Present simple-continuous-past-continuous Mavo

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

something that is true in the present

John lives in Hoofddorp.

I teach Art at the Haarlemmermeer Lyceum

How old are you?
answer using the present simple:

For something that happens again and again in the present like a routine or habit

I go to the gym three times a week.

She brushes her teeth in the morning

I often leave early to go to work

she's always late

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write a sentence using the present simple of a habit or routine in your life

We use the present tense when something is always true

water boils at a hundred degrees celcius

I work every Saturday afternoon in a shop, so I usually do exercise in the mornings.

what are the two actions talked about?

I eat meat and my mother eats fish.

change this sentence into a negative

You live here. Your sister lives here.

change asking 2 questions

Adverbs of frequency: word order

After the verb to be.

              Tim is never on time.

Before any other verbs.

    e.g. He always arrives early.

      Mary sometimes travels for work

She - is- late
where do you place the adverb 'always' in the sentence?

He - arrives - late
where do you place the adverb 'always' in the sentence?

Present continuous

Is your mum at home today?

Yes. She isn’t working today because she’s ill. She’s sleeping at the moment.

Which of these two actions is a temporary action?

Which of these two actions is happening right now?

write a sentence in the present continuous

about an action happening now.