Present simple or present continuous?

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Present simple or present continuous?

Repetition and practice

Learning Intentions

1. I know how to form the present simple & continuous
2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)

How much do you know about the present simple and present continuous?

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Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

am / is / are + werkwoord + ing

hele werkwoord of hele werkwoord + (e)s

Vragen maak je bijna altijd met Do of Does

Vragen maak je altijd met Am, Is of Are 

don't of doesn't + hele ww

shitregel

Soms verdubbelt de medeklinker. Bijvoorbeeld: 

I am stopping the car.

Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

Het is nu aan de hand

Feiten of dingen die met regelmaat gebeuren

She is studying for her English test.

She works at Mondriaan College.

Present simple 

Present continuous

Often

Always

Sometimes

Today

Now

At the moment

Look!

Usually

as we speak

every Thursday

My friends .......... (not like) Stranger Things.

1. are not like
2. aren't liking
3. don't like
4. like not

It .......... (be) cold out here.

1. is being
2. is
3. are
4. are being

Laura _________ pizza as we speak.

1. eats
2. are eating
3. am eating
4. is eating

They_________ pizza every day.

1. eats
2. are eating
3. am eating
4. eat

Present simple or continuous?
'I always do my homework.'

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present simple or continuous?
'She is reading a poem right now.'

1. present simple
2. present continuous

They.......... (not talk) to each other at the moment.

1. don't talk
2. are not talking
3. don't talking
4. talk not

.............. you .......... (take) notes? Because I won't explain it again!

1. Am you taking
2. Do you take
3. Are you taking
4. Take you

Archie _______ a movie with his friends right now.

1. watching
2. watch
3. is watching
4. watches

____________ in England?

1. Do it always rain
2. Rains it always
3. Does it always rain
4. Is it always raining

It .......... (rain) right now.

1. is raining
2. are raining
3. raining
4. rains

1. I know the difference between present simple and present continuous (rules)

2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)

I listen to music __________.

1. every day
2. right now

I am listening to music _________.

1. at the moment
2. every day

Look! The dog .......... (play) with the ball.

1. plays
2. is playing
3. are play
4. are playing

How much do you know about the present simple and continuous?

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