Grammar, unit 4/5/6

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Present continuous

17-05-2022

Plan for today:

- Present simple

- Present continuous

- Online exercises 

Present continuous:

When do we use the present simple?

1. Voor iets wat op dit moment gebeurt
2. Acties in het verleden
3. Feiten / routines

He .......... to school each morning.

1. is walking
2. walks
3. have walked

What is the rule for the present simple?

1. He/she/it = verb + s
2. Have/has + verb -ing

When do we use the present continuous?

1. Feiten / routines
2. Acties in het verleden
3. Om aan te geven dat iets op dit moment gebeurt

I ........... my dog at the moment.

1. walk
2. walks
3. walked
4. am walking

He ............. a football game right now.

1. has watched
2. watches
3. is watching
4. watched

What is the rule for the present continuous?

1. he/she/it = verb +s
2. am/are/is + verb -ing
3. verb -ed

In het kort:

Present simple:

- Je gebruikt de present simple als je het hebt over feiten of routines.

- Regel: als er he/she/it voor het werkwoord staat plak je er een -s achter. 

Present continuous:

- Je gebruikt de present continuous als je het hebt over acties die op dit moment gebeuren.

- Regel: am/are/is + werkwoord -ing

Samen:

1. Robert ....... (to jump) on the trampoline for hours already!

2. Sarah often ..... (to walk) her dog.

3. Jonathan ..... (to say) everything to me.

4. Sarah ..... (to brush) her teeth every day.

5. We, my sister and I, ....... (to have) a great time in our grandmothers' backyard.

6. Mister Ronald ..... (to teach) us interesting things about history.

Your turn:

Easy:

https://elt.oup.com/student/project/level1/unit06/grammar/exercise5?cc=global&selLanguage=en

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm

Medium:

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_01_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

Hard: 

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/present-simple-progressive2.htm

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

Done?

https://www.education.com/games/grammar/