year 2 - Present Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

present simple

GOALS OF TODAY'S LESSON 

At the end of this lesson you can... 

 use the present simple in a correct 

* affirmative sentence ( + )

* negative sentence (-)

* question (?)

      

                                                                                                 

You make a present simple: affirmative sentence (+)

* affirmative sentence  

I / we / you / they + verb

he/she/it + verb + (e)s

I walk                                               we walk

you walk                                         you walk

he/she/it walks                           they walk

You make a present simple: negative sentence (-)

* negative sentence  

I / we / you / they + don't + verb

he/she/it + doesn't + verb 

I don't walk                                               we don't walk

you don't walk                                         you don't walk

he/she/it doesn't walk                         they don't walk

You make a present simple: question (?)

* question

Do + I / we / you / they + verb?

Does + he/she/it + verb? 

Do I walk?                                               Do we walk?

Do you walk?                                         Do you walk?

Does he/she/it walk?                         Do they walk?

Modal verbs

can

may

must

shall

will

to be

to do

to have 

remember the shit- rule

shit = he / she / it + verb + (e)s

1) the verb ends in a hissing sound: he/she/it + verb + es

He watches TV.

2) the verb ends in a consonant + y: ies

to try - He tries.

3) to go - he goes 

You use the present simple:

* facts                  The sun sets in the West.

* habits                He never brushes his teeth.

* timetables       Your lesson starts at a quarter past nine.

*signal words

Always - never - sometimes - usually - often - every

I ..... my face in the morning. (to wash)

He ... his car every day. (to drive + not)

... you ... bread in the morning? (to eat)

You ... a very smart person. (to be)

It ... its face every morning. (wash)

Revision

a video clip

Do you understand how to make a present simple?

1. Yes, I do.
2. A little bit, I need a bit more help.
3. What is a present simple? I just woke up.

Do now:

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I ... you're right. (to think + not)

... enough time? ( we + to have)

... emails every day)? (they + to write)

He ... the newspaper. (to read + not)

... a lot? (she + to dance)

Paul and Jenna ..... breakfast on school days. (to eat)

She .... English on Mondays. (to study + not)

My sister plays football. (make negative)

Our parents go to school. (make negative)

We are very good at French. (make negative)

The teacher talks a lot. (make a question)

Do now:

Magister - leermiddelen - New Interface - unit 4 - lesson 1 - grammar - exc 8

I know how to form the present simple.

1. Yes, I do!
2. I need a bit more help.
3. What is a present simple? I just woke up!.

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