually (walk) __________ to school.

1. walk
2. walks
3. is walking
4. walking

We (play) __________ Monopoly at the moment.

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

(watch / he) ____________ the news regularly?

1. Do he watch
2. Does he watch
3. is he watching
4. are he watching

He often (go) ___________ to the cinema.

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

Fill in the present simple or continuous: Quiet! I _____ (listen) to the Queen's speech.

Now:

Make sure you ask any questions you might have.

End of lesson test questions

Which tense does the shit-rule belong to?

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

Quiet please! I (write) _________ a test.

1. am writing
2. writing
3. is writing
4. write

The children often (cry) _________ .

1. cry
2. cries
3. are crying
4. crying

Look! He (leave) _________ the house.

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

Fill in the present simple or continuous: I ____(do) the dishes every evening.

Present simple/cont - p10

you know:

What the present simple and the present continuous are

How to make a present simple or a continuous

When to use both tenses.

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Homework

Extra

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present simple form

De SHIT rule

Bij de Present Simple krijg je bij she, he en it een s achter het werkwoord.

We noemen dit ook wel de SHIT-regel

voorbeeld: 

Anna drinks alcohol every mornig 

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Currently

1. Present simple
2. Present Continuous

Always

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

Never

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

Right now

1. present simple
2. Present continuous

Present simple
They ...... (to visit) us every summer.

1. visit
2. visits

Present simple
We often ........... (to talk) about or holiday.

1. talk
2. talks

Present continuous
I... ( to dance) currently

1. Am dancing
2. Dances

Present continuous
I … ( to work) at school right now

1. work
2. am working

Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

1. drives
2. drived
3. is driving
4. drivs

I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

1. always rains
2. is always raining
3. always raines
4. am always raining

James normally ........(work) as a butler

1. works
2. working
3. is working
4. workes

Sam, what .... you .....(do)?

1. is you doing
2. are you doing
3. do you do
4. do you does

I .........(work) in an office from 9 to 5 every day.

I ........(drink) a pint of beer now.

Sshht, I .......(watch) TV

You know that I always ........(watch) TV on Saturdays.