Check for the tenses PRESENT

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Check for the tenses

Let's see what you remember!

WHEN do we use the present simple?

1. Present facts
2. Just when it is about the present tense
3. Present facts & habits
4. I don't know..

How do we form the present simple?

1. + s That's it basically
2. + s + es with /h/ + ies with /y/
3. + s + es with /h/
4. Nothing?

How do we form the present simple with questions?

1. By using do/does + ww
2. By using do/does with /s/
3. is/am/are + ww-ing
4. Nothing?

How do we form the present simple with negative sentences?

1. By using do/does + not + ww-ing
2. By using do/does + not + ww
3. is/am/are + ww-ing
4. Nothing?

WHEN do we form the present continous?

1. When we are talking about facts
2. Never..
3. When we are talking about something going on right now
4. Need to practise this!

How do we form the present continous?

1. am + ww-ing
2. was/were + ww-ing
3. to be + ww-ing
4. Need to practise this!

How do we form the present continous with questions?

1. am + persoon + ww-ing?
2. was/were + ww-ing?
3. to be + persoon+ ww-ing?
4. Need to practise this!

Look at the picture. Write three sentences by using the present continuous.

Write three sentences about your habits/daily routine. Use the present simple. REMEMBER signaal woorden!

I usually work in Los Angeles, but I ______ (visit) my friend in San Francisco this week.

1. am visit
2. am visiting
3. are visiting
4. Need to practise this!

My sister ____ (study) Spanish in college right now. We ____ (travel) to Mexico every summer.

1. is studying - am travelling
2. is studying - travel
3. is studying - are travelling
4. Need to practise this!

How do we know when you put -ed or another form of a verb?

1. You must know the irregular verbs
2. Wing it
3. You must guess based on the context
4. 50/50

I ______ yesterday (sightsee)

1. Was sightseeing
2. Was sightsaw
3. Sightsaw
4. Were sightseeing

On average, what is the thing that Americans do 22 times in a day?

1. Complain to someone
2. Play video games
3. Say the word "America"
4. Open the fridge