present tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-5

All present tenses

Present perfect / present perfect continuous?

Do these sentences mean the same?
"I've lived here for ten years."
"I've been living here for ten years"

1. Yes
2. No

Do these sentences mean the same?
"I've been writing a book."
"I've written a book"

1. Yes
2. No

	Met for + tijdsduur of since + tijdstip	Zonder for + tijdsduur of since + tijdstip
Present perfect simple	In het verleden begonnen, nog steeds waar of bezig.	Ooit gebeurd, afgelopen, maar je weet niet wanneer.
Present perfect continuous	In het verleden begonnen, nog steeds waar of bezig.	In het verleden begonnen, nog steeds waar of bezig.

She is well-informed about politics because she _____ the newspaper every day.

1. reads
2. is reading
3. has read
4. has been reading

At the moment, Ms Smith ______ in her hotel room.

1. stands
2. is standing
3. has stood
4. has been standing

Mrs te Riele _______ for almost 15 years now.

1. teaches
2. is teaching
3. has taught
4. has been teaching

We _____ in Greece since last August. (to live)

1. live
2. are living
3. have lived
4. have been living

Emily ______ on the computer for too long. (to work). She's getting tired and needs to stop.

1. works
2. is working
3. has worked
4. has been working

Look! Steve's mother ______ a Frappuccino. (to make)

1. makes
2. is making
3. has made
4. has been making

James never ____ his homework. (to do)

1. does
2. is doing
3. has done
4. has been doing

Match the tenses to their correct use

Wanneer iets is gebeurd en het niet belangrijk is wanneer het is gebeurd

Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurd en het belangrijk is wanneer het is gebeurd

past simple

present perfect

When I _______ (to cycle) to school on Mondays, I usually _______ (to wait) for my friend at the bridge.

Right now I am at school and I ________ (to learn) the present tenses. We _______ (to like not) grammar. 

cycle

am cycling

learn

am learning

wait

am waiting

don't like

are not liking

My friend and I _______ (be) friends since we were four.

The sun _____ (rise) in the East.

What ______ (Jane/ do) now?

She ______ (do) her homework now.

My mum ............... (always / complain) about how messy I am.

What took you so long? I ______ (wait) for you for a long time!

She _____ (respond) to messages all morning.

I .................. (finally / answer) all my emails .

We have to take the walk without Bob, he ________ (sprain) his ankle.

Vertaal: "Ik voetbal al tien jaar"

My little sister ................... (always / read) my diary, it drives me crazy!