Present Simple Tense

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1-3

Present Simple Tense

Learning aims:

* To understand how to use the present simple tense in both a grammatical and communicative manner. 

* To understand how to use the present simple tense in affirmative, negations, and using questions. 

Today:

* Present Simple form 

* Usage (=gebruik)

* Present Simple rules

* Auxiliairy verbs (=hulpwerkwoorden)

* Present Simple exercises

* Practise on your own

Present Simple form

Affirmative (=bevestigend/positief)

Negation (=ontkennend)

Questions (=vragen)

Signal words: always, often, never, usually, every week/day/month/year.

Singular/Plural (=enkelvoud/meervoud)

Affirmative: (positive)

Subject + Verb (1st) + s/es + Object 

Examples:

I enjoy basketball.  

He works at Albert Heijn. 

We travel to school together. 

They like to go to the cinema on Fridays. 

Negations: (not - n't)

Subject + do/does + not + Verb (1st) + Object

Example:

I do not (don't) enjoy basketball. 

He does not (doesn't) work at Albert Heijn. 

We do not (don't) travel to school together. 

They do not (don't) like to go to the cinema. 

Questions (Interrogative):

Do/Does + subject + Verb (1st) + Object + ?

- Is usually asked directly at someone.

- Ending with a question mark. 

Examples:

Do I like fruit?                                   Don't you (all) want to stay for dinner?

Do you speak English?                 Doesn't he like her?

Does he/she speak English?     Don't they enjoy biking?

Do we know each other?

Usage (=gebruik): 

to talk about

• facts
• habits (=gewoontes)
• feelings/emotions

Examples: 

Present Simple rules:

Using she/he/it - change spelling verb at the end 

Examples: He plays basketball. /The train departs at 7:00. / She looks like a movie star. 

Auxiliairy verbs: (affirmative, negations, questions) 

to be, to do, to have (got)

Present Simple Exercises:

Multiple choice, drag questions, and open questions. 

Affirmative, Negations, and Questions

Aaron usually (do) his homework at school.

1. does
2. did
3. do
4. doing

On Mondays, there (be) an English lesson in classroom 10.

1. will be
2. was
3. is
4. has been

Bill (like, not) to play tennis.

1. doesn't like
2. don't like
3. have not like
4. like not

Sheila (to study, not) hard for every test.

1. not study's
2. does not study
3. not studies
4. do not study

Drag these verbs to the right sentence

That woman ________ as a scientist at university.

I ________ that artist on TikTok every day.

Every Friday, they _______  the vegan option on the menu for lunch.

follow

works

have

Drag these verbs the right sentence

My mum _______ doing laundry, so my dad does that.

We _________ biking in the rain.

He _________ with you on Saturday, he has got a karate tournament.

doesn't like

don't enjoy

can't go

Drag these verbs to the right sentence

______ you _______ to the swimming pool very Saturday?

______ it really _______ that much?

_______ we _______ dinner together this evening?

Do ___ go

Can __ have

Does __ hurt

Write the sentence in the negation form.

Anna eats vegetables.

Write the sentence into a question.

Meg will put up the Christmas tree this evening.