Present simple vs present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Learning Intentions

1. I know the difference between present simple and present continuous (rules)
2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)
3. I know how to form the two tenses

When do you use the PRESENT SIMPLE?

1. Wanneer iets nu aan de gang is.
2. Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurd.
3. Wanneer je iets van plan bent.
4. Wanneer iets altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt.

Use the Present Simple:
"My mother ... (to like) chocolate cake."

John and Paul ...... (to eat /always) breakfast together on Sundays.

1. always eat
2. always eats
3. eat always
4. eats always

Use the Present Simple:
"... you ... (to watch) TV before you go to bed?"
(let op hoofdletter!)

Use the Present Simple:
"She ... (not / to live) in Rotterdam anymore."
(gebruik korte vorm)

I ___ a book at the moment.

1. read
2. am reading
3. reads
4. reading

Right now, these people ___ the Christmas shopping!

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

I ___ TV every day.

1. watch
2. am watching
3. watches
4. not watch

My little brother never ___ his room.

1. cleans
2. is cleaning
3. clean
4. cleaning

Present Simple or Continuous?
Look! He ___ (leave) the house.

Present Simple or Continuous?
She usually ___ (walk) to school.

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Ronald ___ (put) food in the oven right now.

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
My dad ___ (not work) in the office every day.
(Geen afkorting gebruiken!)

Present Simple / Present Continuous

Where ___ you ___ (stay) at the moment?

Present Simple / Present Continuous
____ (they + like) walking home in the rain?
(let op hoofdletter aan het begin van de zin!)

I am listening to music _________.

1. at the moment
2. every day
3. now
4. usually

I listen to music __________.

1. every day
2. right now
3. at the moment
4. today

____________ in England?

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

speciale ' gevallen' 

Stative of state verbs 

- not action / active 

- (rule!) cannot use 'to be' with stative verbs

• Feelings / emotions: love, hate, like
• Senses: hear, see, feel, smell, sound (tricky!)
• Thinking: forget, remember, be, know, understand, imagine
• Belongings: own, have, belong, possess

Special cases: sense verbs

Can be used as both a state verb and an action verb because they each have two different meanings.

No action/a condition/ a state

This smells bad

This tastes salty

I feel sick. 

Action / happening now

I am smelling my armpits

I am tasting the coffee. 

I am feeling the top of the desk.

Special cases:  the verb think

Can be used as both a state verb and an action verb because they each have two different meanings.

No action/a condition/ a state

I think pink is cute colour.

> belief, or an opinion. 

Action / happening now

I am thinking of the answer

> using my brain to try and find the answer

Special cases:  the verb have

Can be used as both a state verb and an action verb because they each have two different meanings.

No action/a condition/ a state

I have a pen

> possession. 

idioms that are actions

I am having a baby 

> to give birth

I am having a party

> to host a party

We are having trouble

> to have difficulty with sth

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?

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