Havo 4_Second lesso_ U1_Past Simple vs Present Perfect_Present Simple_Present Continuous_Irreg verbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, havo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's class

You will ...

Review the HW = Unit 1, lesson 1,  Do ex. 2-5 

Know more about linking words/reading strategies skimming & scanning

Know more about context clues to guess meaning

Review the irregular verbs

Review the past simple & the present perfect

NEW HW next class:

U1.1 - ex. 6-12

Irregular verbs - online practice

-> Of Course online - PRE-TEST grammar - Exercise 1

Past Simple 

Regular = verb + ED

Irregular = 2nd form

Question = did + verb/1st form (Did you ring you last night?)

Negative sentence = didn't + verb/1st form (He didn't ring me)

Use: for actions that are finished, in the past

• When = important AND mentioned
• Action is finished

Signal words:

when, then, ago, last week/night/year etc.

in 2019, during the Middle Ages etc.

Present Perfect

has/have + 3rd form (participle)

has = he/she/it; have = I/you/we/they

Question = has/have + 3rd form (Have you ever eaten snails?)

Negative = hasn't/haven't + 3rd form (I have never eaten them.)

Use: to talk about result, experience, how long sth. has been going on (not finished), recent actions

• When = NOT important 
• Focus is on result/experience
• Action started in the past AND 

is still going on / OR has only just finished

Signal words:

never, ever, always, so far, since, for, just,

yet, up to now, recently, 

https:

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Present  Simple 

he/she/it -> verb + S;

 I/you/we/they -> verb

Question = does + verb 1st form/infinitive (he, she, it); 

do + verb first form/infinitive (I, you, we, they)

Negative sentence = don't + verb; doesn't + verb

Use: 

• General facts (NOT right now or duration) (She loves poetry)
• Things that happen repeatedly (Each Tuesday we swim in the lake)
• Time conjunctions (Before he leaves, he will call you)

Signal words:

always, sometimes, often, frequently

Time conjunctions: 

before, after, until etc.

Present Continuous

he/she/it -> is + verb + ing

I -> am + verb + ing

we/they/you -> are + verb + ing

Question= is/am/are + personal pronoun + verb + ing 

(Are you calling him?)

Negative = isn't/am not/aren't  + verb + ing

Use:

• Happening right now (and for a certain limited period)
• Is happening in the near future (in your agenda)
• Irritation

Signal words:

always (irritation); right now, look, listen, at the moment, currently, at present

next week/this afternoon/tonight = near future

Present  Simple 

Verbs relating to senses or feelings are called static verbs as they describe a state of being. These verbs are only used in the present simple:

hear

see

smell

taste

feel

like

love

hate

seem

appear

understand

etc.

Asking questions

who/whose (=wiens, van wie)/ which/when/why/how = interrogative pronouns

which = choice between a limited number (often 2)

what -> what time is it? = hoe laat is het?

Asking questions in the present simple, past simple, present perfect:

• Do + 1st form/hele ww -> present simple (I, you, we, they)
• Does + 1st form/hele ww -> present simple (he/she/it = shit rule)
• Did + 1st form -> past simple (all personal pronouns = I, you, he, she etc.)
• Has + 3rd form -> present perfect (he/she/it)
• Have + 3rd form -> present perfect (I/you/we/they)

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In Unit 1 you will learn:

Irregular verbs (e.g. To forget -> forget/forgot/forgotten)

How to say that:

 something always/never/sometimes happens (Present Simple)

something happened yesterday/last week/last year etc. (Past Simple)

something has just happened/has happened up till now (Present Perfect)

something is going on right now (Present Continuous)

something is definitely taking place in the near future (Present Continuous)

How to ask questions and make negative sentences in  the Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Continuous (irregular verbs!!!)

How to ask questions with who/whose/when/where/why etcetera

Vocabulary & Expressions