Tenses review

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

TENSES REVIEW

PRESENT + PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

How do you make
the present simple?

Explain the SHIT-Rule in your own words.

Hoe maak je de past simple?

1. hele ww + ed
2. to be + ww + ing
3. hele ww

Wat hoort bij het maken van een vraagzin en een ontkenning in de past simple? Sleep het naar het vak. 

Did + hele ww

didn't + hele ww

didn't + was/were

was/were+ not

don't + hele ww

didn't + ww+ ed

Name a signal word
for the past simple

How do you make
the present continuous?

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are signal words for the Present Continuous?

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Right now

Today

Never

This moment

Often

Every week

Which tenses are used here: the present simple, present continuous or the past simple? Drag the sentences to the correct tense. 

Present simple 

Present continuous

Past simple

I walked the dog last night. 

I am singing right now. 

Water boils at 100 *C.

He likes pizza. 

I am playing a game.

He is sleeping at the moment. 

He likes to dance.

Yesterday I danced. 

This morning I ate breakfast.

GAME: MIMES PLUS TWO

In groups of two one of you has to mime actions you do in real life, and then your partner has to make a present continuous and a present simple sentence to describe the action. If you like a challenge you can include a past simple sentence as well!

Examples:

- You are taking a shower. / Every morning you take a shower.

 (Yesterday morning you took a shower)

- You are eating. / Every day you eat an apple. 

(Yesterday you ate an apple)