§1.2 Present Simple vs Present Continuous

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple

Positief (+)

• I/you/we/they = hele werkwoord
• he/she/it = hele werkwoord + (E)S

Ontkennend (-)

• I/you/we/they = do not + hele werkwoord
• he/she/it = does not + hele werkwoord

Vragend (?)

• I/you/we/they = Do + onderwerp + hele werkwoord
• he/she/it = Does + onderwerp + hele werkwoord

• I always think about food
• He never thinks about food
• 
  
• 
  
• We don't watch many films
• She doesn't watch many films
• 
  
• Do you always talk so much?
• Does she always talk so fast?

Present Continuous

Positief (+)

• am/is/are + werkwoord + ing

Ontkennend (-)

• am not / isn't / aren't + werkwoord + ing

Vragend (?)

• Am/Is/Are + onderwerp + werkwoord + ing

• I am thinking about pizza now.
• You are thinking about dogs.
• He is thinking about cats.
• 
  
• I am not watching a film.
• He is not watching a film.
• You are not watching a film.
• 
  
• 
  
• Am I talking too fast?
• Are you listening to me?
• Is she reading a book?

Wanneer welke?

Present Simple:

 * Feiten 

 * Regelmaat

Present Continuous:

 * Nu bezig

Josh always works on Tuesday.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius.

We celebrate Christmas on the 25th

I am reading a book now

She is watching a film at the moment

Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.

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Exercise 1

Choose the correct answer

Hoe vaak speel jij voetbal?

1. How often do you play football?
2. How often does you play football?
3. How often does you plays football?
4. How often do you plays football?

Mijn vader werkt voor Shell.

1. My dad work for Shell.
2. My dad works for Shell.
3. My dad is working for Shell.
4. My dad working for Shell.

Ik ben naar muziek aan het luisteren.

1. I listen to music.
2. I listens to music.
3. I am listening to music.
4. I listening to music

Is jouw zus aan het zingen?

1. Does your sister sing?
2. Do your sister sing?
3. Singing your sister?
4. Is your sister singing?

You always (to work) on Sunday.

1. work
2. are working
3. works
4. is working

Quiet! My sister (to sleep)

1. nu bezig
2. feit
3. gewoonte

My brother (to play) football on Saturdays.

1. is playing
2. plays

Steve (to cook) for his wife right now.

1. is cooking
2. cooks
3. cooking

Maddie and Jenny (to do) their homework on Friday.

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

Giovanni (not - to be) a very nice man.

1. not be
2. is not
3. is not being
4. not being

Jeroen (not - to do) anything at the moment.

1. not doing
2. does not do
3. does not
4. is not doing

Exercise 2

Put the verbs in the correct form.

Type the whole sentence. (More than 1 sentence? only type the sentence with the verb)

Jay always (to go) to the cinema.

(Laura - to play) music? I hear something.

Tobias (not - to do) his homework tonight.

(Camiel - to listen) to rap music?

We (not - often - to go) to Paris.

My sister (not - to do) any chores at home.

Be quiet! I (to talk)!

H2B (to be) the best class there is.

(you - to be) friends with that guy?

He (to be) very annoying right now.

(The boys / to do) their homework at the moment.

He (not / to have) a bike.

(You / to play) football on Mondays?

Listen! (the baby / to cry).

Our teacher usually (not - to listen) to pop music

(you / to go) on holiday this weekend?

He (not / to listen) to his teacher at the moment.

(They / to have) a party tomorrow?

The man is playing a game. (-)

The boy does his homework on Friday. (?)

Jenna goes to Church on Sunday. (-)

Wassim is going shopping with his mum. (?)

Trees have blue leaves. (-)