Mavo 2 week 14: Grammar recap 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Mavo 2: Welcome guys! 

Planning for today 

Discussing the planning	5 min
Grammar presentation	10 min
Grammar recap	10 min
Working for yourself	15 min

Homework: Finish a summary for the present simple 

Present simple presentation

Present simple recap 

Facts (feiten) -> things that are simply/always that way

Habits (gewoonte)-> things you are used to

Signalwords: Usually / normally / every.... / often / never / sometimes 

Verbs

With the present simple we use the 'stem of the verb' or the I form

We make the I form by taking 'to' away. 

to eat -> I eat

She / he / it -> get an S behind the verb

Examples 

I always eat strawberries for breakfast 

She cycles to school by bike

Does she eat porridge for breakfast? 

She does not eat porridge for breakfast. 

Hotspots 

Practice

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-7.html

Practice 2

https://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-present-exercises.html#02

Practice 3

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html

Video 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8amlS5Uwes

Video 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z66Gq2iLsjw

Video 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVePISZg18

Work on 

1. Your summary 

2. Practice the present simple 

Mavo 2: Welcome guys! 

Planning for today 

Discussing the planning	5 min
Grammar presentation	10 min
Grammar recap	10 min
Working for yourself	15 min

Homework: Finish a summary for the present continuous 

Present continuous presentation

 Present Continuous 

Something is going on as we speak

Signal words: Shhh! / look! / right now / as we speak / now 

 

Present continuous

To form a present continuous sentence: 

Am / are / is + verb + ing

We are enjoying the sun

You are listening to the explanation 

I am explaining the present continuous tense again. 

 Present Continuous 

I	walk	am walk ing
you	walk	are walk ing
he/she/it	walks	is walk ing
we	walk	are walk ing
you	walk	are walk ing
they	walk	are walk ing

Hotspots

Video 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0-XMiXD_4M

Video 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlFR4UPN-zQ

Video 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm0a4w4MsM8

Practice 1

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-1.html

Practice 2

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present_continuous-exercises.html

Practice 3

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-continuous_quiz.htm

Work on 

1. Your summary 

2. Practice the present continuous