V1 Present Simple vs Present Continuous vs Past Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Jimmy ___ to play games.

1. like
2. likes

You ___ in Wijk Bij Duurstede.

1. live
2. lives

It never ___ in Utrecht.

1. rain
2. rains

Choose the Present Continuous.

Our teacher ___ the grammar.

1. explains
2. is explain
3. explaining
4. is explaining

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

De shit-regel hoort bij?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je nu iets aan het doen bent?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je iets regelmatig doet of dat iets een feit is?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

She is playing the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

I ___ for the bus.
I ___ it every Friday.

1. wait / take
2. am waiting / am taking
3. am waiting / take
4. wait / am taking

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

How do we form the past simple?

• Regular verbs: add -ed to the end of the verb.

Example: He walked to the shop.

• Irregular verbs: Set list of verbs that change in a unique way.

Example: He saw a dog yesterday.

Example: She took the book with him.

Example: We ate at a restaurant.

When do we use the past simple?

• Something that happened once in the past.

I met my wife in 1983.

• Something that happened several times in the past.

When I was a boy, I walked a mile to school every day.

• Something that was true for some time in the past.

I lived abroad for ten years.

• we often use expressions with ago with the past simple.

I met my wife a long time ago.

We ___ (do) our homework last night.

I ___ (be) in Japan last year

How do you make a question in the past simple?

•  For yes or no questions we put did in front of the subject, followed by the infinitive.

Example: Did you play?

___ (it/snow) last winter?

___ (the film/start) on time?