Present simple vs present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome

• Some grammar
• Random event 
• Boss-battle

Introduction

Tell students what we are doing today.

Don't mention the grammar items.

football practice

cycle to school

working on a project

Look at that bird!

fitness

What is he doing?

witness an accident

Ask the students if they can organize the activities. 

show the answer: What are the two categories if the activities are organized like this?

Ask the students if they can come up with categories. 

How would you name the left column?

and how would you name the right column?

Steer the answers towards routine and temporary.

Routine

Temporary 

Look! He's doing a backflip!

They are working on the project

She works out every morning

I cycle to school every day

John and Tom are playing football right now.

We play rugby on Saturdays.

To make sure every student understands and recognizes some similarities and differences between the two sentences.

Ask why the sentences are categorized like this, what do they have in common?

Look at the verbs in the sentences.

Steer the answers towards:

am/is/are verb+ing

and the SHIT- rule

Present simple vs Present continuous

Present Simple

• Routine.  
• Facts such as Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius.

Onderwerp+hele werkwoord.

Explanation on how to make sentences in the Present Simple.

I work
she works
?

Ask what is the difference and why.

(SHIT-Rule)

Present Continuous

• Things you do at the moment.  
• I am doing the dishes right now.
• Two actions at the same time.
• He is singing while I am doing the dishes 
  

Onderwerp+ am/ is/ are +werkwoord+ING

Explanation on how to make sentences in the Present Continuous.

I'm working at the moment.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

Analytical exercises

I love my new bike.

1. Present continuous
2. Present simple

They are feeding the tigers

1. Present continuous
2. Present simple

She plays the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Lucy lives in London.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

I usually ............. (walk) the dog in the morning

1. walk
2. am walking
3. walks
4. is walking

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Sheila and I ............. (talk) to the neighbour right now

1. talk
2. are talking
3. talks
4. is talking

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

He ...... for his teacher at the moment.

1. look
2. looking
3. looks
4. is looking

BOSS-BATTLE

The boss-battle will recap on how to apply the present simple or present continuous inductively.