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• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Present Simple

How do we form the Present Simple?

I .... (to like) volleyball

He .... (to like) volleyball

Present simple

I/ You/We/They                    like   volleyball

                                                     INF

He/She/It                               likes   volleyball

!  Shit-people                             INF+ S   

I.... (to play) the piano

She.... (to play) the piano

I... (to study) English

He... (to study) English

verbs ending in -Y

He/she/it          studies                        y--> ies    

there is a consonant (medeklinker) in front of the y

He/she/it          plays                             y+s

there is a vowel (klinker) in front of the y

I ... (to kiss) my friend

She ... (to kiss) her friend

I ... (to brush) my hair

She ... (to brush) her hair

verbs ending in a hissing(sissende) sound

He misses

She watches

It buzzes                                        verbs ending in a hissing sound

He mixes                                          + ES

She washes

She kisses

I ... (to go) to school

He ... (to go) to school

I ... (to do) his homework

He ... (to do) his homework

verbs ending in -o

He goes

She does

verbs ending in -o          + ES

Describe your daily routines

What do you do in the morning?

What do you do in the evening?

Use of the Present Simple

- Routines and habits
(I have breakfast every morning. / I play football every week.)
-Facts/ General truth

(We live in Belgium. A hockey match takes 60 minutes.)

-Feelings

(I love you. He hates this.)

How to say when things happen

New Ace 2.1

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Op maandag gaan we naar school met de auto.

1. On Monday we go to school by car.
2. On Mondays we go to school by car.
3. On Monday we goes to school by car.

Op woensdag neem ik een douche na het eten.

1. On Wednesday I take a shower after dinner.
2. On Wednesday after dinner I take a shower.
3. On Wednesday I take a shower after supper.

How often do you have breakfast?

1. I always have breakfast.
2. I never have breakfast.
3. I have breakfast most of the time.
4. I seldom have breakfast.

What is correct?

1. He goes rarely to his grandparents.
2. He rarely goes to his grandparents.
3. He gos rarely to his grandparents.
4. He rarely gos to his grandparents.

Which one is correct?

1. She always is happy.
2. She's always happy.
3. She is always happy.

adverbs of frequency

He always studies for English.

In front of the main verb (hoofdwerkwoord)

! to be! can! have got!

He is always happy.

He can sometimes go with her.

Behind the verb to be, can, have got

nooit

altijd

zelden

soms

vaak

regelmatig

meestal

never

always

rarely

sometimes

often

regularly

usually

adverbs of frequency

New Ace 2.1 - Frank always takes pictures

--> Find someone who...

always

usually

regularly

often

sometimes

rarely

never

altijd

gewoonlijk

regelmatig

vaak

soms

zelden

nooit