Present Simple and Present Continuous

• English
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Recap: Present simple and continuous

Present Simple

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Continuous

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Present Simple

I am running

Want

Tell

Taking

Say

There is

Holding

 Present Simple or Present Continuous? SIGNALS 

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Right now

Listen!

Never

At the moment

Often

Every week

On Sundays 

For the time being

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

My brother and I sometimes ______________ (fight).

fight

fights

are fighting

am fighting

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

They ______________ (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.

are going

goes

go

am going

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

He ______________ (read) a new book at the moment.

are reading

read

reading

is reading

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

I always ______________ (do) my homework after school.

doing

am doing

do

does

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

Every summer we ______________ (visit) our family.  

visited

visitting

visit

is visitting

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

I ______________ (listen)  to music right now.

listen

am listening

am listening

is listening

My friend sometimes RIDE a bike in the park.

1. correct
2. incorrect

My mum WASHES her car every Sunday.

1. correct
2. incorrect

John cuts his hair ........./
John ......... cuts his hair

1. At the moment
2. every month
3. usually

You are writing an e-mail at the moment.

1. correct
2. incorect

Do you grasp the Present Simple and Continuous?

1. Yes, I are
2. No, I isn't
3. Yes, I do
4. No, I don't

identity and personality

Work in pairs, use the book for reference!

Inner circle outer circle, don't worry about mistakes.

Forming questions

• Laura is thirteen years old.                   Laura can speak French.
  

• Is Laura thirteen years old?                  Can Laura speak French?
  
• Wissel onderwerp en het werkwoord (to be) + can
  
  

• Alle andere werkwoorden:

• Laura plays guitar.                          They work very hard.
  
• Does Laura play guitar?                Do they work  very hard?
• He,she,it: Does                                I, you, we, you they : Do