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Slide 1 - Slide

Write down which tenses you already know.

Slide 2 - Mind map

All tenses in English can be.......
Finish the sentence!

Slide 3 - Mind map

Present Simple tense (OTT)
Form:
1. with:  I , you (singular) &  we, you, they (plural):
complete verb without to: eat, kiss, sit
e.g. I eat an apple, we kiss a frog 
2. with: she, he,  it (SHIT-rule)
verb without to + -s or -es 
e.g.
He eats and apple, she kisses the frog
(She does not eat an apple;Do you eat apples?)

Slide 4 - Slide

Present Simple tense (OTT)
1. Repeated or regular actions or habits:
I always cycle to school; She never eats chocolate.
(signal words: always, never, seldom , every etc.);
2. For facts or permanent situations:
Water boils at a 100 degrees Celsius. I live in The Hague.
3. For future actions or facts set by a time table:
The train leaves at 8.15.; The shop opens at 10 o'clock.
(4. To express things that happen inside our heads: 
I love you.; He does not believe that I am right.)

Slide 5 - Slide

I never do my homework.
A
rule 1
B
rule 2
C
rule 3
D
rule 4

Slide 6 - Quiz

He doubts about the sincerity of my emotions.
A
rule 1
B
rule 2
C
rule 3
D
rule 4

Slide 7 - Quiz

Ice melts at 0 degrees.
A
rule 1
B
rule 2
C
rule 3
D
rule 4

Slide 8 - Quiz

He always opens his shop at 12 o'clock.
A
rule 1
B
rule 2
C
rule 3
D
rule 4

Slide 9 - Quiz

Present Continuous tense (OTT)
Form:
am / is / are + verb + -ing

I am eating a sandwich; 
He is kissing a girl.
(We are not  sitting on the couch. Are you eating an apple?)

Slide 10 - Slide

Present Continuous Tense (OTT)
Use:
1. Something is happening right now. (now, at the moment, Look!)
Look! She is swimming a world record!
2. Something takes time.
The children are swimming in the lake.
3. A plan in the future:
We are planning to go to Greece in May 2022.
4. A changing or developing situation:
The weather is becoming better and better.
5. There is some form of irritation:
The students are constantly talking and the terrible teacher does not like that.

Slide 11 - Slide

I .............. the dog every evening.
A
am walking, rule 1
B
am walking, rule 3
C
am walking, rule 2
D
walk, present simple

Slide 12 - Quiz

My mother cannot come to the phone right now, she ......... a bath
A
is taking, rule 1
B
takes, rule 4
C
is taking, rule 3
D
takes, rule 1

Slide 13 - Quiz

The sun ........ brighter and brighter each day
A
shines, rule 1
B
is shining, rule 1
C
shines, rule 4
D
is shining, rule 4

Slide 14 - Quiz

Past Simple tense (OVT)
Form:
regular: verb + -ed: kiss - kissed (- kissed)
irregular: 2nd form (row): eat - ate (- eaten)/ go - went (- gone)

(She did not kiss the frog; Did she go home?)


Slide 15 - Slide

Past Simple tense (OVT)
Use:
1. Actions or events in the past which are completely finished:
Yesterday he cycled to school.
She went skiing last week.

Slide 16 - Slide

 Past Simple tense (OVT)
2. Actions or events that happened in the past one after another:
He kissed her last night and then he left her alone so she walked home on her own and arrived at her house at 1 o'clock.
3. Things which happened for a long time in the past.
She waited for him for 10 years from 2009 to 2019

Slide 17 - Slide

The little girl .... an apple yesterday
A
eated, rule 1
B
ate, rule 2
C
ate, rule 1
D
eated, rule 3

Slide 18 - Quiz

The festival ..... for 5 days from July 5 until July 9.
A
lasted, rule 1
B
last, rule 3
C
lasted, rule 3
D
last, rule 2

Slide 19 - Quiz

Past Continuous Tense (OVT)
Form:
was / were + verb + -ing: was eating / were playing 
John was eating a sandwich when the phone rang.  (He was not listening.; Was he  talking in class?)
Use:
1.Something was happening in the past and it took some time.  
She was taking a bath when she heard the burglar.
They were playing soccer last week. 
We were walking the dog when we saw PM Rutte in the park.

Slide 20 - Slide

We ..... TV when the terrible news ........
A
was watching were announced
B
were watching were announced
C
were watching was announced
D
was watching was announced

Slide 21 - Quiz

He ...... to work when his car ....
A
is driving breaks down
B
was driving broke down
C
is driving broke down
D
was driving breaks down

Slide 22 - Quiz

Present Perfect Simple (VTT)
Form:
Has / have  + past participle (= voltooid deelwoord):
I have finished the job. (She has not finished; Has she finished?)
Use:
1. Something started in the past and is connected with the present time. Time is not a specific moment but a period.
I have lived in this city for 20 years/ since 2002.

Slide 23 - Slide

Present Perfect Simple (VTT)
2. Something started in the past and only the result is present in the present time. (The Resultative!)
Columbus has discovered the Americas. (we still know them)
The teacher has opened the windows. (the windows are open and it is freezingly cold )

Slide 24 - Slide

Give the answer to the question.
Where is John?
A
he will be at home
B
he has gone to bed
C
he is eating an apple

Slide 25 - Quiz

Answer the question.
Can I take your book?
A
Have you finished it?
B
Can you finished it?

Slide 26 - Quiz

Fill in the correct form.
They ...... arrived yet.
A
are not
B
will not be
C
have not
D
have not been

Slide 27 - Quiz

Fill in the correct form.
Jane ..... in Ireland ...... Monday
A
was, since
B
was, for
C
has been, for
D
has been , since

Slide 28 - Quiz

That author ...... many books. I love them all.
A
wrote
B
is writing
C
has written
D
writes

Slide 29 - Quiz

We ..... many beautiful countries. Last year we .... Greece.
A
have visited, visited
B
visited, visited
C
visited, have visited
D
have visited, have visited

Slide 30 - Quiz

Past Perfect Simple (VVT)
Form:
Had + past participle (=voltooid deelwoord)
past participle: 
regular verd + -ed or -d: arrive - arrived - arrived
irregular: 3rd row forget - forgot - forgotten
He had stayed at that hotel before he moved to an appartment.
They had forgotten their workbooks.

Slide 31 - Slide

Past Perfect Simple (VVT)
Use: 
2 points in the past:
To indicate that something happened before something which is described in the past simple.
e.g.
When he entered the station the train had left.
He said that he had forgotten his workbook.
 
 

Slide 32 - Slide