Present simple vs present continuous

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Present Simple 

vs 

Present Continuous

Present simple: wanneer?

1. Als iets altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt.
   We always have sushi on Saturdays. 
2. Als het een feit is (tijd speelt geen rol).
   Mrs de Weerd teaches English.
3. Als er sprake is van vaste tijden: aankomst/ vertrek/opening/ sluiting/ aanvang.
   School starts at 8.15.
4. Bij ww die een zintuigelijke waarneming aangeven: see, hear, taste, sound, smell
   I hear a crying baby. 
5. Bij ww die een geestelijke staat (know, understand, believe, realise, doubt etc) of een voorkeur aangeven (like, love, prefer, hate etc). 
   My mom believes in ghosts. 

Present simple: hoe?

Bevestigend: hele ww behalve bij he/she/it (dan ww + s)

I work in the garden every day.

Tim works in the garden every day.

Vragend: hoofdww met hulpww do/does (does bij he/she/it en dan ww zonder s)

Do I work in the garden every day?

Does Tim work in the garden everyday?

Ontkennend: hoofdww met hulpww don't/ doesn't (doesn't bij he/she/it en dan zonder s)

I don't work in the garden every day.

Tim doesn't work in the garden every day.

Hulpwerkwoorden

Hulp ww (can/ should/ would/ will etc)  of to be (am/are/ is):

bevestigend: hele ww (he/ she/ it krijgen geen extra s)

He should go to school.

We can see him clearly.

vragend: het hulpww vooraan in de zin

Should he go to school?

Can we see him clearly?

ontkennend: not of n't aan het ww vast

He shouldn't go to school.

We cannot (can't) see him clearly.

Present Continuous: wanneer?

1. Iets is nu bezig of aan de gang (en van korte duur).
   Mandy is doing her homework now.
2. Als je irritatie aan wil geven (vaak icm always of constantly).
   James is constantly interrupting the teacher in class!
3. Als de voorbereidingen al zijn getroffen voor iets wat je in de toekomst gaat doen. 
   Tomorrow we are seeing the football match with friends.

Present Continuous: hoe?

Bevestigend: am/are/is + ww + ing

I am working in the garden right now.

Tim is working in the garden right now.

Vragend: am/ are of is vooraan in de zin daarna rest van de zin

Are you working in the garden right now?

Ontkennend: am/are/is + not (n't) + ww + ing

we are not (aren't) working in the garden garden right now. 

Tim is not (isn't) working in the garden right now.

Anthony ... (always/ complain) to us.

1. always complains
2. is always complaining

Right now, I ... (meet) Nick.

1. meet
2. am meeting

Water ... (boil) at 100 degrees celsius.

1. boils
2. is boiling

I ... (always/ get up) at six in the morning.

1. always get up
2. am always getting up

How ... your soup ... (taste)?

1. does taste
2. is tasting?

1. Mr Cooper always ____ a pound of sugar. (buy)

1. buys
2. is buying

2. The shop assistant _____ the door now. (close)

1. closes
2. is closing

3. Kevin and Alan never ______ away glass bottles. (throw)

1. throw away
2. are throwing away

4. Look! Freddy _____ two baskets. (carry)

1. carries
2. is carrying

Mrs Bingham _____ shopping every Saturday. (go)

1. goes
2. is going

I _____ the money at the moment. (count)

1. count
2. am counting

Mr Root always _____ a box of eggs before buying them. (open)

Mum often _____ her change. (forget)

Listen! The manager to a customer. (talk)

My friends often to the computer shop. (go)

We always _____ our things in a basket. (put)

The shop _____ at the moment. (close)

I don't like Nina, she ... (always/ gossip)!

Charley ... (often/ go out) in the weekend.

Joyce and I ... (go) to the store now.

Your idea ... (sound) good.

What ... you ... (watch) TV this time of the day?

My town ... (lie) on the coast.

I ... (hate) that programme.

We ... (read) poems in class at the moment.