Present and past simple

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Present, past simple

1: Present simple. What to do?

Je wilt vertellen over gewoontes (habits) en over feiten (facts).

habit

I always walk to school.

I never eat meat.

he brushes his teeth every morning.

fact

The Netherlands is a country.

The Burj Kalifa is the tallest building in the world.

Penguins can swim.

signaalwoorden

Bij gewoontes (habits) komt vaak een signaalwoord:

I always do the dishes

He is never late

I sometimes drink beer

They frequently go to the movies

Niet tijd die komt, of al geweest is.

next week, last year, yesterday.

Present simple: Vorm

1. Het hele werkwoord
2. Gebruik de SHIT regel

hele werkwoord

Hele werkwoord:

To cycle    -  I cycle to school.

To walk     -  I walk to the store every saturday.

To speak   - You speak two languages.

SHIT regel

Hele werkwoord + S bij:

She - To talk - She always talks loudly.

He - To arrive - He never arrives late.

IT - To taste - It tastes great.

Present simple: Uitzonderingen

to have

I/you/they have a phone.

He/she has a phone.

It has a nice colour.

to be

I am a student.

You/They are nice to me.

He/She is a teacher.

It is not yours.

to do

I never do my homework.

You/They do whatever you/they want.

He/She always does the laundry.

It does whatever it wants.

Present simple: Vragen en ontkennen

Vraag

Do you play football?

Speel jij voetbal?

Bij vragen komt een hulpwerkwoord 

Dit hulpwerkwoord is to do

Speel jij voetbal?              Houd je van F1?

Do you play football?      Do you like F1?

ontkennen

Do you like sushi?

No I don't like sushi.

No I do not like sushi.

Bij een ontkenning wordt not toegevoegd.

He usually ... a lot of questions.

1. ask
2. asks
3. is asking
4. is ask

She ... to buy a new computer.

1. want
2. wants
3. is wanting
4. is want

She ... at 7 am every day.

1. is waking up
2. is wake up
3. wake up
4. wakes up

He ... the answer to this question.

1. don't know
2. isn't knowing
3. isn't know
4. doesn't know

I ... this exercise is easy.

1. hope
2. am hoping
3. hopes
4. is hoping

The train ... at 8.

1. arrive
2. is arriving
3. arrives
4. is arrive

She ... any more dresses.

1. don't need
2. doesn't need
3. isn't need
4. isn't needing

She ... in Amsterdam.

1. live
2. lives
3. is living
4. is live

Her parents ... in Chicago.

1. lives
2. live
3. is living
4. is live

The lecture ... tomorrow.

1. start
2. starts
3. is starting
4. is start

She ... swimming.

1. like
2. likes
3. is liking
4. is like

Elephants ... in India.

1. lives
2. is living
3. live
4. is live

You ... Japanese.

1. doesn't speak
2. isn't speaking
3. don't speak
4. aren't speaking

She ... to do it correctly.

1. try
2. tries
3. is trying
4. is try

I never ... breakfast.

1. eats
2. eat
3. is eating
4. am eating

We ... much free time.

1. doesn't have
2. aren't having
3. don't have
4. isn't having

They ... buy vegetables at the supermarket.

1. don't buy
2. doesn't buy
3. aren't buying
4. aren't buy

How much ... it ... ?

1. How much do it cost?
2. How much does it cost?
3. How much is it costing?
4. How much is it cost?

I often ... tennis on Saturdays.

1. play
2. plays
3. am playing
4. am play

Past Simple

You use the past simple when something happened in the past and is finished.

The past simple is what we call in Dutch: de verleden tijd

past simple of 'walk'

1. walked
2. walkd

past simple of 'wash'

1. washed
2. washd

My cat died last week.

1. past perfect
2. past simple
3. present simple
4. present perfect

past simple of 'work'

1. workd
2. worked

Past Simple: stop

Past Simple: cry

Past Simple: visit

Past Simple: watch

Past Simple: listen

Past Simple of:
travel

maak past simple: play

past simple van 'show'

Past Simple of:
stay

Past Simple of:
try