V2 Unit 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Goals

After today, you know:

• Expand your vocabulary knowledge and learn the words!
• You're able to  make a clear distinction between the different grammar tenses 

Grammar explanation
Past simple, present simple, present continuous and present continuous 

1. Go through the slides and see if you understand the explanation.
   
2. Click on the links and do the grammar exercises.
   
3. Check how well you did.
   
4. If you had too many mistakes, check the grammar explanations again and do some more exercises.

Present simple explanation

We use the present simple with: 

regularities, frequencies, hobbies, facts and habits.

Examples (voorbeelden):​

• I walk the dog every morning. (habit)
  
• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (fact)​
  

Signal words:

Always, sometimes, (n)ever, usually, seldom, often, on Mondays, every Saturday, on the weekend, etc.​

how:

whole verb  or  whole + s ( = he, she, it)

Present continuous explanation

The present continuous is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment.

Examples (voorbeelden):​

I am walking home from school

She is listening to music

Signal words:

Right now, at the moment, look! listen! now etc...

​How:

Use a form of to be: 

am/are/is + werkwoord + ing

Present Simple or Present Continuous

Past simple

When to use the past simple?

We use the past simple for something in the past which is finished.

What? verb + ed

Example: I watched tv last night. 

Past Simple 

Negatives in the past simple: did + not + infinitive (hele ww)

I didn't play soccer last year. 

Mikayla didn't hug her girlfriend yesterday. 

My parents didn't name me after that actress. 

• Remember we don't like double past!
  

Past Continuous

Past => 

Continuous => 

Example

Tom and Bob were talking to the teacher

What is the past continuous?

• Een handeling in het verleden
• Een handeling die een tijdsduur heeft en is afgelopen=> yesterday morning
• Een activiteit die gaande was voordat het onderbroken werd => meestal de activiteit die het langst duurt.

Examples

I was taking a break from my homework (the activity that was already happening) when my mother entered my room (the activity that just started) 

PAST SIMPLE:
Which sentence uses the Past Simple?

1. I have lived in Utrecht for 13 years.
2. I was living in Utrecht.
3. I lived in Utrecht in 2010
4. I am living in Utrecht.

Choose the correct PAST SIMPLE sentence

1. I worked hard last week.
2. I am working hard.
3. Did I work hard?
4. Am I working hard?

Choose the correct PAST SIMPLE sentence

1. Did you cooked for your parents?
2. Did you cook for your parents?
3. Do you cook for your parents?
4. Did you cooking for your parents?

Choose the correct Past Continuous:
sentence:

1. They were living in poverty.
2. They are living in poverty.
3. They lived in poverty.
4. They have been living in poverty.

Choose the correct Past Continuous:
sentence:

1. I haven't been to that film yet.
2. I was walking down the street when I tripped.
3. I lived in Utrecht in 2010
4. I am eating a sandwich.

Choose the correct Past Continuous:
sentence:

1. They film the event with a hidden camera.
2. They filmed the event with a hidden camera.
3. They are filming the event with a hidden camera.
4. They were filming the event with a hidden camera.

Do the online grammar exercises via SOM

• Present simple explanation
  
• Present simple
  
• Present continuous explanation
  
• Present continuous exercise 1
  
• Present continuous exercise 2
  
• Past simple explanation
  
• Past simple exercise
  
• Past continuous
  
• Past continuous explanation